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QUAERITUR: Genuflections during the Novus Ordo Creed
From a reader:
I know that on Christmas and the Feast of the Annunciation in the Ordinary Form we are required to kneel during the words, “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Creed, custom, genuflection, legitimate custom, Novus Ordo, rubrics
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