[sinkspur]

I haven't seen this report elsewhere, so I wonder if anyone else has heard the same thing, and if they know what the result has been?

The result should be that those who want to kneel at the Communion rail should be able to, and those who don't want to, should stand.

I'm all for options, as long the Novus Ordo remains the normative Mass.

[Sursum Corda]

I'm all for options, as long the Novus Ordo remains the normative Mass.

14 posted on 10/8/02 6:21 PM Pacific by sinkspur

Do you know what 'normative' means? In this use, it means prevalent or most widely attended. If people choose to attend other approved forms of the Mass and you can still choose to attend a Novus Mass, does it really matter if it is normative?

If you answer in the affirmative, why do you feel so?

Sursum Corda

[Dusty Rose]

I'm for all options as well. Jesus said "Take and eat," not "Kneel," or "Put our your tongue," or "Make the sign of the cross." Teaching about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist needs to be clear and central wherever Catholics gather. Then, with true heartfelt and humble belief, reverence in receiving the Eucharist will be there, undeniably, whether a person stands or kneels.

On a personal note, my mother (like many others) has arthritis. It's very difficult for her to walk up for Communion, and to kneel would be excruciating if not impossible. I would not want her to feel any less reverent because she cannot kneel while others can. As for promoting reverence for the Divine Presence, we need to request and participate in Divine Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, to kneel and to adore and to pray for however long we desire, at anytime day or night.