[stop_fascism]

22. The Vatican has issued guidelines encouraging people to hold hands during the "Our Father".

Can anyone tell me how this practice originated?

[ArrogantBustard]

22. The Vatican has issued guidelines encouraging people to hold hands during the "Our Father".

Can anyone tell me how this practice originated?

Data point: I first observed the practice in the late 1960s, when visiting at the home of a Protestant friend. Their version of "Grace Before Meals" was to recite the Lord's Prayer whilst holding hands.

[ichabod1]

They probably got it from AA meetings and thought it was a nice touch.