Kneeling
by VP
Posted on Monday October 24, 2022 at 12:20AM in Quotes
Kneelers at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh NC
“The practice of kneeling for Holy Communion has in its favor a centuries-old tradition, and it is a particularly expressive sign of adoration, completely appropriate in light of the true, real and substantial presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ under the consecrated species.” Cardinal Ratzinger
"The Council also said nothing about moving the Tabernacle. It said nothing about removing altar rails. It said nothing about taking out kneelers. It said nothing about turning the altar around. It said nothing about multiple canons. That, too, is an invention; a pure invention." Father Fessio, SJ 1999
“The Church from Rome never said to remove the altar rails.” Cardinal Arinze
“It distinguishes between the sanctuary and the nave and the priest from
the people. It harkens back to the Jewish understanding of the Holy of
Holies where the people are invited to confidently step up to the very
edge of the Holy of Holies in reverence.” Without an altar rail, he
wrote, “the people approach the Communion station and, after receiving
Communion, hurriedly depart. A panoramic devotional view of a beautiful
sanctuary, like the splendor of decorations adorning a wedding feast, is
thus unlikely. The reception of Communion is individualistic, not
communal.” The Magic of the Altar Rail
