[MEGoody]

Just a question for my Catholic friends on FR: When kneeling is ‘required’ as part of the mass, are those who have knee problems or problems getting back up from the a kneeling position exempted? (I assume so, but was just curious as to whether my assumption was correct.)

[AnAmericanMother]

Absolutely.

Not only that, if you have trouble walking the Rector or one of his Vicars will bring the Sacrament to you in your pew. Just sit up front.

[NYer]

When kneeling is ‘required’ as part of the mass, are those who have knee problems or problems getting back up from the a kneeling position exempted? (I assume so, but was just curious as to whether my assumption was correct.)

Absolutely! Our parish is small enough that Father actually brings the consecrated and intincted hosts to two old ladies who both have walkers. God bless him!

[Mad Dawg]

Most of the "rules" have mitigations for age or health. As has already been said, standing and kneeling are not required of those for whom it would be extraordinarily painful. For another example, fasting is not required of those who have passed their 59th birthday.

Our last pastor installed kneelers. Before then, as the rubric required, most people stood during the consecration, but a few insisted don kneeling. Now that the kneelers are there, everyone kneels, but I have heard a few extra-curricular rants about how kneeling hurts "community". Weird.

[BaBaStooey]

People with bad knees do not have to kneel, and many do not even though they want to, because their doctors have told them not to. My father has cartilage worn completely out of both knees after decades of hard work on top of old high school football injuries, so he falls into this category.