[Honorary Serb]

.....cross arms over chest....

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!!!!

Crossing our arms over our chests is what most Orthodox Christians do when approaching the Chalice to receive Holy Communion. It is a sign of the Cross, a sign of humility, and a sign of being unarmed. No pagan nonsense at all!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!

[ebb tide]

You must not have read the article.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

”Crossing our arms over our chests is what most Orthodox Christians do when approaching the Chalice to receive Holy Communion. It is a sign of the Cross, a sign of humility, and a sign of being unarmed. No pagan nonsense at all!!!!”

This crossing of arms gesture had absolutely nothing to do with “approaching the Chalice”. It was all about worshiping a pagan demon. An indigenous woman asked the audience to cross their arms over their chest and to feel a strong vibration: 'the heart of Mother Earth.' She went on to say, “On the other side, where there is silence, is the Spirit," the indigenous woman explained. "The Spirit who allows you to feel the message of the Mother." She continued: For us indigenous peoples, Mother Earth, the Hicha Gueia, is everything. It is the Mother who gives us food, sacred water, medicinal plants; and what we offer to the earth is to pay homage to her, the placenta and the first hair we cut. For us, Mother Earth is fundamental, our connection with her is constant, how the pulse feels, how the heart feels.“ I CERTAINLY HOPE that you see no relationship here to partaking of Holy Communion.