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The sign of the cross is expected at two points in the Mass: the laity sign themselves during the introductory greeting of the service and at the final blessing; optionally, other times during the Mass when the laity often cross themselves are during a blessing with holy water, when concluding the penitential rite, in imitation of the priest ...
The lesser sign of the cross is made before the reading of the Gospel at Eucharist with the thumb of the right hand on the forehead, on the lips and on the breast, just over the heart. [2] In Western Christianity, the horizontal line is done from the left to the right. [3] Before doing the lesser sign of the cross during Eucharist, the ...
The word cross is recorded in 11th-century Old English as cros, exclusively for the instrument of Christ's crucifixion, replacing the native Old English word rood.The word's history is complicated; it appears to have entered English from Old Irish, possibly via Old Norse, ultimately from the Latin crux (or its accusative crucem and its genitive crucis), "stake, cross".
A cross with a figure of Christ affixed to it is termed a crucifix and the figure is often referred to as the corpus (Latin for "body"). The term Greek cross designates a cross with arms of equal length, as in a plus sign, while the Latin cross designates a cross with an elongated descending arm.
The Christian cross, seen as representing the crucifixion of Jesus, is a symbol of Christianity. [1] It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a corpus (a representation of Jesus' body, usually three-dimensional) and to the more general family of cross symbols.
Saint George's Cross; List of Saint Patrick's crosses; Saltire; Scientology cross; Secchi disk; Sign of the cross; Signum manus; Skull and crossbones; Skull and crossbones (fraternities and sports) St David's Cross; Stations of the Cross; Stations of the Resurrection; Stauros; Swastika
While speaking to auto workers in Belvidere, Illinois, US President Joe Biden made the sign of the cross after mentioning his predecessor, Donald Trump. The gesture was met with laughter and applause.
It is used in Catholic, as well as many Lutheran and Anglican churches, to make the sign of the cross using the holy water upon entrance of the church. [1] Holy water is blessed by a priest or a deacon, and its usage by Christians serves as a reminder of their baptismal vows . [ 2 ]