Christening - always a holiday.And if the birthday is celebrated every year, this holiday happens only once in a lifetime.It is important to really take responsibility for the choice of godparents.According to Orthodoxy, the biological parents are responsible to "the world", and parents godparents - to God.They have to take care of the education of the spiritual.According to the canons, becoming godfather could only person baptized and believing.Parents biological godparents can not be in contrast to all other relatives.Godparents are required to drive the child to communion at least once a year.Ideal - when baptisms coincide with the fortieth day since the birth of the baby.Siblings can not be godparents.
agree on the baptism in the church need to advance.At least a week before the planned date.Meet with a priest, if you are not familiar with.Discuss with him all the details.Nobody better not tell you about the mystery.Ask whether you can invite guests to survey events.Not everyone is in favor of the clergy, so be prepared for failure.Christen the child may well be at home, but established a long tradition of doing it in the temples and churches, "under the dome".Ask what name your child receives at baptism.Sometimes the child is given another name, because not all the names of the mundane present the calendar of the Orthodox.
What is the "dowry" to prepare the christening of the child?This should tell you, too, sir.We need, as a rule:
- chain and cross;
- the icon of the saint (the name given at baptism, must match the name of the holy);
- a large towel (better if it is new), which will hide the baby after the ceremony;
- outfit for baby white (not stingy, because it is the most important holiday in my life);
- a blanket for the baby;
- birth certificate and passport of any of the parents.
Christening baby.Terms
godmother mandatory to be learned prayer, "I believe."It will have to say at the ceremony.Be sure to wear crosses, when you gather in the church.Before baptism, both godparents should go to the church to repent and take communion.And before Communion, and before baptism godparents can not eat (before the ceremony) and having sex that day.The baptism of the child must pay the cross.In addition, the Cross pays (or gives) outfit for the baby and the cross - cross.
Godmother should be dressed modestly.No mini-skirts and causing makeup!Head have to be covered.The "critical days" women do not go to the temple.There can not be a godmother and a woman who had a baby 39 days ago or less.Godparents should not consist in a relationship.If a child has only one godfather, he has to be the same sex as the child.It is undesirable to become godmother to a pregnant woman.The ritual lasts for a long time, and almost all of that time, she would have to keep the baby.Keep this in mind when you plan the child's christening.
How to behave during such a ceremony?
Clothing should be respectable, modest, bright colors.Women should have their heads covered with skirts above the knee are not (longer is better).The men entered the church should remove hats.Before entering and after entering it is necessary to cross.Jewellery leave the house that day.To put and keep the candle is permissible with either hand.Cross your right hand.On the right side of the church should be men on the left - are women.If a mother after giving birth is still ongoing allocation, the church can not go to her.
How are christening a child?
need to drive up in advance.The priest will give a sign (notify him of their arrival), where you can enter.Child make godparents.The father must keep the girl's mother - the boy.According to custom, the child should be naked, wrapped in pelenochku, but now rarely adhere to this rule.The first thing that the priest - puts his hand on the baby.Gesture is the protection extended to the infant Lord.Godparents are with the baby at the baptismal font, holding candles.There is a reading "Creed", the renunciation of the devil and a promise to carry out God's commandments.Then the priest consecrated water, the baby is taken from the Cross and three drops in the font.Do not worry that the child will catch a cold.The temple is always warm and the water is at least 36 degrees.During the baptism sacrament of Confirmation.The priest anoints the child crosswise world saints (aromatic oil, made in a special time and under certain conditions) the forehead, eyes, ears, mouth, nostrils, chest, hands, feet, saying each time: "Printing of the Holy Spirit, Amen."Then give the baby godfather (ate a boy) or cross (if it's a girl).Baby wipes, clothes, and put a cross (to be ready).Priest crosswise haircut hairs child.It is a symbol of submission to God and being baptized victim (as a reward for joining the pure spiritual life).Child carried around the font three times (mean reconciliation with the Church).Boy's father brings to the altar (girls do not make), the girl applied Mother of God.The ritual can last up to two hours.
After the baptism in the church leave (give priests) candy, in the absence of post - sausage, cereals, white bread.The rest depends on your desire and purse.
clothes do not wash after the ceremony.Put as is.After christening necessarily partake in Sunday
