Order of Initiation of Children Who Have Reached Catechetical Age 221 __________________________________________________________________ Signing of the Other Senses 268. If it seems appropriate, especially if the children are a little older, the signing of the other parts of the body may be added. The celebrant alone says the words and does the signing. As circumstances suggest, however, the same signing of the senses may also be done by their parents (or even their sponsors) or by their catechists, as the celebrant alone says the formula in the plural over all the children at once. As circumstances suggest, the signings each time they are made may be concluded with the singing of an acclamation praising Christ, for example: Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ! The celebrant says, while he signs the ears: I (we) sign your ears with the sign of the Cross: that you may hear the words of Christ. While he signs the eyes: I (we) sign your eyes with the sign of the Cross: that you may see the works of Christ. While he signs the mouth: I (we) sign your lips with the sign of the Cross: that you may speak as Christ speaks. While he signs the chest: I (we) sign your chest with the sign of the Cross: that you may receive Christ into your heart by faith. While he signs the shoulders: I (we) sign your shoulders with the sign of the Cross: that you may have the strength of Christ. [While he signs the hands: I (we) mark your hands with the sign of the cross, that you may touch others with the gentleness of Christ. 323 USA
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