Origins of sign of the cross and genuflection

[mrsragman]

When did the Sign of the Cross become the official way of starting prayer? When did genuflecting enter into Catholic practice?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

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Recommended Reading:

• What is the origin of the signing of the cross?
• Genuflexion (Genuflection)
• Why do we genuflect and what does it mean?
• Why do we bend the right knee when genuflecting?