Why Gestures
Dates
Variations
Meanings
100
The truth that God made us with bodies.
What is embodiment?
100
Mid 400s AD
When did the Sign of the Cross become kind of a mini creed or statement of belief in the Trinity?
100
the little sign of the cross
What is the name for the small crosses traced on the forehead, lips and heart before the Gospel?
100
a reminder of Baptism
When the Sign of the Cross is made with holy water, what is it?
200
That God took a human form to reveal God's self to us.
What is Incarnation
200
30 A.D.
Around what year did Jesus die?
200
Latin Cross
What is another name for the large Sign of the Cross that Catholics trace on their bodies?
200
Paschal Mystery
What is the death and resurrection of Jesus called?
300
Genuflection, handshake of peace, processing
What are some other Catholic gestures?
300
220 A.D.
When did Tertullian write about the Sign of the Cross?
300
sign of being claimed for Christ
What is the small cross traced on the forehead of one being baptized?
300
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
What is the Trinity?
400
The most "Catholic" gesture
What some people call the Sign of the Cross
400
1066-1485 A.D.
When were the Middle Ages or when did the Sign of the Cross become used by most Catholics?
400
catechumen
What is a person who is entering a time of preparing for Baptism called?
400
The love between the Father and the Son
Who is the Holy Spirit
500
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
What is the Sign of the Cross?
500
300 years
For how long was Christianity mostly an underground religion?
500
every step and foreward movement, every going in and out, when dressing, in the ordinary actions of everyday life
When did Tertullian say Christians should trace the cross on their foreheads?
500
Mind as the seat of wisdom and the Father -- Body as an expression of the Son's humanity -- Heart as the seat of love
What are the spiritual centers?
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