Do you cross yourself when a hearse passes?

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Yes I Make the sign of the Cross when they pass,and I also do it when an ambulance…
 
I am not catholic, but used to be. I crossed myself at certain times, but now I ask the question, “what does crossing accomplish?” If one never crosses, does God care? Is it law?

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I do! 🙂
Oddly enough it may be a more southern custom because I also pull to the side of the road for funeral processions and ambulances. Driving in Minnesota up north, I find not many people do those things.
Anyone else see this? Or am I imagining things? lol
 
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No. But I am one of the few people left in the world that pulls over for a funeral procession.
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Sad, isn’t it. 😦

In my experience (California, Iowa and Chicago), people do pull over in towns located in predominantly rural areas. But in major cities… uh-uh.

As for the question in the first post, I haven’t been crossing myself when a hearse passes. I simply never learned to do it. But I might adopt the practice. Doing so would provide an opportunity to pray for the departed and those grieving. It would also be a healthy reminder of our own mortality and that our death could occur at any minute.
 
If I say a prayer, yes. I don’t do the sign of the cross just for the sake of doing it.
 
BlueEyedLady said:
No. But I am one of the few people left in the world that pulls over for a funeral procession.
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This will depend on the traffic laws where you live. Where I live, it’s against the law to pull over on the road unless it’s to let an emergency vehicle with its emergency equipment activated pass, or if it’s an emergency. Funeral processions are to keep their four-ay flashers on, and drive in the right hand lane as to not impede the flow of traffic. Further, contrary to popular belief, they are not exempts from stopping for red lights. For the other traffic, it is against the law to disrupt a funeral procession unless necessary (ie: crossing lanes into an exit lane, etc.)
 
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