Sign of Cross

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Our Lord and the Faith › Cross

3 questions

• QDoes drawing the sign of the Cross benefit the person drawing it or the observer?
• QWhy is the direction of the sign of the cross different in the Eastern and the Oriental Orthodox? It is from the right shoulder to left shoulder or from the left to the…
• QDo you have any history about the sign of the cross? Was it originally left to right or right to left? 2 fingers, 3 fingers, open palm, thumb only or other?

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