Core Prayer
Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross with a Catholic reflection on the Trinity, Christ's Cross, and beginning prayer reverently.
The Sign of the Cross is one of the most basic Catholic prayers and gestures. Catholics begin and end many prayers this way to place themselves under the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Prayer
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Reflection
This simple prayer teaches the faith in miniature. It names the Holy Trinity, remembers the Cross, and helps ordinary prayer begin with recollection instead of haste.