16/10/11 – “The people rise and reply”

Recently we have been looking at the postures and gestures that we engage in during Mass.  Each is intended to help us direct our minds and hearts more intently towards what we are celebrating. A few years ago now, a new edition of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal was introduced.  When it was … Continue reading 16/10/11 – “The people rise and reply”

9/10/11 – Standing Up (and bowing… and genuflecting) for What You Believe In

Recently we have been looking at the postures and gestures that we engage in during Mass.  Each is intended to help us direct our minds and hearts more intently towards what we are celebrating. Last week, we looked at some of the gestures and postures that are used during the first part of the Liturgy … Continue reading 9/10/11 – Standing Up (and bowing… and genuflecting) for What You Believe In

18/9/11 – “And, striking their breast, they say”

Last week, we started to look at the postures and gestures that we engage in during Mass.  Each is intended to help us direct our minds and hearts more intently towards what we are celebrating. Many of these postures and gestures are outlined in the liturgical books in what are called the rubrics.  The rubrics … Continue reading 18/9/11 – “And, striking their breast, they say”