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Offline Irish_Catholic

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2017, 09:55:13 AM »
When busy with day-to-day distractions, when unfortunately there isn't time for deeper reflections and prayerfulness, crossing one's self, with reverence and thoughtfulness, is a prayer in itself, full of meaning. It is centred on one of the deepest mysteries of the faith - the holy trinity - and it can only ever be good to bring that to mind. I find it an excellent way to remind myself of the true focus of life when the minutiae of daily existence is getting in the way.
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Offline klasG4e

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2017, 11:21:43 AM »
Quote from: Irish_Catholic on August 11, 2017, 09:55:13 AM
When busy with day-to-day distractions, when unfortunately there isn't time for deeper reflections and prayerfulness, crossing one's self, with reverence and thoughtfulness, is a prayer in itself, full of meaning. It is centred on one of the deepest mysteries of the faith - the holy trinity - and it can only ever be good to bring that to mind. I find it an excellent way to remind myself of the true focus of life when the minutiae of daily existence is getting in the way.
What could be the likely explanation for why we often observe tradCat clergy make the Sign of the Cross in a rapid/casual/sloppy way?
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Offline Miseremini

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2017, 01:24:52 PM »
Remember that by making the Sign of the Cross, we are actually blessing ourselves.
The act carries with it an indulgence.....  and triple the indulgence when made with Holy Water.
Not only do we bless ourselves, but parents often blessed their children with this Sign on their foreheads.
(another tradition lost)
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Offline RoughAshlar

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2017, 12:16:08 AM »
Quote from: klasG4e on August 11, 2017, 11:21:43 AM
What could be the likely explanation for why we often observe tradCat clergy make the Sign of the Cross in a rapid/casual/sloppy way?
Faith itself is a discipline, not unlike practicing the martial arts or refine a skill.  Catholic traditions and rituals are not arbitrary, they are deliberate.  The Sign of the Cross is not the only thing that gets sloppy.  I have seen some very casual genuflecting.  If they truly believed that God is present in the Tabernacle, would they half genuflect with a rapid Sign of Cross.  The laity and clergy alike share the responsibility to do this with resolve.  In a rough analogy, a sacrament has matter and form.  We are the matter in this case and the form would be the Sign of the Cross.  Would you like to receive a sloppy/hastily performed sacrament?
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