![]() The action was accompanied by the solemn formula, "In nomine Patris, etc." Another use of the cross was in the solemn dedication of churches. The pope warmly recommended his clergy to make this sign with care, else their blessing would be fruitless. This is the only true sign of the Trinitarian Cross. For the blessing of the chalice and oblations Leo IV prescribed that two fingers be extended and thumb placed beneath them. The sign of the cross was made at liturgical functions over persons and things, sometimes with five fingers extended, to represent the Five Wounds of Christ, sometimes with three, in sign of the Persons of the Trinity, and sometimes with only one, symbolical of the unity of God. Both Greek and Latin variations and their meaning can be found here: What is the significance of Christ's hand gesture (thumb and two fingers up, two fingers down) in Christian art?. Other icons have the finger placement in a slightly different position on Christ's right hand and have a somewhat different meaning. It seems that the open hand of Christ symbolizes peace and the five wounds of Christ. Man dressed in a Santa Claus costume gives the thumbs-up on a motorcycle before the V Toy Run Torremolinos. Dom Gueranger tells us that it signified the truth of one God. Gabriel Jesus of Man City gives the thumbs-up during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Everton FC at the Etihad Stadium on January. As for the index finger of the left hand. The two fingers of the left hand signified the two natures in Christ (human and divine) and the other three fingers together signified the Holy Trinity. while her left hand had index finger pointing straight out. Callistus in 1599 and that her right hand was found in this very position. Abbot Gueranger explained that the body of this martyr was discovered in the Catacombs of St. ![]() this placement of the fingers is not uniquely reserved for priests either.ĭom Prosper Gueranger, OSB (1805-1875) in his monumental work The Liturgical Year (volume 15) explains the signification of this gesture on his entry for the Feast of St. Both Western and Eastern traditions have used this particular finger arrangement for centuries, although in the West (Roman Catholics), this particular gesture have been put aside in the last few decades.
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