Very Superstitious: A History of the Sign of the Cross
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The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
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Spiritual Weapons: The Sign of the Cross - The Catholic Gentleman
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Sign of the Cross, The: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History
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The Sign of the Cross - Four12 Global
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Roman Catholics and the “Sign of the Cross” – excatholic4christ
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Sign of the cross - Wikipedia
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The Sign of the Cross: What It Is and Why It Matters - Anglican Compass
The sign of the cross is able to make - Beauty So Ancient
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The history of the cross and its many meanings over the centuries
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Early Christians struggled to distinguish themselves from pagans