[Bigg Red]

It’s that I don’t want to shake germy hands before communion.

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I hate the “Sign of Peace”, as I think it is a distraction. As to the germs, I stopped shaking hands at this point about 3 or so years ago. I keep the hymnal in my right hand and do a little wave with my left hand. (Right before I go up for Communion, I use alcohol hand cleaner, too.)

[cloudmountain]

I hate the “Sign of Peace”, as I think it is a distraction. As to the germs, I stopped shaking hands at this point about 3 or so years ago. I keep the hymnal in my right hand and do a little wave with my left hand. (Right before I go up for Communion, I use alcohol hand cleaner, too.)

Nice idea about the hand waving. I do shake hands with the folks I know fairly well, IF they happen to be within hand-shaking distance and that is rare. The rest? A little hand wave (my right hand) and a smile work for me, a nod to strangers.

I hate to say this but if a handsome guy HAPPENS to be near me ... I will shake his hand...and his wife's if she wants. Am I a bad girl?

[irishjuggler]

I hate the “Sign of Peace”, as I think it is a distraction. As to the germs, I stopped shaking hands at this point about 3 or so years ago. I keep the hymnal in my right hand and do a little wave with my left hand. (Right before I go up for Communion, I use alcohol hand cleaner, too.)

I have a solution for you, and it's the same solution that worked for most of the Catholic Church for >1500 years: traditional Latin Mass. No handshaking. No hand holding. No lay Eucharistic ministers. No Communion in the hand. No novelties. No silliness. Save your hand sanitizer for your trip to the mall. Pax tecum.