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Offline AnthonyPadua

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Communion and genuflecting
« on: March 22, 2026, 07:00:46 PM »
Are you supposed to genuflect before communion? Make the sign of the cross before or after?

I see people doing different things at mass and it's confusing.
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Offline Maria Dolorosa

Re: Communion and genuflecting
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2026, 10:34:27 PM »
Quote from: AnthonyPadua on March 22, 2026, 07:00:46 PM
Are you supposed to genuflect before communion? Make the sign of the cross before or after?

I see people doing different things at mass and it's confusing.
I was taught by a traditional priest that it is a Novus Ordo practice to cross oneself after Holy Communion, because it is the duty of the priest to bless you with the sacred Host before you receive It. It essentially belongs to the priest to do it, not to the recipient of Our Lord. This same priest taught us to genuflect right before approaching the communion rail. I hope that makes sense.
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Offline Stubborn

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Re: Communion and genuflecting
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2026, 05:25:11 AM »
Quote from: AnthonyPadua on March 22, 2026, 07:00:46 PM
Are you supposed to genuflect before communion? Make the sign of the cross before or after?

I see people doing different things at mass and it's confusing.
Those are merely acts of reverence, but genuflecting on both knees and bowing is the proper way to genuflect whenever the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, but this is not normal for communion - depending on the layout I suppose.

The sign of the cross is proper since you just received God Himself into your soul, I mean, it's like a person that comes to your house, but you don't wave, hug or shake His hand, you make the sign of the cross to welcome God Himself into your soul after the priest moves away so you don't hit the paten by mistake.   
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Offline Pax Vobis

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Re: Communion and genuflecting
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2026, 07:59:35 AM »
Quote from: Stubborn on March 23, 2026, 05:25:11 AM
Those are merely acts of reverence, but genuflecting on both knees and bowing is the proper way to genuflect whenever the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, but this is not normal for communion - depending on the layout I suppose.

The sign of the cross is proper since you just received God Himself into your soul, I mean, it's like a person that comes to your house, but you don't wave, hug or shake His hand, you make the sign of the cross to welcome God Himself into your soul after the priest moves away so you don't hit the paten by mistake. 
Our Traditional Priest said that it was not necessary to make the sign of the cross right after communion.  

As for genuflecting, I’ve never seen this done.  Seems odd. 
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Offline St Giles

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Re: Communion and genuflecting
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2026, 08:51:07 AM »
Sounds like a question for Matthew's AI.

I wonder what old sources would say?
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