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| Genuflecting | Rob | Saturday, December 18, 2004 |
Question: The GIRM instructs the faithful to bow at one point during the creed. On the solemnities of the Nativity of the Lord and the Annunciation of the Lord, it instructs the faithful to genuflect instead. Does this instruction to genuflect only pertain to Christmas Day Masses or does it pertain to all Masses dealing with Christmas, from the Vigil to Midnight Mass to Morning Mass to Mass During the Day? |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Rob, Actually the instruction to genuflect is found in the rubrics in the Missal, not in the GIRM. It is only at the words "and became man" whereas the bow takes place at "by the power of the Holy Spirit" until "he became man" The genuflection takes place at all the Christmas Masses, meaning the Vigil, Midnight Mass, Morning Mass and Mass during the day. Each of these masses has a specific instruction to genuflect found in the Proper of Seasons. The bow of course takes place whenever the creed is said during the entire year. Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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