Question about the Sign of Peace

[Digitonomy]

In a recent thread, the question was asked regarding the Roman rite, whether the Sign of Peace was an innovation of Vatican II. The thread was closed without explanation, but the point was made that prior to Vatican II, the sign of peace was limited to priests, deacons, subdeacons, etc during the liturgy. Then around 1970 the option was established to extend it to the congregation, which took the form of a handshake for most of us in North America.

I am curious whether the extension of the sign of peace to the congregation that I’ve seen in Maronite and Chaldean liturgies is also an innovation of the last 50 years.

 

[malphono]

No. That’s one thing which is neither a neo-latinization nor a post-conciliar innovation. Well, at least in the traditional form it’s not. However, one does, unfortunately, sometimes see handshakes in Maronite churches (I don’t know if the same applies to Chaldean churches) and that most definitely is both a Novus Ordo-inspired neo-latinization and a post-conciliar innovation.

 

[Duane1966]

Actually the thread is alive and well in the Liturgy and Sacraments forum.

 

[pianistclare]

In a recent thread, the question was asked regarding the Roman rite, whether the Sign of Peace was an innovation of Vatican II. The thread was closed without explanation, but the point was made that prior to Vatican II, the sign of peace was limited to priests, deacons, subdeacons, etc during the liturgy. Then around 1970 the option was established to extend it to the congregation, which took the form of a handshake for most of us in North America.

I am curious whether the extension of the sign of peace to the congregation that I’ve seen in Maronite and Chaldean liturgies is also an innovation of the last 50 years.

the thread was closed because there are endless threads about this. Use the search function.
Also, the initial question was answered.
What you ask now is a totally different question.

 

[5Loaves]

I am curious whether the extension of the sign of peace to the congregation that I’ve seen in Maronite and Chaldean liturgies is also an innovation of the last 50 years.

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton restores the kiss of peace April 14, 2014

I know it’s been the practice of the Sts. Peter and Paul Eastern Catholic Church in Ukiah, under Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy, US, and I might guess it would then be used at nearby Holy Transfiguration Monastery.

 

[MorEphrem]

Malphono already answered regarding the Maronite rite of peace, so I’ll add that the Armenians have a similar (but not identical) form where someone goes the end of a pew and gives a kiss of peace which is passed down.

 

[Blind_Didymus]

Malphono already answered regarding the Maronite rite of peace, so I’ll add that the Armenians have a similar (but not identical) form where someone goes the end of a pew and gives a kiss of peace which is passed down.

That sounds like a most sensible way of passing the kiss of peace.

In the Coptic, Assyrian and Maronite Churches the kiss of peace is given in the same manner, i.e. as a hand gesture whereby one kisses one’s own hands. This is probably better seen (on YouTube if you wish) than explained.

 

[Thomas48]

Syro Malabars have a similar tradition, where the priest touches the tips of his clasped hands to the deacons then the deacons continue the sign of peace to the first person in the closest pew, then it continues from person to person until the last individual receives the sign of peace.