[header] How to cross yourself [title] Follow this tradition in latin rite and protestant churches. [step] This method is more common in the western catholic church, and in protestant traditions that support the sign of the cross, including most anglican and lutheran churches. [title] Lift your right hand. 
[step] Many worshippers make the sign of the cross with an open hand, their five fingers reminding them of the five wounds of christ. Others raise the index and middle fingers together, symbolizing christ's divine and human natures.