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Is it always necesary to make the sign of the cross before any kind of prayer?
I ask this because, as some of you already know, I’m not a born Catholic and am coming from a fairly lax Protestant background. Another reason I ask is because sometimes I like nothing more than to be walking or even driving and just start talking with God about what’s going on in my life, how I feel about certain things, etc. In essence, I like to treat God as my closest friend - and sometimes making the sign of the cross before these “discussions” seems awfully too formal and rigid, but, for the sake of making sure I “pray correctly” I always make it anyway.
I ask this because, as some of you already know, I’m not a born Catholic and am coming from a fairly lax Protestant background. Another reason I ask is because sometimes I like nothing more than to be walking or even driving and just start talking with God about what’s going on in my life, how I feel about certain things, etc. In essence, I like to treat God as my closest friend - and sometimes making the sign of the cross before these “discussions” seems awfully too formal and rigid, but, for the sake of making sure I “pray correctly” I always make it anyway.