Q: The priest from my parish blesses the people who bring the gifts of bread and wine at the offertory. He just offers -as I see- a mild blessing with the sign of the cross. No words said. Question: Is that liturgically acceptable?
Thank you kindly.
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A: There’s no provision for this, but I see a lot of priests do it. I’ve even seen livestreams of popes doing it.
In my view, the procession of the gifts is no time to hand out blessings. A simple word of gratitude should suffice.
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