tals?
A. The Church can never increase nor diminish the number of Sacraments,
for as Christ Himself instituted them, He alone has power to change
their number; but the Church may increase or diminish the number of the
Sacramentals as the devotion of its people or the circumstances of the
time and place require, for since the Church instituted them they must
depend entirely upon its laws.

Q. 1063. {294} Which is the chief sacramental used in the Church?
A. The chief sacramental used in the Church is the sign of the cross.

Q. 1064. {295} How do we make the sign of the cross?
A. We make the sign of the cross by putting the right hand to the
forehead, then on the breast, and then to the left and right shoulders,
saying, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost, Amen."

Q. 1065. What is a common fault with many in blessing themselves?
A. A common fault with many in blessing themselves is to make a hurried
motion with the hand which is in no way a sign of the cross. They
perform this act of devotion without thought or intention, forgetting
that the Church grants an indulgence to all who bless themselves
properly while they have sorrow for their sins.

Q. 1066. {296} Why do we make the sign of the cross?
A. We make the sign of the cross to show that we are Christians and to
profess our belief in the chief mysteries of our religion.

Q. 1067. {297} How is the sign of the cross a profession of faith in the
chief mysteries of our religion?
A. The sign of the cross is a profession of faith in the chief mysteries
of our religion because it expresses the mysteries of the Unity and
Trinity of God and of the Incarnation and death of our Lord.

Q. 1068. {298} How does the sign of the cross express the mystery of the
Unity and Trinity of God?
A. The words, "In the name," express the Unity of God; the words that
follow, "of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost," express
the mystery of the Trinity.

Q. 1069. {299} How does the sign of the cross express the mystery of the
Incarnation and death of our Lord?
A. The sign of the cross expresses the mystery of the Incarnation by
reminding us that the Son of God, having become man, suffered death on
the cross.

Q. 1070. {300} What other sacramental is in very frequent use?
A. Another sacramental in very frequent use is holy water.

Q. 1071. {301} What is holy water?
A. Holy water is water blessed by the priest with solemn prayer to beg
God's