Citing Scripture and Catholic Tradition, the archbishop of Sydney urged renewed devotion to the Eucharist through kneeling, adoration, and faithful observance of liturgical rubrics.
SYDNEY (LifeSiteNews) — Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., has issued a pastoral letter for the Feast of Corpus Christi calling the faithful of his diocese to renewed Eucharistic adoration and reverent kneeling in worship.
On June 3, The Catholic Weekly published a pastoral letter entitled “Adoring the Eucharistic Lord: ‘Let us kneel before the God who made us,’” issued by Fisher, archbishop of Sydney, Australia, for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The letter was addressed to priests, religious, and lay faithful of the archdiocese, and forms part of preparations for the International Eucharistic Congress scheduled to take place in Sydney in 2028.
Of these physical postures, kneeling most clearly reveals what we believe about God and our relationship to Him,” the archbishop writes. “We are also called to make a sign of reverence before we receive Holy Communion at Mass. In most cases this reverence is shown by bowing deeply, however many people choose to genuflect, or even to receive Communion kneeling. This is a perfectly valid option envisaged in the current Missal. Kneeling was the default position of receiving Holy Communion in the Latin Church for many centuries.”
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