To: Salvation
When I lead the (a cappella) singing during a daily Mass, I am consciously using the Agnus Dei to signal the conclusion of the "handshake of peace," particularly when school-age children are present and going overboard.
I would like it very much if we were to get a firm instruction at some point that we should shake hands with 3 persons max., and say only "Peace" or "The peace of Christ be with you."
This is not a signal for "fellowship time" or "meet & greet". It should take seconds, total. There are many, many times when a person can be --- should be --- all jovial, but this is not one of them. This should be solemn. Think of where it is: before the Lamb of God!
3 posted on
06/04/2018 9:06:45 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
("Let us commend ourselves, and one another, and our whole life, unto Christ Our God.")
To: Mrs. Don-o
Mrs. Don-o wrote: This is not a signal for "fellowship time" or "meet & greet". It should take seconds, total. There are many, many times when a person can be --- should be --- all jovial, but this is not one of them. This should be solemn. Think of where it is: before the Lamb of God! I agree 100% Whatever happened to sacrum silentium? I wear ear buds before, during, and after mass, because all the chatter has really become a problem for me...
6 posted on
06/04/2018 10:00:45 AM PDT by
heterosupremacist
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. - (Thomas Jefferson)
To: Mrs. Don-o
RE: firm instruction to shake hands...
They did that about 6-7 years ago, when Benedict was Pope. As you see, nobody took note.
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