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Traditionally, a Priest or Acolyte passing in front of the tabernacle during the Mass would genuflect each time he passed; however, recent instructions from the Vatican have indicated that it suffices to genuflect once at the beginning and once at the end of Mass. On Good Friday and Holy Saturday , Catholic Churches do not contain the Eucharist. However, there is a custom whereby the faithful genuflect to the Crucifix on these days, once it has been revealed in the Good Friday service. Genuflection is also used in some churches in the Anglican Communion , especially in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. In the Maronite Catholic Church, there is an evocative ceremony of genuflection for the feast of Pentecost . The congregation genuflects first on the left knee to God The Father , then on the right knee to God The Son , and finally on both knees to God the Holy Spirit . Members of the Eastern Rite s of the Catholic Church and the Orthodox generally make a profound bow in the same situations where a Latin rite Catholic would genuflect. The term ''genuflection'' comes from the Latin , meaning ''bending the knee''. SEE ALSO |