22 October 2023
When, then, you make the sign of the cross on the forehead, arm yourself
with a saintly boldness, and reinstall your soul in its old liberty; for you
are not ignorant that the cross is a prize beyond all price. Consider what is
the price given for your ransom, and you will never more be slave to any man on
earth. This reward and ransom is the cross. You should not then, carelessly
make the sign on the forehead, but you should impress it on your heart with the
love of a fervent faith. Nothing impure will dare to molest you on seeing the
weapon, which overcometh all things.
St. John Chrysostom
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