During a ceremony , the Made Man inductee says he would burn in hell if he betrays the secret of his new family way of life .
Though the ceremony varies from family to family , it usually involves the pricking of the trigger finger of the inductee , then dripping blood onto a picture of a Saint , typically St. Francis of Assisi or the Virgin Mary , which is then set alight in his hand and kept burning until the inductee has sworn the oath of loyalty to his new `` family , '' e.g. , `` As this card burns , may my soul burn in Hell if I betray the oath of Omertà , '' or `` If i were to betray the secret of our way of life , maybe my soul burn in hell ... Just like this Saint '' , or `` As burns this saint , so will burn my soul .
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