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Traditional Catholic Faith => The Sacred: Catholic Liturgy, Chant, Prayers => Topic started by: JezusDeKoning on October 04, 2016, 02:19:03 PM

Title: Genuflecting when sprinkled with holy water
Post by: JezusDeKoning on October 04, 2016, 02:19:03 PM

Is genuflecting when sprinkled with holy water during the Asperges/Vidi Aquam the custom or not? It happens at my chapel but it's like... half do, half don't, so I'm confused as to what it really is.

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Title: Genuflecting when sprinkled with holy water
Post by: TKGS on October 04, 2016, 05:28:55 PM

Same at one chapel I attend.  However, we do have to keep in mind that there are no strict rubrics that the laity are required to perform at Mass, so it would be most correct to say that there is not really a strict tradition either way.

Title: Genuflecting when sprinkled with holy water
Post by: Miseremini on October 04, 2016, 06:13:11 PM

Are people actually genuflecting or are they kneeling, albeit very briefly?
If memory serves we knelt whenever the priest was going to bless us so maybe they are kneeling, just rather awkwardly.