Do you bless yourself?

[scwendy]

I do on certain occasions outside church, and it is the head, heard, shoulder, shoulder version.

 

[thequietsinger]

Alright. But before going on I want to ask, Do you mean with regard to why there are only two, or something different?

Sorry about not replying sooner! The email to this thread got lost in the 72 other emails…Yes, that is what I meant. I know in the Orthodox Church, we cross ourselves all the time - when Mary/Theotokos is mentioned, Jesus’ name, the Trinity, etc. Once I learned that Catholics only crossed themselves for the blessings, and then the small crosses at the Gospel reading, I finally realized why some parishioners looked at me weirdly when I was constantly crossing myself.

So far, no luck, but I need to look in the Catechism and see if it’s mentioned there, because the only thing I can find is that it’s just when the Priest mentions the Trinity and gives the blessing.