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		By: Jerry Giovinazzo		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerry Giovinazzo]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the most complete and well thought out theology of the making of the cross I’ve come across. Thank you and God bless!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the most complete and well thought out theology of the making of the cross I’ve come across. Thank you and God bless!</p>
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		By: Paul Estavillo		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Estavillo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is NOT the Roman Catholic Church, it happens to be the Catholic Church.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is NOT the Roman Catholic Church, it happens to be the Catholic Church.</p>
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		By: Bruce Cairns		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Cairns]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-507&quot;&gt;Aleksandra Mihajlovic&lt;/a&gt;.

Indeed there are Aleksandra Mihajlovic. It is a significant factor in how I left Lutheranism for holy Orthodoxy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-507">Aleksandra Mihajlovic</a>.</p>
<p>Indeed there are Aleksandra Mihajlovic. It is a significant factor in how I left Lutheranism for holy Orthodoxy.</p>
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		By: Ivan		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 05:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-541&quot;&gt;Andy&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you for your nice comment. However, there is an interesting question: if we cannot change our tradition, if we have to accept without alterations the heritage from our Fathers, why then the sign of the cross was constantly changing in the church history? The first sign of the cross, known from the Tradition is to make the sign on ones forehead using only the thumb. There where different traditions of making the sign of the cross in the Orthodox Church. Why the Russian Orthodox Church has changed the most ancient practice of making the sign of the cross, now preserved in Old Rite believers tradition and adopt the new one? St. Sergius of Radonezh and other famous Russian Saints used the old version and we are using the new one, after patriarch Nikon reforms.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-541">Andy</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you for your nice comment. However, there is an interesting question: if we cannot change our tradition, if we have to accept without alterations the heritage from our Fathers, why then the sign of the cross was constantly changing in the church history? The first sign of the cross, known from the Tradition is to make the sign on ones forehead using only the thumb. There where different traditions of making the sign of the cross in the Orthodox Church. Why the Russian Orthodox Church has changed the most ancient practice of making the sign of the cross, now preserved in Old Rite believers tradition and adopt the new one? St. Sergius of Radonezh and other famous Russian Saints used the old version and we are using the new one, after patriarch Nikon reforms.</p>
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		By: Andy		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 21:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;The act of &quot;Placing the cross on oneself&quot; is a request for a blessing from God. We make if from right to left to mirror the actions of the priest when he blesses us. The priest, looking at the parishioners, blesses from left to right. Therefore, the parishioners, putting on the sign of the cross on themselves, do it from right to left.

Because the Lord separated the sheep from the goats, putting the faithful sheep on His right side, and the goats on the left, the Church always treats the right side as the preferred side. We only cross ourselves with our RIGHT hand. The priest, when blessing a person, first touches or points to their RIGHT side, then their left. Also the censing of the Holy Table in the Altar is always done from the RIGHT side first; censing of the Ikonostasis, the Congregation and of the Church itself always begins with the right side. The priest always gives communion with his RIGHT hand, even if he is left handed. There are other examples of this right side preference.

When a parent makes the sign of the cross over a child, they will cross them from left to right, just as the priest blesses. When they make the sign of the cross over themselves, they would do it, logically, the other way.

The Catholic Encyclopedia states that in the Roman Catholic Church, the faithful crossed themselves from right to left, just as the Orthodox do, until the 15th or 16th century. They must explain why they have changed an ancient and apostolic tradition. We cannot answer as to their motivations.

Is it important to cross ourselves a particular way? In a word, YES. We do not have the authority to choose willy-nilly what parts of the Christina Tradition we want to follow. Our fathers, and countless saints crossed themselves from right to left. Ancient icons show Christ or bishops beginning a blessing from right to left. the right side is referred to in a preferential way many times in scripture and our sacred hymns What should we want to change?&quot;
  Source: https://www.orthodox.net/articles/about-crossing-oneself.html

Basically. it does matter how we cross ourselves, especially if the blog is considered to be Orthodox Christian.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The act of &#8220;Placing the cross on oneself&#8221; is a request for a blessing from God. We make if from right to left to mirror the actions of the priest when he blesses us. The priest, looking at the parishioners, blesses from left to right. Therefore, the parishioners, putting on the sign of the cross on themselves, do it from right to left.</p>
<p>Because the Lord separated the sheep from the goats, putting the faithful sheep on His right side, and the goats on the left, the Church always treats the right side as the preferred side. We only cross ourselves with our RIGHT hand. The priest, when blessing a person, first touches or points to their RIGHT side, then their left. Also the censing of the Holy Table in the Altar is always done from the RIGHT side first; censing of the Ikonostasis, the Congregation and of the Church itself always begins with the right side. The priest always gives communion with his RIGHT hand, even if he is left handed. There are other examples of this right side preference.</p>
<p>When a parent makes the sign of the cross over a child, they will cross them from left to right, just as the priest blesses. When they make the sign of the cross over themselves, they would do it, logically, the other way.</p>
<p>The Catholic Encyclopedia states that in the Roman Catholic Church, the faithful crossed themselves from right to left, just as the Orthodox do, until the 15th or 16th century. They must explain why they have changed an ancient and apostolic tradition. We cannot answer as to their motivations.</p>
<p>Is it important to cross ourselves a particular way? In a word, YES. We do not have the authority to choose willy-nilly what parts of the Christina Tradition we want to follow. Our fathers, and countless saints crossed themselves from right to left. Ancient icons show Christ or bishops beginning a blessing from right to left. the right side is referred to in a preferential way many times in scripture and our sacred hymns What should we want to change?&#8221;<br />
  Source: <a href="https://www.orthodox.net/articles/about-crossing-oneself.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.orthodox.net/articles/about-crossing-oneself.html</a></p>
<p>Basically. it does matter how we cross ourselves, especially if the blog is considered to be Orthodox Christian.</p>
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		By: Ivan		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-535&quot;&gt;Anthony&lt;/a&gt;.

