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My parish priest (OCA) always holds the hand cross during the sermon. I've never seen it done before I joined my current parish. The priest at the Liturgy (BCC) I attended yesterday did the same thing. Is this new, or just a priest preference?
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this is very common amongst Coptic priests
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Xpucmoc Bockpec! When I was younger  1940's!!!!!!,and went to church with my baba, to the Ukrainian Catholic church close to us, the priest there always held a hand cross at the sermon. Xpucmoc Bockpec! Kolya
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As Kolya said, I have known quite a few UGCC priests to hold the hand cross (usually the wooden beautiful hand-carved ones) during the sermon over the years.
Mateusz mentions the Copts - and this practice is also very common amongst the Ethiopians as well.
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I've also seen a number of priest hold the hand cross while preaching. It has always been a silent reminder of 1 Cor 1:23-24: but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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At the most recent Maronite liturgy I attended, the priest held the hand cross while preaching.
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At the most recent Maronite liturgy I attended, the priest held the hand cross while preaching. Same here.
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