What is needed for the child's baptism?It is necessary, first, to choose the church in which the sacrament is performed.The rite of baptism belongs to the chief sacraments, which help a person in life.
In the church need to come to the priest, who is entrusted with this responsibility.He will have to hold a conversation about the essence of the sacraments, tell, that the need to for the baptism of the child's, including and about who can be godparents.The temple will record all the data about the child and his parents: date of birth, last name, first name (this will need to present a birth certificate and passport of the father and mother, as well as vospreemnikov).
In a conversation with a priest must be to reach all four parents - and godparents usual.Without such a conversation priest will perform the sacrament: the godparents should be aware that it is necessary for the child's baptism, and meet the requirements imposed by the church.
Traditionally, baby supposed to christen the eighth and fortieth day after the birth.Godparents undertake to educate him in the Orthodox spirit.
Krestnaya need to choose well-familiar people, close friends, and even better - relatives.On the spiritual parents also has to replace the child of parents with them if anything happens.Church says, that the they are responsible for his godson before God so-same, how and for own children.
But if the chosen people did not belong to the Orthodox Church, it is better not to invite in vospreemniki as a man, he that believeth not, nothing will be able to give the godson in the spiritual life.
Godparents (according to the church - vospreemnikov) can be two, four of, six of ...
According to the canons Orthodox Church by them can not become own parents, spouses - y one and the same godson, children under the age fifteen years, people immoral,as well as the suffering from mental diseases.And, of course, people who are not Orthodox.
Duties of godparents are not limited gifts on name day (birthday party) or birth.They must pray for his spiritual child as well as their own children.In addition, among their duties - to educate godson spiritually to teach him prayers, attending the temple together and take care of his morality.
Before afternoon of committing the sacraments warned by about what need to for the baptism of the child's, parents should descend or go to confession and receive communion the Holy Mysteries, to appear ready-to-rite.You also need to know by heart "Creed": the baptism of the child would have to say this prayer in the name of the baby.
for the rite need to buy a special shirt, the so-called kryzhmu (Rizk).This is a white cloth or a large towel or large diaper made of thin fabric, in which the baby is wrapped by removing from the baptismal font.Her and everything else you need for the baptism of the child, the godmother buys: krestilnuyu shirt, cap - for a boy with blue ribbons, for girls - pink.Baptismal shirt made to store a lifetime.Rizk, as usual, after the baptism is not washed and wrapped in her baby if sick.Godfather of what is necessary for christenings, buys pectoral cross and chain.His need to pass the priest at the beginning of rite, so that he cross-stitch sanctified the, before how to put on in the course of the sacraments.
The recipients of the temple have to come in a decent way.Women must be covered (handkerchief, scarf or hat) head dress should be below the knee, with no cleavage.Men should refrain from too ordinary clothes, as well as shorts, flip-flops, T-shirts, from home or sportswear.
In baptism involved a priest, godparents, baby and guest.According to the accepted canons of the church, the parents, especially the mother can not be present during the sacrament.
cook whatever is necessary for the baptism of the child, the parents of the appointed day come to the temple and at the beginning of the ceremony pass it vospreemnikam.The sacrament is usually performed in a special room inside the temple, which is called: baptistery (or Baptistry).One of vospreemnikov (boy - godfather girl - mother) holds baptized in his arms.The priest makes the sacrament in white robes, who put the Lord to dress for the holidays.Initially, the priest avoids a censer, uttering a prayer on the perimeter of the temple or the baptistery, where it will perform the ordinances.Then the ceremony participants are turning to the west, to renounce Satan.The priest asks three questions about the baby, he denies, and spiritual parents responsible for him, renouncing.Next godparents pronounce the "Symbol of the Faith".
the turn of anointing the priest so called struchtsem deals symbolic crosses on the forehead, eyes, nostrils, mouth, ears, chest, arms and legs of the baby.And every time the anointing says: "Seal of the gift of the Holy Ghost. Amen."Godparents (for baby) every time say, "Amen."After this from head crosswisely is sheared strands hair, which dent in a specially the softened a wax a flat cake and in this form remain in the temple - as a pledge of of initiation and a symbol of of sacrifice to God.
Then the priest performs the final act of baptism - immerses the baby three times in the head with a font.Wet baby priest again passes into the hands of godparents and they wrapped it in Rizki, draining moisture.Then the baby wear a cross and dressed in clothes made christening.
remains the last step: churching.The priest takes the baby and carries before the royal doors of the temple - if it's a girl, a boy brings to the altar - because he can ever become a priest himself.
Having churching baby on his hands, godparents thus take a commitment with God all his life to bring his godson in the Orthodox spirit, to raise him as their own child and to answer for him, as for the blood of children, at the Last Judgment.