I have not said that what we believe about the sign of the Cross is insignificant. I have said that the way how we do this sign and which symbolism we put in it is not so important, as the fact that we invoke the power and grace of Christ when we do so. I guess and hope that everybody who make this Sign believe in the power of Christ Who protect us with His sign of the victory. The history and the development of the sign of the Cross even in terms of Orthodox Church is quite long. For example even now in Russian Church there plenty of ways of doing the sign of Cross: normal usual way, old believers way, the sign of the cross by a priest and the sign of the cross by a bishop. And I guess, that all these types are full of grace.
St. John of Kronstandt once kisses the pectoral Cross of one of the Anglican bishop, if I am not mistaken. So what? Is it a problem?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-535">Anthony</a>.</p>
<p>I have not said that what we believe about the sign of the Cross is insignificant. I have said that the way how we do this sign and which symbolism we put in it is not so important, as the fact that we invoke the power and grace of Christ when we do so. I guess and hope that everybody who make this Sign believe in the power of Christ Who protect us with His sign of the victory. The history and the development of the sign of the Cross even in terms of Orthodox Church is quite long. For example even now in Russian Church there plenty of ways of doing the sign of Cross: normal usual way, old believers way, the sign of the cross by a priest and the sign of the cross by a bishop. And I guess, that all these types are full of grace.<br />
St. John of Kronstandt once kisses the pectoral Cross of one of the Anglican bishop, if I am not mistaken. So what? Is it a problem?</p>
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		By: Anthony		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mr John says: &#039;&#039;Regardless of how Christians cross themselves and what meaning they attribute to it, let us remember that it isn’t the way we cross that saves us – it is Christ who died on the Cross for us. &#039;&#039;

 As though the way we make the sign of the cross or what we believe about the sign of the cross is insignificant. God help us if this is what they teach in &#039;theological schools&#039; these days. No wonder the Orthodox Church is so infected with ecumenist heresy.

St John of Kronstandt clearly believes very differently: &#039;&#039;Glory, O Lord, to the power of Thy Cross, which never fails! When the enemy oppresses me with a sinful thought or feeling, and I, lacking freedom in my heart, make the sign of the Cross several times with faith, suddenly my sin falls away from me, the compulsion vanishes, and I find myself free… For the faithful the Cross is a mighty power which delivers from all evils, from the malice of the invisible foe.&#039;&#039;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mr John says: &#8221;Regardless of how Christians cross themselves and what meaning they attribute to it, let us remember that it isn’t the way we cross that saves us – it is Christ who died on the Cross for us. &#8221;</p>
<p> As though the way we make the sign of the cross or what we believe about the sign of the cross is insignificant. God help us if this is what they teach in &#8216;theological schools&#8217; these days. No wonder the Orthodox Church is so infected with ecumenist heresy.</p>
<p>St John of Kronstandt clearly believes very differently: &#8221;Glory, O Lord, to the power of Thy Cross, which never fails! When the enemy oppresses me with a sinful thought or feeling, and I, lacking freedom in my heart, make the sign of the Cross several times with faith, suddenly my sin falls away from me, the compulsion vanishes, and I find myself free… For the faithful the Cross is a mighty power which delivers from all evils, from the malice of the invisible foe.&#8221;</p>
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		By: Ivan		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-507&quot;&gt;Aleksandra Mihajlovic&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes. There are also Orthodox who make the Sign of the Cross using Latin tradition. I mean the Orthodox of Western Rite.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2019/05/sign-of-the-cross-how-is-it-made-by-different-denominations#comment-507">Aleksandra Mihajlovic</a>.</p>
<p>Yes. There are also Orthodox who make the Sign of the Cross using Latin tradition. I mean the Orthodox of Western Rite.</p>
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		By: Patricia Hartmann		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Hartmann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 04:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is an important commonality here.  The cross is signed on our bodies, as Christ&#039;s body was nailed to the cross.  St. Paul said &quot; I am crucified with Christ.&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is an important commonality here.  The cross is signed on our bodies, as Christ&#8217;s body was nailed to the cross.  St. Paul said &#8221; I am crucified with Christ.&#8221;</p>
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		By: Clara E. Tisdale		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clara E. Tisdale]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Very informative! Thanks.]]></description>
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