I just saw a kid (early 20s) cross himself before proceeding to eat his fast food, and I figure he's #Catholic. Do other Catholics also cross themselves before eating?
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I always pray before a meal, and I make the sign of the cross when I pray.
Orthodox ā¦ļø also cross themselves, though the difference is obvious. We certainly pray, and therefore cross ourselves, before eating
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Interesting. Thanks for chiming in. I'm a Protestant Christian and pray before eating, but I never cross myself. I wonder if any other Protestants do? Probably Anglicans do.
I'm not opposed to the practice, since I realize even some of the earliest Christians did it, though it is not scriptural (which is what we Protestants mainly base our practices and beliefs on).
It is if you know what to look for, but to an outside observer the Catholic up-left-right-down vs the Orthodox up-right-left-down pattern or that the Orthodox has his hand in a specific position likely goes unnoticed.
Wow, I didn't know the Catholic and Orthodox differed in even *how* they do the sign of the cross!
Yeah, we hold the thumb, index, and middle fingers together recalling the Trinity. The ring and pinkie fingers touch the palm to recall the two natures of Christ.
Catholics, I believe, refer to the five wounds of Christ when they cross
I donāt recall if crossing was in reference to Christās wounds. I actually donāt recall any added symbolism other than it mirroring the cross. But, then, I didnāt pay a lot of attention in church, so itās possible this is correct. We also werenāt taught to hold our hands in any specific way. Just that we touched our head, shoulders, and heart/midsection was sufficient.
Iām finding that everything in Orthodoxy has weight and reverence to it. Not to suggest Catholicism takes everything lightly, but the differences going a from Catholic mass service to an Orthodox Divine Liturgy were stark. The seriousness works for me and has really helped in bringing me closer to Christ.
Fair. I've always found the way Catholics have their hand open quite noticeable, more so than the direction, but you aren't wrong
As a recent Inquirer, I had no idea and suspect Iād not have realized if Iād attended Divine Liturgy without having done research beforehand. Now, though, I think it would stand out to me.
I bless myself passing graveyards, churches, hearing news of a death, passing an ambulance or emergency vehicle on the road, passing war monuments or famine monuments, before special meals but not all.
I Give Thanks before consuming anything God has blessed me with
Need to do better with what I consume with my eyes