The sign of the Cross
Orthodox Christians make the sign of the Cross in their liturgical worship, their prayers and their everyday lives
The right hand is held with the thumb meeting the first two fingers, to signify the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The last two fingers are curled into the palm to represent the two natures of Our Lord Jesus Christ who is God and Man.
The
right hand is thus taken to the forehead, to the stomach, to the right
shoulder and to the left shoulder as a prayer that the mind, the heart
and the strength of our bodies may be used to the glory of God.
Glory be to God for all things!
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. | 
The
Deanery of which we are a part has details of communities around
Britain and Ireland plus much instructional material. This can be
found at: www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk
A free-content encyclopedia and information centre on Orthodoxy can be found at: www.orthodoxwiki.org
This
British Fellowship organises conferences and other events. Each
year it publishes a complete calendar of saints, readings and fasting
rules, as well as a directory of Orthodox churches and clergy in this
country:www.ofsjb.org
To find out which saints are commemorated on a particular day, visit: www.goarch.org
There is a useful selection of questions and answers to be found at: www.oca.org/QAIndex.asp?SID=3
More information on a range of topics to be found at: www.antiochianladiocese.org/resources.html |
GRIMSBY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH
