Catholic Word of the Day: STRIKING THE BREAST, 06-12-09

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STRIKING THE BREAST

An ancient sign of sorrow and repentance, to strike one's breast with the hand (Luke 18:13), which has become a part of the liturgy. It is prescribed at Mass during the penitential rite.

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With Vatican II, some parishioners stopped doing this. I do think it is coming back, though.

Any feedback from all of you?

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima cupla

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Sorry to be so late today. Was pressed for time this morning.

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Hooray — this is one of the changes that will be in the new missal. It’s been in Spanish and other (languages?), but the English dropped the “Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.”

It’s coming back in the English now, folks!

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I do it, but I think I'm the only one.

So much of the stuff I did when I was a "high church" Episcopalian is still "more Roman than Rome."

But I agree it's making a comeback.

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They do it at our church during the ‘I confess.’

[Tax-chick]

Yes, that’s been the standard for Spanish liturgy as long as I can remember. When I forget to pick up a Spanish missal, I just do the English version, though.

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Our priest as well as others strike their breast ONCE dyrubg the Catholic version of the Confiteor. (As do I.) I’m so glad that the English will soon be going back to the original Latin texts!