Should people stand or kneel during the eucharistic prayer?
The operative question seems to be who properly interprets the ambiguous last sentence found in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, number 21. “For the sake of uniformity in movement and posture, the people should follow the directions given during the celebration by the deacon, the priest or another minister. Unless other provision is made, at every Mass the people should stand from the beginning of the entrance song or when the priest enters until the end of the opening prayer or collect; for the singing of the alleluia before the gospel; while the gospel is proclaimed; during the profession of faith and the general intercessions; from the prayer over the gifts to the end of Mass, except at the places indicated later in this paragraph. They should sit during the readings before the gospel and during the responsorial psalm, for the homily and the presentation of gifts, and, if this seems helpful, during the period of silence after communion. They should kneel at the consecrat
