Essential
The Sign of the Cross
Signum Crucis
The prayer that begins and ends every other prayer, marking the body with the Trinity and the Cross.
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
In Latin
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
When to pray it: Beginning and end of prayer, entering a church, before meals, in temptation or fear.
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