Bowing Head at Mass

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-16T09:07:54-0600

“A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.”

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Well, not at my parish. There has never been education or formation on this. Maybe half a dozen people among 500 will bow.

How about yours?

Michie · 2025-11-16T10:54:15-0600

Most of us bow.

RileyG · 2025-11-16T14:19:47-0600

Most do not.

Michie · 2025-11-16T15:04:11-0600

I’ve noticed it at two separate parishes I have attended. *shrug*

chevyontheriver · 2025-11-16T16:27:29-0600

Akita Suggagaki said:
“A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.”

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Well, not at my parish. There has never been education or formation on this. Maybe half a dozen people among 500 will bow.

How about yours?

I noticed this at St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN. They seemed to know how to do it there!

At my current parish they do it wt the mention of the incarnation when reciting the creed. Otherwise not so much.

I think it's a good thing but mostly lost now.

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-16T17:16:24-0600

Our parish has been doing the prayer to St. Michael after Mass. I was traveling and surprised to find it at another church out of state. How about yours.

Michie · 2025-11-16T18:12:06-0600

chevyontheriver said:
I noticed this at St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN. They seemed to know how to do it there!

At my current parish they do it wt the mention of the incarnation when reciting the creed. Otherwise not so much.

I think it's a good thing but mostly lost now.

I must be very lucky in the parishes I have attended. Which is nice. I just assumed the majority did it because of my observations.

Michie · 2025-11-16T18:13:00-0600

Akita Suggagaki said:
Our parish has been doing the prayer to St. Michael after Mass. I was traveling and surprised to find it at another church out of state. How about yours.

Here. It’s done here too. Also at another parish out of town I recently attended.

RileyG · 2025-11-16T19:37:06-0600

Akita Suggagaki said:
Our parish has been doing the prayer to St. Michael after Mass. I was traveling and surprised to find it at another church out of state. How about yours.

Same here!

chevyontheriver · 2025-11-16T19:53:22-0600

Akita Suggagaki said:
Our parish has been doing the prayer to St. Michael after Mass. I was traveling and surprised to find it at another church out of state. How about yours.

My old one did it early on. My new parish (five years now) has been doing it before we arrived.

Lady Bug · 2025-11-16T20:18:02-0600

I only bow during that one part of the Nicene Creed. I see some people bowing during a section of the Gloria. There is bowing when one of the altar boys comes to the congregation to wave incense. Hmm. I might be guilty of not bowing at something that I should be, lol. Oh, if I'm second in line in Communion, I bow before I become first in line.

JimR-OCDS · 2025-11-17T08:43:15-0600

We usually bow at the Nicen Creed when we say "
by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man."

Usually, I have seen that in the Church, when the Holy Spirit is said, there is a bow.

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