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Lords Prayer	Hortense	Sunday, February 1, 2009
Question: I Have observed that at different churches people do different things with their hands during the Lord's Prayer. At my parish people keep their hands down, at the church I attend at the cottage people keep their hands up, and at another church I attend from time to time people hold hands. Is there any way that is more right than the others or is this something that depends on preferences. Thx
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Hortense: Keeping hands down or raising hands is a personal preference. But, a practice of the whole congregation holding hands is a violation of Liturgical Law. A person may hold hands with their family or a with a friend, but a practice where everyone holds hands is a liturgical abuse and should not be done. When I am in a parish that does this, I close my eyes, lower my head, and clasp my hands together. This way most people will know that I will not be holding hands with them. Sometimes people look at me as if I just sacrificed their cat in a Satanic ritual, but that is their problem. The practice of general holding of hands is against the Church law and is an abuse and is not to be done. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Hortense

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Question:

I Have observed that at different churches people do different things with their hands during the Lord's Prayer.

At my parish people keep their hands down, at the church I attend at the cottage people keep their hands up, and at another church I attend from time to time people hold hands.

Is there any way that is more right than the others or is this something that depends on preferences.

Thx

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Hortense:

Keeping hands down or raising hands is a personal preference. But, a practice of the whole congregation holding hands is a violation of Liturgical Law. A person may hold hands with their family or a with a friend, but a practice where everyone holds hands is a liturgical abuse and should not be done.

When I am in a parish that does this, I close my eyes, lower my head, and clasp my hands together. This way most people will know that I will not be holding hands with them. Sometimes people look at me as if I just sacrificed their cat in a Satanic ritual, but that is their problem. The practice of general holding of hands is against the Church law and is an abuse and is not to be done.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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