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Holding hands during the Our Father: what Church law says
Original: If the Church's law is silent on holding hands during the 'Our Father,' can't people interpret it as being appropriate?
A question circulating in Catholic circles asks whether the faithful may hold hands while reciting the Lord's Prayer at Mass when Church law does not explicitly forbid or permit the gesture. The debate centers on how strictly liturgical norms should be followed when the Church's official law is silent, and whether silence can be read as allowing local custom and personal interpretation.
Why now: Liturgical practice at Mass is a recurring point of debate among Catholics, and ambiguous norms invite ongoing discussion.
Catholic ChurchOur FatherThe Boston Pilot
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- If the Church's law is silent on holding hands during the 'Our Father,' can't people interpret it as being appropriate? · The Boston Pilot
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