>>Holding hands during Mass was something new when I moved to Milwaukee, but it is, I think, a great way to pray as a community - one Body. If all the Catholic churches were doing so every Sunday, could you imagine the power of the prayer?<<
Isn't spiritually being together enough of a prayer? After all Jesus is there on the Altar, but not in a physical body. I would much rather have fellowship after Holy Mass.
If Jesus appeared visually to you Body and Soul, standing on the Altar, would you be looking for your neighbor's hand?
I would be laying prostrate on the floor knowing I am not worthy to meet His glance.
Hey, to each there own. It's only 3 minutes of an hour mass, and if someone doesn't feel like holding hands, don't. Not everyone participates, or they hold their hands up without holding their neighbors.