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Handy advice on the Our Father at Mass

To orans or not orans? The Filipino bishops weigh in.

Luke Coppen
Jul 15, 2023
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When you recite the Our Father at Mass, what do you do with your hands?

If you’re a priest, you say the Lord’s Prayer with your hands extended, as the Church prescribes.  

But what if you’re a lay person? Do your hands remain at your sides? Do you raise them? Or maybe join hands with the people to your left and right?

The Our Father during a Mass at Corpus…

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