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N the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of the  Holy  Ghost. Amen.

This sacred  sign  may  be  regarded  as  a  compendium of all  the  mysteries  of  our  Faith,  as  a  homage  rendered to the  three  Persons  of  the  adorable  Trinity,  as  an  act of gratitude  for  all  that  the  Godhead  —  the  Father, the Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit  —  has  condescended  to do  in  favor  of  man.

His Holiness,  Pope  Pius  IX,  by  a  brief,  July  28, 1863, granted  to  all  the  faithful,  every  time  that,  with at least  contrite  heart,  they  shall  make  the  sign  of  the cross, invoking  at  the  same  time  the  blessed  Trinity with the  words:  In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the Son, and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  an  indulgence  of  50  days.

His Holiness,  Pope  Pius  IX,  by  a  brief,  March  23, 1876, granted  to  all  the  faithful,  every  time  that,  with at least  contrite  heart,  they  shall  make  the  sign  of  the cross with  holy  water,  pronouncing  at  the  same  time the above-mentioned  words:  In  the  name  of  the  Father, etc.,  an  indulgence  of  100  days.