When to sit durring communion?

[Deo_Gratias42]

I’m glad someone asked this question, because it’s awkward sometimes at my church. I’m a fairly new ‘revert’ to the church after wandering lost in the spiritual desert for 40 years, so I don’t know a lot of the postures and responses yet.

youtube.com/watch?v=8NFuu6W392k

That might help you out somewhat. It explains the why behind all the postures, which might help you understand when to do certain postures.

Oh, and there are about 20 people in the entire church that made a deep bow at the consecration. This I also learned from watching the deacon.

We’re actually supposed to kneel during the consecration. For reasons unbeknownst to me, the permanent deacon at my home parish remains standing during the consecration, but all the transitional deacons kneel when they’re supposed to. Generally speaking, you kneel when the deacon kneels.

I’m curious, is it proper to bow before one receives the host? I see some people do it, but most don’t.

The universal norm for Catholics to receive communion is kneeling and on the tongue. In certain countries, the pope has given special permission for communion to be received in the hand and standing. That being said, those who do not kneel to receive communion are to make a sign of reverence before receiving communion, either by genuflecting or bowing.

 

[jmcrae]

Just curious, how great is the “great silence” after communion at your parish? Ours is about 15 seconds, and that’s pushing it. It’s not enough time to even get out an Anima Christe.

I’m actually really impressed - even at “the parish that must not be named,” which has a reputation for being quite rowdy, the Great Silence is quite long - certainly sufficient for an Anima Christi and an Ave Maria or two, most of the time, in my experience.

 

[Seeker1961]

I still do it like Sister taught-I kneel until it’s time for my row to exit, then when I return I kneel until the tabernacle is closed. If I concentrate really hard, I can hear the “clicker”.

Those of you who went to a traditional Catholic school know what I mean!