#12494 Do You Have to Kneel During the Consecration? - Tom Nash
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🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
“Is there an obligation to kneel during the consecration?” This question opens a discussion on liturgical practices, alongside inquiries about whether individuals should approach for a blessing if not receiving communion, and the role of the sign of peace in the Novus Ordo. The episode addresses various aspects of Mass participation and the significance of different rituals.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:18 – Is there an obligation to kneel during the consecration?
- 07:45 – Should people go up to receive a blessing or stay in their pew if they are not disposed to receive communion?
- 12:20 – I’m in OCIA. Should I be going to Mass?
- 17:53 – The sign of peace throws me off in the current place in the Novus Ordo. What should I be doing?
- 21:08 – Why is the penitential act missing in these last couple of Sunday masses?
- 29:08 – Is it better to think about the sacrifice of the cross or of Jesus as the high priest during the Mass?
- 35:33 – Are choir members required to kneel like the rest of the congregation?
- 42:35 – Why would 1st century Christians recognize more, the Latin Mass or the Novus Ordo?
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| 0:54.1 | Welcome, Tom. You got a question about the Mass? |
| 0:57.4 | Yes, I have two questions. Good evening. |
| 1:00.7 | First one is about, I observed one church, and I find it a little bit disturbing that |
| 1:08.5 | because they were called Catholic community, something, not Catholic Church or Saint, whatever. |
| 1:14.6 | But during the consecration, most of the people were standing, and there was even a sign, if you cannot stand, it's okay to sit. |
| 1:26.6 | And I just find it a little bit |
| 1:28.9 | because I would say that during the consecration, |
| 1:32.7 | you kneel, and if you obviously are not Catholic, |
| 1:35.5 | then you can sit otherwise. |
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