Visiting the temple, many parishioners are not only light candles in front of images of the Saviour and the saints, but also constitute the church notes on health and the repose.This particular form of petition for the people before the Lord.Such notes are read during the liturgy the priest, so they have a fertile force.Church note on health (the sample is included in the article) is written on certain canons.
Secret meaning
Permanent parishioners know that prayer or proskomedia (consecration) can submit a note on health.The sample for their writing can ask priests or pre-acquainted with him.At the time of oblation, which is the first part of the liturgy, the priest takes out particles 9 of a large communion bread in memory of the Lamb, the Blessed Virgin, the prophets, the apostles, all the saints and the dead and the living.During this rite the priest also reads out the names of those commemorated in the note on health.After that, the priest puts the consecrated particles into the chalice (a special cup for communion) wine, symbolizing the blood of Christ.For this reason, the health of the note submitted to proskomedia have a special prayer force.
Similar petitions to grant health to the families and loved ones can be put on the prayer.Names of people loudly recited during prayers.
In this sample of notes on health, served on proskomedia no different from those that the priest read during prayer.
Notes on health is best served in front of the liturgy to the ministers of the church had to pass it to the priest.If you do not work for you dear people pray at the next service.
Orthodox are trying to regularly submit notes on the health of those who are sick and need help.For such people, you can file a note on Prayers for the Dead - the prayer for the sick for 40 days.
prayer for the dead
Equally important are the notes for the repose.To some extent departed from this world, people need more help praying than all still alive.Nobody knows what it in another, the heavenly world.Few have time to confess and receive communion, died from sudden death.Notes for the repose - is the ability to facilitate the life of the deceased in the other, completely unknown to us the world.
"Where two, there am I"
Prayer itself has an amazing life-giving force.And where pray two or more people, the Lord Himself dwells.It is therefore important to file notes for the repose of church services.Just as in the case of notes on health, parishioners can order Prayers, especially for the newly-departed Christian.
In many churches it is possible to continually pray for the deceased.This is called a note for eternal remembrance.
For whom the church is praying?
Orthodox Church prays for all sinners, including those who live in serious sins - fornication, adultery, drunkenness.For unbaptized, living, can also apply to individual notes prayers (eg, martyr Uaru).On proskomedia write such a petition can not be - at the consecration of the note submitted only with the names of the baptized faithful to the Lord.History shows that St. John of Kronstadt prayed even inovertsev- Catholics, Muslims, so that they were healed.
can not submit a note on the unbaptized dead.It's a kind of violence over the soul of a man who chose to live is Christ.About babies who died before one of their dubbed, can not serve as notes.They can be praying before the icon, refer to himself the name of the child during the prayer service.But this does not mean that in a different world it would be worse.They are - angels, no sin, so even unbaptized infants destined to a special place in Paradise.
For whom the note can not be fed?
exception is suicide - those who refused the gift of God - his life.Such people are, unfortunately, not the church funeral services and for them not to pray.
Many are outraged by the fact that for the souls of those who deprive others of life, the Church prays and even funeral services, while suicides are out of the grace of God.We must try to look at this situation from the other, purely Orthodox side: what drives people to do such a brave act (after all, a sense of self-preservation inherent in all living on earth)?Usually a person wants to die at that moment, when he sees no point in its existence.In other words, he is in deep depression or discouragement that there are a great sin before God.Cheer up those who do not believe in His miraculous power and omnipotence, who hope only for themselves.Thus, a person opposes their own, in fact, the essence of a tiny image of the Eternal God, who made everything in this world.And if he opposes, therefore, he puts himself on a par with those who simply unworthy because of his sinfulness.And if a person after the murder has the opportunity to repent of such a serious sin and suffer many years of penance (obedience to my father), that suicide is doomed to eternal torment is repentance and humility.
why it is so important to be "poor in spirit", that is,I trust in the Lord and His Divine Providence, not only on their own strength.Man is inherently powerless, and only in the hands of God's life.Therefore, all life's obstacles and hardships encountered on the way, we need to overcome with humility and gratitude.The Lord will never give a man more than what he is able to endure and endure.It's no wonder people say that "everything that is done, the better" and "would not have been a blessing in disguise."
sample custom note on health
Arriving at the temple, in the church shop, ask your sheet notes.In some churches it is ready forms of health notes with empty fields for the names.In some temples (eg, rural) parishioner have to completely fill the sheet itself.Sample notes on health can ask the ministers of the church, if you doubt the correctness of its writing.
At the top, in the center, you need to draw Orthodox, eight-pointed cross of the 3 bars.Then spell the name "On health".Line below begin to inscribe the names in the genitive case.Sample notes on health should include only those names that these people were baptized.For example, Ivan will pray for both of John, for Julia - like Juliana, etc.If a person is sick at the moment, it can be mentioned in the note, "the sick Matthew."Children under 7 years are referred to as infants (up to this age, they receive Holy Communion without confession, as they are considered sinless).
Notes on health (sample shown below) containing the names of the priests, should also contain the rank father, for example, "Priest Peter."And the names of the priests should be at the beginning of the note.
On this note shall be located no more than 10 names.If you want to pray for the health of more people write their names on separate pieces.
bless His name
must correctly specify the name of the person for whom the clergy and their congregations will pray.This should be the name by which the person named in baptism.Usually it is the same as that which we call relatives and friends in their daily lives - Alexander, Irina, Basil, Barbara and others. But there are some names that are under the influence of certain historical events have acquired a slightly different sound.Sometimes it is difficult to learn their native species - Ian John Pauline of Apollinaris.Some names do not occur in the Orthodox calendar.In such cases, the person is usually given a similar-sounding name, such as Ruslan baptized as Roman, Arina will call Irene at baptism, etc.It is best to inquire beforehand at his family and relatives on their behalf of the Orthodox to properly fill out a sample of notes on health.
How to write a note for the repose?
written for the repose of the same pattern with the appropriate name.Mention of people who have died within 40 days, it is possible the word "newly departed."Those who are victims, referred to as "slaughtered."
After all the names written "with pochivshimi kinsmen", which means "On the other deceased relatives."
Book Family
In those families where particularly sensitive to the issue of faith and spiritual salvation, often infest special book called pomyannik.They contain the names of the living and the deceased family and relatives, memorial days of saints, in honor of which they baptized.Such books are served during the service.Purchase can be in any church store.Keep pomyannik must be on the lower shelves of the iconostasis - for the image or next to candles and prayer books.
Thus, a note on health and the repose - an important point concerns the Christian about his neighbor.Prayer for the family, relatives will be heard, because the Lord is always present where one pray two or more people.A sample of notes on health and the repose of you can take from the servants of the temple.
