[steve86]

the act of holding hands during the Our Father

Idiotic and stupid. Stay away from me.

[steve86]

Stay away from me.

During the Sign of Peace as well.

[cherry]

I dislike the turning to your neighbor just before Mass to say "hi" and I dislike the kiss of peace or whatever it is where you're supposed to shake everybody's hand and I don't especially like holding strangers hands for the Our Father....

Mass is supposed to be very reflective....looking inward at your sins, at your worship of the Lord....silent prayer....

I remember when I was a kid my mother would come back from communion and kneel with her hands over her face, saying silent prayers to herself...we all followed her example....

now, we're supposed to stand until everybody gets thru the communion line....where is the time for a personal prayer of thanksgiving and adoration?...its like we're not supposed to have a relationship with the Lord, and that its more important to be this big bland group.....