How to Cross Yourself (Russian Orthodox)

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Simple instructions for performing this important gesture
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The Orthodox cross is an easy gesture that is most commonly repeated three times while saying: "God bless and protect" each time. Every Orthodox Christian should know how to do this without a second thought.

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  1. Touch the middle and index fingers to the thumb, so that the tips of all three are connected. Curl in the pinky and ring finger, as if they were in a fist.
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  7. While doing this, say "God bless and protect" or "Господи спаси и сохрани" ("Gospodi spasi e sohrani") if you speak Russian
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    Why do Protestants feel they have a right to correct Orthodox Christians?
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    No one has the moral right to correct another persons beliefs. Perhaps you are spending time with the wrong Protestants.
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    Why do I cross myself twice and not three times?
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    This is tradition, and does not appear in the Bible as a way to address the Lord. We are told to pray in private and call on our father.
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    Do you sound out words while making the sign of cross?
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    In the Eastern Orthodox churches, you touch your pinched fingers to your forehead, saying "In the name of the Father," then to your belly button, saying" and the Son, " then to your right and left shoulders, saying "and the Holy Spirit. Amen."
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