In the name of the Father…

They say the familiarity breeds contempt and this may apply to the Sign of the Cross. We Catholics use it so often that sometimes we forget what a great prayer it is and what a simple statement of our Faith.

By using it we ask the Holy Trinity to assist us in what we are about to do, including forming our prayers and listening to them. But we also say that we do what we do on behalf of, in obedience to and under the teaching of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

So, as I start this blog, the Sign of the Cross includes all I have to say. May this blog be done “In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.”