[reagandemocrat]

Nice post.

>>>and you should make the sign of the cross upon your person<<<

How do the Orthodox make the sign of the cross?

(I'm RCC--"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"-- while motioning right hand to forehead, then sternum, then left shoulder, right shoulder, hands together, "Amen")

Thank you in advance.

[Kolokotronis]

"How do the Orthodox make the sign of the cross?"

With the right hand, thumb, index finger and middle finger together, forehead, right shoulder, left shoulder.

We use it whenever the Trinity is mentioned, during the Trisagion, whenever the Most Holy Theotokos is mentioned, when specific saints are commemorated, when venerating icons or relics and of course to begin and end prayers or to respond to the blessings of the priest. We do it a lot!

[Klondike]

I am posting this from memory - please anyone correct me if I am mistaken - as my documentation is buried in my poor file. I believe that Pope Innocent III described the proper way to make the sign of the cross was from right shoulder to left as the Greeks do. I recall that the Spanish had a different custom (left shoulder to right) which became the Latin norm after the 12th Cent.
The early church I believe originally made three small crosses, forehead, lips, and chest as in the Latin Rite. Then there was the great cross, which instead of the chest one touched his feet.
They are all beautiful prayers which is a great way to proclaim the faith.