English
With the right hand, touch the forehead, then the breast, then the left shoulder, then the right, saying:
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Latin
In nómine Patris,
et Fílii,
et Spíritus Sancti.
Amen.
All prayersEssential Prayers
The Sign of the Cross
Also known as In the name of the Father, Signum Crucis
The gesture and words that open and close nearly every Catholic prayer. Eight words, and the shortest statement of what Christians believe about God.
Source
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Appendix A: Common Prayers
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Prayed alongside this
- The Our Father
The prayer Christ himself gave when his disciples asked how to pray. The Church calls it the summary of the whole Gospel — if you learn one prayer, it is this one.
- The Glory Be
A single sentence of praise to the Trinity, prayed at the end of each decade of the Rosary and between the psalms. The oldest form of Christian prayer still in daily use.