[NYer]

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[NYer]

Mea culpa ping!

[exPBRrat]

I was curious about this as well so thanks for posting this.

The new liturgical missals advises simply enough ‘striking the breast’. Our priest strikes his breast 3 times like I did reciting the confiteor 50 years ago. So I just defaulted to 3 strikes ...just as God intended.

[Salvation]

Catholics pray with their bodies all the time.

The Sign of the Cross
Genuflection upon entering the church or pew
Stamdomg up for the processional and Introductory Rites.
Being seated for the First Reading, Responsorial Psalm and the Second Reading (on Sundays)
Standing up for the Gospel
Sitting down for the homily or sermon
Stamdomg i[ for the Creed
bowing during the Creed when it is mentioned that Christ became incarnate (made man)
Standing for the intercessions
Sitting down for the collection, preparation of the altar and Presentation of the Gifts.
Standing up for the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, Eicharistic Preface and Sanctus,
Kneeling down during the epiclesis and consecration
Standing up after the final “Amen” of the Liturgy of the Eucharist
REamining standing (but no holding hands) for the Lord’s Prayer
Shaking hands for the Sign of Peace
Walking to Communion
Receiving Holy Communion on the tongue after a bow or genuflection — or kneeling at an altar rail if you have one —
Kneeling for prayers of thanksgiving after Holy Communion
*
Standing for the Concluding prayer and the Recessional.

*Prabably sitting in there for the announcements in some
churches

So WHAT is so TERRIBLE about praying with striking one’s breast during the Confiteor?

If I forgot anything, please add it! LOL!

[cloudmountain]

This goes under the category of "bells and whistles."
The Mass is basically the same since we were given, by the grace of God, the gifts from the Last Supper: bread and wine are changed, through the power of the Holy Spirit, into the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, for us to take into our mouths....and hearts. Peter celebrated it and now we do.
The rest? Bells and whistles.:o)
I am a simple woman.

[lastchance]

I have always struck my breast 3 times during the Confiteor. I also strike it 3 times during the Angus Dei.

[the invisib1e hand]

"through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault."

Among the most enlightening words in the Liturgy.