Orthodox - a joyful faith.It does not prescribe a mock sorrow, a serious facial expression, or something like that.On the contrary, it is believed that even repentance should be joyful.
What is repentance and how to carry it out, often completely incomprehensible to modern man.Unfortunately, now cultivated superficial attitude to the world and to the state of his soul, introspection is not recommended, and the sense of guilt is considered destructive.
When repentance Orthodox often used Canon of the Lord Jesus Christ.The main purpose of reading this canon - to remind ourselves the true meaning of earthly values, recognize the transience of the world and time.
Canon - church form of prayer.Many believe that the important thing in prayer - content and form - is superfluous.This is partly right.Indeed, if the Canon of the Lord Jesus Christ or any other prayer read attentively, the man does not receive any benefit.Prayer - not a spell, it does not work out of the will of man, its main goal - to make it easier for a person communicating with an incomprehensible God.
can draw an analogy with a declaration of love.In recognition of the important - the content.But if the young man does not know what to choose and how to start expressing risks scare Woman strange words.It will help him close poetic lines.So in prayer, the content is more important than form, the latter - only help.But every so to be able to fully express their thoughts about sin and his soul as the Holy Fathers?Canon of the Lord Jesus Christ makes it possible to put into words the vague movements of the heart, to think over his life to the smallest detail, to find the defects, which had not noticed before.
Each church form of prayer - and there are several - is built according to certain rules.For example, any canon, and the canon of repentance to the Lord Jesus Christ including, consists of eight songs.And numbering nine songs, but the second is always omitted.Each song is actually from a song and several verses interspersed established for this canon refrain.The Canon of supposed to say: "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner."
Repentance must possess a man almost constantly, but especially on this topic need to work before confession.
Daily canon of repentance to our Lord Jesus Christ - a great preparation for the practice of confession.In this case, at the discretion of the canon is read once before communion is optional.
Canon of the Lord Jesus Christ was written many centuries ago, but now it is still relevant.A thoughtful reading of the entire canon takes about 20 minutes.Canon itself is published in Russian and Church Slavonic.You can read and so and so, the result does not depend on this.
Prayer labor - one of the heaviest.I think that saying out loud or to myself some words can not give the satisfaction of desires, it's just self-hypnosis, a waste of time.However, even if it is, thinking, as set out in the canon, will be very useful to any thoughtful person.
Orthodox canons read at any time of the day in seclusion or out loud with a group of worshipers.
