#12493 Do I Have to Shake Hands at the Sign of Peace? Mass Questions - Tom Nash

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

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Summary

“Do I have to shake hands at the Sign of Peace?” This question opens a discussion on the Mass, addressing the significance of gestures during the liturgy. Other topics include the meaning behind “I am not worthy” and the appropriateness of kneeling when the host is present. Additionally, the differences between the Catholic and Orthodox Masses are explored, along with the practice of raising hands during the ‘Our Father.’

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Questions Covered:

04:16 – Do I have to shake hands at the kiss of peace?
11:55 – When we say, I am not worthy… What does it mean when it says, only say the word… What is the word?
14:09 – Is it correct to kneel when the host is out of the tabernacle?
17:48 – How does the Catholic Mass differ from the Orthodox Mass?
22:35 – Is raising your hands during the ‘Our Father’ encouraged?
28:48 – How do you handle explaining and wrapping peoples heads around the real presence without looking crazy?
36:53 – How is receiving communion in line vs at an altar rail viewed by the Church?
42:00 – What do all the hand movements after the consecration mean?
51:20 – My wife and I are in OCIA. What’s the reason for the dismissal of the candidates and catechumens during mass?

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1:31.8	Tom Nash, I'd be happy to introduce you if you'd like. Our guest is Tom Nash today.
1:37.3	Both hours today, we're going to talk about the mass. We've been talking about the mass lately
1:40.5	with Tom and people asking anything they want about the Mass, and you are
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1:57.0	Tom Nash, extraordinary apologist, and even more than that, a theologian, really.
2:02.9	If you got a theological question, come to Tom Nash.
2:05.6	Hi, Tom Nash.
2:06.4	Hello, I was going to say Carlo Broussard against Stallone, circa 2025.
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2:16.4	Against Stallone?
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