Proper time for genuflecting?

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Katie777 said:
@felsguy -Now understand I am old school and Our Lord was always front and center in the tabernacle.

I was taught by SSND sisters. We genuflect when entering the pew before mass or private prayer time.
We genuflect when we cross the tabernacle to go to other side of church.
We genuflect when leaving mass or private prayer time. We genuflect in front of Jesus in monstrance and stay on our knees.

This is when Jesus is present.

We also cross ourselves when passing a cemetary or another church or hear a siren.

This is what I do right or wrong.
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I would not say that is is wrong to do any of that. It’s just that the genuflecting when entering or leaving isn’t called for when the tabernacle is not there.
 
Cor_ad_Cor said:
altar servers and the like who are carrying an object in procession do not genuflect or bow as a general norm
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The General Instruction of the Roman Missal has at the end of n. 274: “Ministers carrying the processional cross or candles bow their heads instead of genuflecting.”

[Excerpt from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.]
 
Thank you; I was thinking of the profound bows I’ve seen people awkwardly attempt when they shouldn’t be doing more than bowing their heads.
 
@felsguy The tabernacle was Always there with Consecrated hosts. You genuflect to Jesus. If not sure still do it.

You cross yourself when passing a Catholic church assuming He is there.

It’s better to assume Jesus is there then not. So you cross yourself.
 
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Katie777 said:
@felsguy The tabernacle was Always there with Consecrated hosts. You genuflect to Jesus. If not sure still do it.

You cross yourself when passing a Catholic church assuming He is there.

It’s better to assume Jesus is there then not. So you cross yourself.
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I always become rather dismayed when I come to church on Holy Thursday/Good Friday/Holy Saturday, and people are still genuflecting to an empty tabernacle… worshipping NOTHING… did they ever understand Who it is that we genuflect to? Apparently it just turns into reflex and rote exercise rather than a reverence for Christ Jesus.
 
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That’s sad. Its important to know this and a good point in this case.

But otherwise I’d rather be safe then sorry.
 
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That’s good, because just about everybody I see going to Adoration who is not physically disabled is doing two knees when the Eucharist is exposed. One knee when Jesus is in the tabernacle.
 
Maximian said:
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say to themselves, “My Lord and My God”.
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A remission of seven years’ purgatory is granted to those who say this while looking at the elevated chalice.
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Where is that in the current Handbook of Indulgences?
(Hint: if it’s “seven years’ Purgatory”, it’s not current but invalid.)
 
Can I make a slightly off-topic remark?
IMO, people wearing vestments / skirts / suit coat look dignified when they bow up in front of church. In tight clothing, not so much.
Just another reason to prefer EF.
 
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Not sure who you’re directing this to? Is it me because I prefer the EF in many ways?
Guess that makes me a Pharisee?
 
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