Do you cross yourself at the end of the Confiteor?

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No, not in the Ordinary Form of Mass.

In the Extraordinary Form there were two prayers following the Confiteor:
V. Misereátur vestri omnípotens Deus, et dimíssis peccátis vestris, perdúcat vos ad vitam æternam.
R. Amen.
V. Indulgéntiam + absolutiónem, et remissiónem peccatórum nostrórum, tríbuat nobis omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.
R. Amen.
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V. May Almighty God have mercy upon you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting.
R. Amen.
V. May the Almighty and merciful God grant us pardon, + absolution, and remission of our sins.
R. Amen.
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So the Sign of the Cross was made during the second prayer, according to the rubrics. That second prayer has been omitted from the Ordinary Form and so the Sign of the Cross is not made.
 
ElToro said:
Do you cross yourself at the end of the Confiteor?
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Sometimes yes… sometimes no. It depends on what is going through my head at the time. 🙂

I should know IF I 'm supposed to be crossing myself or not, though. 😊
 
Yes and no, depends on whether I am attending OF or EF.
 
I’ve done after the prayer is done, and when I’ve attended either form.

I’ve noticed others doing so at Mass. No one is told they should not do so.
 
I attend the OF, and I do it (several others in the congregation do as well).
 
Always as the sign of the Cross is a very powerful reminder that my sins are covered, cleansed and redeemed by the blood of Jesus shed on the Cross. 👍
 
Not in the OF, I don’t. I serve most Masses I assist at, so I try to make all my actions (as far as possible) according to the rubrics, either the OF rubrics, or the equivalent rubrics from the EF (such as the way of signing oneself at the gospel).
 
Since there are no E.F. Masses here or anywhere close, I must answer “no”. The venial absolution does not exist, so I do not cross myself. 🙂
 
Apryl said:
**Sometimes yes… sometimes no. It depends on what is going through my head at the time. :)**I should know IF I 'm supposed to be crossing myself or not, though. 😊
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Same here. You are free to do it with either form of the Mass.
 
I attend the OF and I always blessed myself after the Confiteor. We have a PV who also blesses himself after it.
 
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There is no difference between the OF and EF in this manner.
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Not quite true. As I noted in my earlier post, the second prayer following the Confiteor in the EF contains, in the rubrics, the Sign of the Cross. This second prayer is omitted from the OF and the remaining prayer does not call for the Sign of the Cross.

To further clarify, in the EF the rubrics are generally only for the priest, deacon, subdeacon, and, to a much lesser degree, servers. So the priest and servers cross themselves at the second post-Confiteor prayer, but the laity are not instructed either way. Since the Sign of the Cross is omitted from the OF rubrics at this point, the priest probably shouldn’t make it, but I guess it’s probably okay if the congregants choose to do so. I don’t.
 
Bbigam said:
Not quite true. As I noted in my earlier post, the second prayer following the Confiteor in the EF contains, in the rubrics, the Sign of the Cross. This second prayer is omitted from the OF and the remaining prayer does not call for the Sign of the Cross.

To further clarify, in the EF the rubrics are generally only for the priest, deacon, subdeacon, and, to a much lesser degree, servers. So the priest and servers cross themselves at the second post-Confiteor prayer, but the laity are not instructed either way. Since the Sign of the Cross is omitted from the OF rubrics at this point, the priest probably shouldn’t make it, but I guess it’s probably okay if the congregants choose to do so. I don’t.
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Somebody said: “The venial absolution does not exist, so I do not cross myself.” which is not true. The OF does not differ than the EF in this case. While the rubrics of the EF call for one to cross themselves they do not in the OF rubrics – not that there is any problem with still doing it.
 
Yes, at the mention of God in “May Almighty God…” when said by the priest.
 
At the EF, I do at the Indugentiam prayer. At the OF, I don’t, since that prayer was removed.
 
Yes. I have always seen my mom do it so therefore I am led by example. Also, it reminds us of the great forgiveness of our sins.
 
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