day when all Christians celebrate the name day, usually called the day an angel.It is associated with the saint, which is named in honor of a person.How do I know when the day of your Patron Saint?What to do in this great moment?Why in the Orthodox Church established name day?All of this - our article.
What's birthday party?
Name Day or the day when all Christians celebrate the name day, - is the date of the memories of a saint.That is, if a child is born family of believers, whose name was given not just so, and relying on the church calendar.There every day the names of saints, that this date should be remembered.The selected name given to the child either at birth or at baptism.
Orthodox believe that God gives each person the two angels - guardian and advocate.Last - dead saint who prays to God for us.By the way say that the Bible itself about the relationship of the dead saints with the angels and that we should pray to their saint, nothing is written.Orthodox only rely on the words of the elders - for example, Theodore of Edessa.
If you do not know your name-day (and it happens very often, because few of us grew up believing family true), then it is easy to learn.Find a saint in the church calendar-namesake (it may be more than one).If the memory of days during the year had a few (eg, John of as much as 80!), Find the date that the first follow your own birthday.This will be your name day in the Orthodox calendar.
that saint, who is honored on this day is considered to be your patron saint.But if you want you can choose any of them yourself - there is no strict rules.
These different saints
Saints Orthodox are many:
1. Prophets, passed on word of the Lord to people.
2. Apostles - the founders of the church, the 12 disciples of Christ.
3. Martyrs - to accept torture and death for their faith in Jesus.
4. Hierarchs - the priests, to please the Lord and righteousness and accomplished great service.
5. Monks - hermits and simply renounced worldly charms of holy life.They were chaste, remained in prayer and fasting.
6. Righteous - people who were leading godly lives, but married.
7. disinterested - the saints to heal the body and soul of people, without taking any fees.
8. Fools for Christ's sake, or blessed - do extraordinary deeds for the people of the world, but before God they were special people.
Celebrate whether this date?
Why set a day when all Christians celebrate the name day?Of course, this is done not just the church, and for the edification of the congregation.As the priests advised people to do after they had learned the day my angel?
1. Learn as much as possible the life of his saint.
2. emulate his patron in the nature, business, ministry, and life.
3. On the day an angel visited the temple, confessed and communed.
If your holy led the monastic life, this does not mean that you also need to follow his example.Your deed will in humble service of God, in righteous living.If your a saint - a martyr, you must fearlessly profess faith in Christ in front of people to speak to others about the truths recorded in the Gospels.In short, keep God-fearing and virtuous Christian life.
the day when all Christians celebrate the name day, it is not forbidden to invite friends for a festive table, to accept congratulations.
