Question: We are praying lauds and vespers with the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar. As written in the General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours (No. 261), the altar may be incensed during the Gospel canticle. However, we received a complaint that the celebrant is not supposed to incense the altar when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed on it, but it would be permissible if the Blessed Sacrament is not on the altar, say, but on the retablo. I have not found anything to support this claim. I would like to ask for your opinion on this. — J.S.
