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Genuflection (Latin genuflexio "bending of the knee") is an act of
reverence in Christianity, consisting of falling onto (usually) one knee.
Today the term is used mostly in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church and
in churches of the Anglican Communion. The faithful who pass before the
presence of the Blessed Sacrament (generally reserved in the tabernacle)
are expected to genuflect on the right knee as a sign of devotion. If the
Eucharist is exposed in a monstrance or ciborium placed on an altar for a
service of devotion, one may genuflect on both knees (called a "double
genuflection"). Genuflection may occur at other times as well, for example
when the Blessed Sacrament is being moved (e.g., from one tabernacle to
another), or at certain points in the liturgy (e.g., at the words "and was
incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man" in
recitation of the Nicene Creed during the liturgy of Christmas and the
Annunciation).
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