Fortunately, the voice mostly recovered by this morning and I was able to lead Bible class and celebrate and preach at the Divine Service. And again, Kantor played an awesome liturgy! So blessed to be with these saints, and hear that they’re preparing to call my buddy Pr. Michael Kumm as a interim!!! They will be so blessed by him.
We pulled into Hamel before sunset. Tomorrow will be busy with lots of writing AND prepping for Dave’s move on Tuesday. Whew. And preaching and leading Bible Class at St. Paul’s this weekend, besides also doing the St. Luke’s service on Friday and St. James next week.
The voice thing, though. It’s happened like three or four times in a row. I think I get the message. I have got to limit the time I speak in a day. Three hours a day is about the limit.
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Hello Pastor Weedon,
Thank you for your blog that I have enjoyed for many years.
Please pardon this request being off topic.
Can you please refer me to a resource that identifies where the congregant properly makes the sign of the cross during the Lutheran liturgy.
Certainly during the invocation and I have found at “… and the life of the world to come.” in the Nicene Creed, but my internet searches for “when” to make the sign of the cross unfortunately yield mainly “why” Lutherans make the sign of the the cross.
Thank You.
I’m not sure there’s any place that has collected them all. Running over the service in my mind: whenever the processional cross passes by you in the liturgy; Invocation; end of absolution; end of Gloria in Excelsis; smaller crosses made on forehead, lips, and heart at the announcement of the holy gospel; end of Nicene Creed; “Blessed is He” in Sanctus; at the elevation of each element; at the Pax Domini; after receiving each element; at the benediction; (again as the cross passes by in procession on the way out).
During Matins and Vespers a small cross made over the lips at O Lord, open…. Then a full cross at Make haste… then also at the benediction at the name of Jesus.
But I’d stress in all that, it’s all a matter of pious custom. There’s not a law book on any of it. And sometimes people make all those crosses; sometimes only some of them; sometimes none of them. It’s all good,
Many thanks Pastor. This is very helpful. God’s Blessings to you and your family.
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