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Offline klasG4e

Sign of the Cross
« on: August 09, 2017, 07:43:05 PM »
How do we make it?  It is a most important and significant prayer!  Ever wonder why so many clergy, including tradCat clergy make it so rapidly/casually/sloppily?   St. Francis de Sales authored a tremendous book on the subject, The Sign of the Cross.  Another extremely good book on the subject is by Mgr. Jean-Joseph Gaume, The Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century.
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Offline josefamenendez

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2017, 08:22:17 PM »
Yes, It is the sign of the Tetragrammaton , the Name of God, and the 4 relationships of the most Holy Trinity.
YOD, HEH VAV, HEH. The two  "Heh' being the spirations from both the Father and the Son ( The Holy Ghost)
Of course it is the sign of our Lord's Cross and probably so much more. It is important to sign ourselves correctly and reverently as we are invoking the greatness of the relationship of the Triune God and the Eternal Sacrifice.
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Offline songbird

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2017, 08:25:35 PM »
I noticed that the Byzantine Rite, cross themselves, from right to left, and the roman rite signs themselves from left to right.  Is there a reason for this?
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Offline MyrnaM

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2017, 10:42:05 PM »
I remember the good nuns in my day reminding us, that when we make the Sign of the Cross it is NOT supposed to look like we are shooing away a fly.  
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Offline Nadir

Re: Sign of the Cross
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2017, 12:05:24 AM »
On the feast of OL of Mt Carmel I had a stroke while travelling overseas. I was paralysed on the right side. My movement has slowly improved and my slurred speech righted itself. My very first action with my right hand was the Sign of the Cross - a great achievement and privelege. I am now walking with some difficulty and would appreciate your prayer.
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