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To: IrishCatholic; warsaw44; stop_fascism
That hand holding during the Our Father really irritates me.

Holding hands during the Our Father has become commonplace, but it is an illicit addition to the Liturgy. Clarifications and Interpretations of the GIRM ["Notitiae" Vol. XI (1975) p. 226] explains:

". . .holding hands is a sign of intimacy and not reconciliation, and as such disrupts the flow of the Sacramental signs in the Mass which leads to the Sacramental sign of intimacy with Christ and our neighbor, Holy Communion." 

(see link on comment #5)

21 posted on 01/24/2007 12:19:58 AM PST by NYer (Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to Heaven. St. Rose of Lima)
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To: NYer

I've found a simple way to deal with the hand holding. I hold my rosary in my hands, clasp them together in a prayerful way, bow my head and close my eyes during the Our Father. It's amazing how effective that is....


26 posted on 01/24/2007 7:46:55 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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