Shaking Hands

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jssaxon said:
53% of the Christians here hate shaking hands? :eek:

This is a strange forum. Are all Catholics this anti-social and negative?šŸ¤·
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Happily, this forum and its participants are not typical of practicing Catholics.

In the real world of the parishes Iā€™ve belonged to over the last 36 years, Iā€™ve never heard a single priest or parishoner of any stripe complain about hand-shaking, the sign of peace, greeting the priest, or coffee and donuts.

The internet is also the only place youā€™re likely to hear Catholics proudly promoting the idea that Jews, protestants, babies, and dogs are all going to hell.

As Amy Welborne said on her site - itā€™s amazing how taking a two week vacation from the internet can make all the controversies in the Catholic world disappear.
 
jssaxon said:
53% of the Christians here hate shaking hands? :eek:

This is a strange forum. Are all Catholics this anti-social and negative?šŸ¤·
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And you consider the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass a social event? Ergoā€¦not to shake hands is negative.
Possibly those who donā€™;t like to shake hands and huggy kissy, consider the Mass as something other than a social event.
 
Same with ours. Beforeā€¦It still bothers me. Reminds me of a coffee clatch instead of being there to worship the Almighty.
water said:
Did your parish have this shaking hand before the priest enters the church or after? At my parish, we do it during the announcement before the mass starts.
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Silver_Thread said:
And you consider the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass a social event?
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Yes. It is worshipping in community. The Mass is not for private contemplation and meditation. I donā€™t know where you all got that idea from.
 
Joel_Tunnah said:
Yes. It is worshipping in community. The Mass is not for private contemplation and meditation. I donā€™t know where you all got that idea from.
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Thank you for being honest. You will be in my prayers this day. :gopray2:
 
TMC said:
I like the hand shaking, but I agree that some overdo it. **Its the placement that makes it disruptive, I think. What about moving it so that its not stuck between the Eucharistic prayer and Communion? For those that donā€™t care for it, would you like it better if it were at the very end of the Introductory Rite? ** It might make more sense, we arrive, express sorrow for our sins, give glory to God, offer peace to one another, then listen to the Word. Seems to fit in there better.

As for the hand holding - I am mixed on this one. I like holding hands with my family. I donā€™t have a problem holding hands with others, and it can be done quiety and solemly with disrupting the prayerful attitude. But it can get out of hand, also. I would prefer to limit it to within families, but I donā€™t see a practical way to do that.
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It is better placed in the Lutheran liturgy. There is is after the prayers of the faithful and before the offeratory. So
Sermon
Creed
Prayers of the day
Sign of Peace
Offeratory
blessing of the gifts
communion
 
I believe Joel had a point. We come to a Mass not just between each of us and God but between all of us and God. It is not a social event to get socialize but The Event where we together worship the Lord.

Any of us has their own preference of shaking hand/not shaking hand. That is fine, but in my opinion I donā€™t want say it is between little ā€œmeā€ and God at mass.
 
Maureen_Fiore said:
That is why I use hand sanitizers after I shake hands.
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how about before you shake hand. I actually think about that and I should get those sanitizers. I tend to sneeze on Sunday. šŸ˜ƒ Donā€™t want to spread germs to others.
 
wifeandmomoftwo said:
And that means I have to be subjected to people holding my hands, shaking my hand or something else? :eek:
Think not!
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I agree, you should not be forced to hold hands during the Our Father. This gesture makes me uncomfortable and I put my two hands together just so people around me donā€™t grab them.
 
water said:
how about before you shake hand. I actually think about that and I should get those sanitizers. I tend to sneeze on Sunday. šŸ˜ƒ Donā€™t want to spread germs to others.
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Absolutely, use them before and after. I receive the Host on the tongue so I donā€™t worry about putting my fingers in my mouth afterwards. But you can never be too cautious especially this time of year.
 
Maureen_Fiore said:
I agree, you should not be forced to hold hands during the Our Father. This gesture makes me uncomfortable and I put my two hands together just so people around me donā€™t grab them.
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But you force people to shake your hand at the sign of the peace?
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Maureen_Fiore said:
Absolutely, use them before and after. I receive the Host on the tongue so I donā€™t worry about putting my fingers in my mouth afterwards. But you can never be too cautious especially this time of year.
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You reminded me to have a flu shot.

I have a suggestion - those who like to hand shake - seat on left side of the church; the others on the right side. šŸ˜ƒ ā€¦ or wear a sign ā€œIā€™d like to handshake youā€. šŸ™‚

How could one knows who doesnā€™t like to hand shake. I could see that the majority in the church do.
 
wifeandmomoftwo said:
But you force people to shake your hand at the sign of the peace?
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Nope, I donā€™t force anyone to shake my hand because I donā€™t like this gesture either. Infact, I am forced because everyone in the pew offers their hands to me and out of courtesy I shake their hands. But, I donā€™t force anybody to do this.
 
water said:
You reminded me to have a flu shot.

I have a suggestion - those who like to hand shake - seat on left side of the church; the others on the right side. šŸ˜ƒ ā€¦ or wear a sign ā€œIā€™d like to handshake youā€. šŸ™‚

How could one knows who doesnā€™t like to hand shake. I could see that the majority in the church do.
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Simpleā€¦if I have my hands clasped in front of me ā€¦I am not willing to shake your hands:D
If I turn and say to you ā€œPBWYā€ and clasp my hands in front of me I really dont want you to shake my hand. šŸ˜ƒ
 
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