Sign of the Cross

Nice article in this month's Catholic Answers magazine on the Sign of the Cross. I dont think I even knew how powerful a prayer it really is.

Gerry


Here is a portion:

http://www.osv.com/TCANav/MarchApril2007/RelivingVaticanII/MayJune2007/SignofGraceSignofGlory/tabid/2897/Default.aspx

Apply These Truths Now

Right now, you can imprint in your heart these six truths about the Sign of the Cross by making it six times, each time applying one of the perspectives.

First, sign yourself professing your faith in God.

Second, mark yourself remembering that you died with Christ in baptism.

Third, make the sign to declare that you belong to Christ as His disciple and will obey Him.

Fourth, sign yourself to embrace whatever suffering comes and to celebrate your suffering with Christ for the Church.

Fifth, make the Sign of the Cross as a defense against the devil and as an offensive advance of God's kingdom against him.

Finally, make the sign to crucify your flesh and to put on Christ and His behaviors.

Go through these six signings often in your morning prayer -- and watch the grace flow through this ancient sacramental in the days to come. TCA

Bert Ghezzi is the author of numerous books, most recently "T
“Everyone needs thirty minutes of personal prayer time each day, unless they are too busy to pray—in which case, they need an hour!”

Saint Francis de Sales