Many today seek in the temples. However, not everyone knows how to behave in the church correctly, this is especially true of those who recently joined Orthodoxy. The same one who first crosses the threshold of God's home, you need to pay some attention not only to your inner state, but also appearance. These tips will help to avoid embarrassing and feel more confident.
How to behave right first time in the temple
Prepare for visiting service should be started from early morning. Waking up and washing, you must light up the lamp. Pray and thank the Lord for a calm night and a quiet beginning of the day. I do notice the gospel (one of your favorite chapters).
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The cooked clothes should be simple and modest, albeit festive. It is desirable that she is not screaming and too lush. For women - closed dresses and long skirts, bare parts of the body should not be. The head is also covered with a scarf, handkerchief or golk. The abundance of cosmetics on the face is not welcome. Perfume should be easy and not sharp.
Men in pants, no bridges or shorts, all sorts of t-shirts with large cutouts and wrestling do not wear. At the entrance, the headpiece is removed. Shoes for all visitors should be comfortable so that you can spend a long time without fatigue standing.
Religious rules prescribe a visit to the Orthodox Church on an empty stomach. No need to saturate. However, if a person is sick or a woman in a position, then it is not forbidden to eat.
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Sometimes you have to carry some things with you that you will not leave at the entrance (bags, packages). They can be taken with them, but it is advisable to do without them, as they will interfere be baptized and bow.
How to enter the church?
Believers are always included with the bow, and we can stand three times. To each bows there are words.
You can read the special prayer shown below in the photo.
At the same time you have to see the image of the Savior. Entering, especially for the first time, it is worth seeing, paying attention to the behavior of other people.
Behavior during service
If it is decided to go to the service, it is necessary to defend it to the end. After all, it is considered a victim of the Lord. Sitting during it is allowed only to be mad. Young and healthy stand.Cross put when there is a sloopfulness of St. Trinity and Christ. Under the priest of the temple, it is necessary to give him the road.
There are moments during the service, obliging the inclination of the head. This is done when opening and closing the royal gates.
It is impossible to walk along the temple and talk when you read the gospel, apply to icons, keep telephone conversations, chew something, dig in a bag or in your pocket, buy candles.
Rules for visitors to the Orthodox Church with Children
Parents must follow the behavior of their Chad. Do not allow them to make noise, run, jump and loudly laugh.
- If the child burst hard or spin, it is better to go to the courtyard.
- With the communion, also a restless kid gets closer towards the end of the service.
- It is impossible to leave at the time of service.
- Notes on health or rest are served in the bench.
Important advice, how to behave in the Church of the Orthodox
These recommendations will help decent to be prayer to God. Observing them, do not have to distract anyone from praying and not distracted by himself.
- Men are covered with a uncoated head, and women in scarves. Girls and young girls may also not cover their heads.
- Hold the words of the priest, to participate prayer with all souls.
- Kissing Icons Wrong. The relics of the saint - permitted in the man.
- The mobile phone is turned off.
- Use photo and video equipment only with the blessing of the abbot.
- It is impossible to go to church in inadequate condition (drunk, near drugs). Smoking - also sin.
- The space of the altar and saline should not cross. It is necessary to serve only face the iconostasis.
- No quarrels and comments to others.
- With animals to visit the church is prohibited.
- When submitting church notes, the names of the baptized and the innovants, suicides, unresolved are made there. If the name is not a Christian, then it is worth learn what was given when baptized, and to make it. Nothing is not necessary to write. Exception, if it is a clergy, then San is added abbreviated.
- Usually women are located on the left side of the room.
- With a blessing, the head must be inclined.
- Almighty is better to submit food, clothes.
What to talk about during repentance
Hasting, a person is only responsible for his own sins. He should not tell about someone else. Not all are listed, but only those that are conscious and cause a desire to change.Old sins that were already told and who were not repeated, confession is no longer mentioned in the sacrament. In the alohy for a long time to delay, it is necessary to remember about other people who want to confess.
How to take faithfulness
When approaching the holy bowl is called the name given during baptism. Hands crossed, mouth open. Communion swallows, the edges of the bowl kiss. Then the Orthodox leaves. Only after pickup icons can be kiced.
Seasoning children
To during the sacrament, the child, frightened, did not pushed his hand or a bowl, it must be held. By bringing it to the bowl, you should try to push the handles and legs freely.
If the child looked like, it should be calmed down. It is allowed to move aside or exit.
In any case, when something is incomprehensible, you can contact the question of the servants of the temple or more experienced people.