blessing cross at icon corner

[Tikhon.of.Colorado]

I've heard it's customary to keep a blessing cross at the icon corner to venerate after your evening prayers.  is this true?

[Shanghaiski]

I've got a couple.

[Andrew21091]

I have a small metal Ethiopian blessing cross in my corner.

[Alveus Lacuna]

I was given an Ethiopian wooden blessing cross as a gift, and I hold it when I say the prayer of the cross: "Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered..."

[myrrhbear]

Um... What's a blessing cross? (Unafraid of sounding stupid.) Is it a regular cross or something else, something special?

[Andrew21091]

Um... What's a blessing cross? (Unafraid of sounding stupid.) Is it a regular cross or something else, something special?

Its a small cross that you can hold in your hand and bless yourself during prayer. Kind of like the cross that a priest blesses us with after the Liturgy.

Examples:



Ethiopian (similar to the one I have):


Coptic:

[myrrhbear]

How beautiful those are!

[PoorFoolNicholas]

I was given an Ethiopian wooden blessing cross as a gift, and I hold it when I say the prayer of the cross: "Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered..."

Same here. Minus the Ethiopian cross; I've got a Greek cross.

[Jason.Wike]

Coptic:

Anyone know what these ones are made out of? Are they stone and heavy, or just cut plastic and light?

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