Solemnity of the Annunciation

Remember to genuflect during the Creed today!

The Creed is sung or recited by the priest together with the people with everyone standing. At the words et incarnatus est (by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . became man) all make a profound bow; but on the Solemnities of the Annunciation and of the Nativity of the Lord, all genuflect. (GIRM 137)

Tradition: Double genuflection during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Although the rubrics no longer require a double genuflection when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed (e.g. during Adoration), one priest from Kansas City defends his retaining of this traditional practice in this way:

I double genuflect at benediction (as presider) and when approaching or departing in the presence of the exposed blessed sacrament (even in abito piano - “plain blacks”). It is true that Jesus is not somehow more present in the monstrance than in the tabernacle (an argument often given for dropping the double genuflection) but a wise parishioner of mine put it very plain. She said, “when I drive past my grandfather’s house, I honk the horn, but if I notice he is outside on the porch, I usually stop the car and say a few words.” Something to think about. I do NOT, however, excoriate anybody for failing to make a double genuflection if the Blessed Sacrament is exposed.