“The Sign of the Cross is out weapon… [but] of course, one should not think of the Sign of the Cross as some kind of magical gesture that ensures results. The Cross represents a Sacrifice: Christ’s Sacrifice made out of love for us. By making the Sign of the Cross, we are witnessing that His Sacrifice was made for us, and that He is the main thing for us in our lives.”
(Archpriest Sergei Ksenofontov) [Traditions; Devotion]

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