Bishop Athanasios of Limassol
[…] The people, who make the sign of the cross or who wore their pectoral cross, have overcome many difficulties and problems, which had to face.
When people were facing problems, Elder Paisios said to them: “You see that your children are nervous and cry a lot, you should make the sign of cross upon your children when they are awake or hen they sleep. Otherwise, you will give them a glass of water to drink, after having made the sign of cross upon it and blessed “In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”. In this way, the water will be sanctified, and then your children will drink holy water. The sign of the cross and the blessing will reach their heart, and this will give them the Grace of God. In fact, there are many examples. Many people, either children or ill, calmed down, got better, with the power of the Holy Cross. They were given a lot of Grace by God, which changed the course of events.
We must learn how to use the Holy Cross. It is a pity to have such a mighty and powerful weapon and to make it useless either by our neglect or by not using it, because we do not know how important it is and how much power it gives to us and our life. Wherever we may be, we must make the sign of cross. […]
*The article was originally published in Greek in ikivotos.gr
