Author Topic: The Sign of the Cross (Read 1477 times)

josefamenendez · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2019, 09:16:56 AM »

YOD-VAV-HEH-HEH
I think the hebrew letters of the Sign of the Cross are the Name and also the relationship the Most Holy Trinity has with each other. YOD ( touching the forehead) is God the Father and the seminal power of Creation. Vav (touching of your heart) is the meeting or combining of Heaven and Earth ( the Son) and the Heh (x2) of each shoulder is the respiration or breath of the relationship between the Father and the Son, the Love emanating from each one perpetually, hence Heh Heh( the literal sound of breath of the Holy Ghost)as the Uncreated breath of life. Three Divine Dersons, 4 Divine Relationships.

Getting any deeper gets into the perversions of gematria et al and I don't go there.

Thinking of this makes me less flippant and casual when signing myself

alaric · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2019, 11:00:32 AM »

I publicly Cross myself before every meal, regardless where I am or who I'm with.

I have been doing this since almost since I was conscious enough to realize what it meant since grade school.

Now, all my children, well into their 20's and even early 30's do the same.

and they show their children.

Train a child in the way and it will not depart from him.

alaric · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2019, 11:05:34 AM »

Quote from: songbird on December 20, 2019, 04:46:11 PM

Reminds me of my mother. When my father died, she remarried, a divorcee and he became catholic through RICA. Well, our family went to visit my mother for her 70th birthday. When dinner time came/prayer she put her hands out for us to hold hands for prayer.

So, I called my children in for a "Come to Jesus meeting". I told them, whenever we have prayer together it is the "Sign of the Cross" and fold hands. Don't worry, Grandma knows better, we will remind her.

So, when meal time came, as soon as my mom put out her hands, our family did the Sign of the Cross and folded our hands. My mom could say nothing, she knew better!

I have evangelical in laws who want to hand-hold every get together around the holidays.
I always Cross myself fold my hands and pray quietly and not the ramblings of these prottys and their made up prayers.
I'm not a hand-holder or the huggy type. Or getting all emotional.
they can leave all that nonsense back at their store-front churches and tent revivals.

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