Catholic Sign And Actions???

Question

Summary on:

Sign of the Cross
Standing
The Breaking of the Bread

Answer 1

+ Sign of the Cross +

I open my hand and touch my brow, and say,
"In the name of the Father"

Then I touch my heart with my hand, and say,
"and of the Son."

I touch my shoulders left and right, and say,
"and of the Holy Spirit"

I say,
"Amen."

The Sign of the Cross is
- A statement of belief in the Holy Trinity
- A statement of belief in and thanksgiving for Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross
- God blessing us
- Us Blessing God ("I will bless the Lord at all times")
- A prayer using your entire body

+ Posture during Mass +

During Mass, Catholics:
- Stand to pray as a community or listen to the Gospel
- Sit to listen to other bible readings and the homily and during the presentation of the gifts
- Kneel during the consecration of the Eucharist

+ Breaking of the Bread +

The priest recreates gestures of Christ at the Last Supper when He broke the bread to give to His disciples. The action signifies that in communion the many are made one in the one Bread of Life which is Christ.

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Sign of the Cross....a blessing for yourself and symbolic of loving God with All your MIND, all your HEART, and all your STRENGTH
as well as imitating a "Cross" it directs attention to the head, heart and shoulders as a sign of this love for Christ.

Breaking of Bread does not mean simply to eat a meal. It indicates worship (Mass). The bread is the host for the Eucharist. Even scripture talks about, "on the First day of the week, when the disciples gathered to break bread".. this was them gathering on Sunday to worship. The Eucharist (To Give Thanks) with the real presence of Christ in the host is the source and summit of Catholic worship.

I'm not clear on what you mean by Standing...other than there are Liturgical moments when it is done, and expected, as a sign of reverence and respect, the same as kneeling is when its appropriate.

The main part of the Liturgy of the Word when we stand is for the Reading of the Gospel by the Priest (or Deacon). The 1st reading is from the Old Testament and the 2nd reading is from the New Testament and these are usually read by a layperson. But the 3rd reading comes from the Gospels and is read by clergy. The Gospel, centered on Christ, has the most importance and receives the most reverence. It is during this Gospel reading that everyone stands.

Answer 3

Bot certain what you are looking for....but here goes!

Sign of the Cross- a simple summary and profession of our belief in the Holy Trinity, and the instrument by which we were redeemed- the cross.

Standing- standing is a universal sign of respect. we stand at the beginning and end of Mass, we stand for the reading of the Gospel. We kneel during the prayeers of consecration- the STAND at the end- because Christ has become present among us.

The breaking of the Bread- The Holy Eucharist, Jesus Christ fully and sacramentally present to us, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the appearance of bread and wine....all I can say is read the Gospel of John, chap[ter 6...REALLY read it....and you will never again want to receive communion in a church that teached it is only a symbol. I attend Mass every Sunday and at least 4 times a week in addition....the Eucharist has the power to change your life.

Answer 4

Catholics make the sign of the cross to remind ourselves and others, exactly who is in charge, and to whom we are addressing our prayers.

Catholics understand that once baptized, we're members of God's immediate family, and as such, we have the right and privilege to pray to the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, or all three.

We worship God by participating in a sacred liturgy which we call the Mass, wherein the priest calls on the Holy Spirit to make Jesus truly present for us on the altar.

There are times during the Mass when it's proper to stand, to sit, or to kneel. Actions and signs have significant meaning. It's simpy a matter of giving God just praise and proper worship.

Which would you choose to do, if you were truly in God's presence?

The "Breaking of the Bread" is the process that Jesus prescribed to remember him, and to make him physically present again for us, at every Mass.

The priest takes bread and wine, blesses it, offers it up to God, and asks the Holy Spirit to transform the bread and wine into the authentic and substantial body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ, who is the once-for-all, eternal sacrifice of Calvary.

Once that's accomplished, the priest and the congregation, along with the whole church, including all those on earth and in heaven, join together with Jesus Christ, our spotless and holy High Priest, and offer HIM to God the Father, for our good, and for the good of all mankind.

This is the ultimate "peace offering" for all our sins, past, present, and future.

Finally, God consents to share this most perfect offering, this eternal sacrifice, who is his divine son, Jesus, with us in holy Communion.

Doing all this we offer God truly acceptable sacrifice and we accomplish truly practical worship, exactly the way Jesus commanded it at the Last Supper.

Answer 5

Catholic is a false religion

Answer 6

Mumbo jumbo rituals.