So they wont get a disease
The Catholic cross them self because is a way to start a prayerThe words that go along with are "in the father, the son and the holy spirit.Its also continued tradition.Protestants do 'bless' themselves or rather they ask God to bless them. As in the answer above, it is also called prayer. We pray about any situation whether thanking God or asking His help for ourselves (petition) or help for others ( intercession ). We just don't'cross ourselves' as the Roman Catholics do.
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There are special feast days in honor of Mary, also many Catholics pray the Rosary in her honor. They also talk about her in many/almost all catholic schools.
Catholics
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The priests blessed the oil, as it would be used for many important things like anointing of kings, healing of the sick and so on.
Catholics are Christians.
Jesus is important to all Christians.
john was only a human, so he could only bless you with mortal things. but Jesus, however, can bless you with immortal things.
Rabbis don't bless items like sewing machines, there's no reason to do so.
Maryland was the only colony where Catholics were free to worship without fear of persecution.
Well, honey, Anglicans have what they call a "blessing of a civil marriage" where they give a little nod to the couple's union. Catholics, on the other hand, don't really have a formal commitment ceremony for already married couples, but they do have a "convalidation" where they bless a marriage that wasn't originally recognized by the church. So, there you have it, two different ways these folks handle things when it comes to commitment ceremonies.