The sign of the cross is the most basic Christian gesture of prayer that confesses faith in Christ who suffered on the cross for humanity. It signifies belief that through Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection, the cross was transformed from a symbol of shame into one of hope and God's saving love. Making the sign of the cross places a person under the cross' protection and reminds them to follow Christ's example of sacrifice as they face life's hardships, accepting their baptismal commitment to imitate Jesus in suffering.

2. The Sign of the Cross
The most basic Christian gesture in
prayer.
It is a way of confessing Christ
crucified with one’s own body.

3. The Sign of the Cross
It is a visible and public Yes to Him who
suffered for us:
 To Him who in the body had made God’s
love visible;
 To the God who reigns not by destruction
but by the humility of suffering and love

4. It is a confession of
faith.
I believe in Him who
suffered for me and
rose again.
Suffering and Glory-
lifted up

5. It is a confession of
faith.
I believe in Him who
transformed the sign of
shame into a sign of
hope and of the love of
God that is present
within us.

6. It is a confession of
hope.
I believe in Him
who in His
weakness is the
Almighty.

7. It is a confession of
hope.
I believe in Him
who can and will
save me even in
apparent absence
and impotence.

8. By signing ourselves with the sign of the
Cross, we place ourselves under the
protection of the Cross.
We hold it in front of us
like a shield that will
guard us in all the
distress of human life
and gives us the courage
to go on.

9. It is a signpost that we follow.
The Cross shows us
the road of life---the
imitation of Christ.

10. Whenever, we make the sign of the
Cross, we accept our Baptism anew.
Christ, from the
Cross, draws us to
Himself .

11. When we make the sign of
the Cross on ourselves,
We enter the power of the
blessing of Jesus Christ.
God’s glory –the Cross

12. We make the sign of the Cross
over the people to whom we
wish a blessing.
It is through the Cross that we
can become sources of
blessing for one another.

13. The glad tidings of the Cross
What is the content of the Christian
evangelium?
God finds man so important that He
Himself has suffered for man.
The Cross is the center of the
evangelium.

14. The Success of the Cross
On the Cross, Jesus
saw love through to
the end.
‘’It is finished.” [John 19, 30]

15. The Success of the Cross
There are several differences
between the accounts in the
various Gospels, there is one
point in common:
 Jesus died praying and in the
abyss of death, he upheld the
First Commandment and held
on to the presence of God.

16. The Success of the Cross
Success is definitely not one
of the names of God and it
is not Christian to have an
eye to outward success or
numbers.
 His success comes from the
Cross and is always found
under that sign.

17. The Success of the Cross
The true witnesses to his
authenticity are those who
have accepted this sign as
their emblem.

18. The Success of the Cross
What strengthens our faith,
what remains constant, what
gives us hope is the Church of
the suffering.
She stands as a sign that God
exists and gives credibility to
Christ; she is God’s success in
the world; the sign that gives
us hope and courage.

19. The great success of God
Jesus on the Cross, the
grain of wheat who
died and became
fruitful down
through all the
centuries.
It is through the Cross
that Jesus saved the
world.

20. The great success of God
Suffering and Death
become the way to
the Father.
When we lift up the
cross, we proclaim
who our God is.

21. The Glory of God
The summit of God’s
power is that He makes
Himself capable of
suffering for us on the
cross.
[John 14,10-11]
It is not just a passing
moment in history
because we see the
nature of God.

22. The Glory of God
For us, true joy is in
following Him.
God is Love. God is
perfect self-giving.
He gives Himself
totally away.

23. The Glory of God
It is the place where
Jesus fully
expressed Himself
in order to save the
world.
He revealed God to
us.

24. The Mystery of the Cross
When we make the sign
of the cross, remember
that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God who gave
Himself away in love.
If we want to follow Him,
He is inviting us to give
ourselves away.

25. SI JESUS SA KRUS
“Walang pag-ibig na hihigit pa sa
pag-ibig ng isang taong nag-aalay
ng kanyang buhay para sa kanyang
mga kaibigan.”
Juan 15:13