How to behave properly in a church, an Orthodox church, at the entrance to the church, a temple: rules, memo. How to behave in the church and the temple in the service, confession, funeral service, soborning, liturgy, requiem, sacrament, wedding?

The article will tell you about the rules that exist in the church and how to behave properly in the church.

How to go to church for the first time, how to behave at the entrance?

The church is a special world, where there are rules and regulations. That is why, people visiting the church and the temple, must adhere to strict standards of conduct. This frightens those who have not previously visited the church or visited rarely. Nevertheless, it is necessary to walk in it and therefore it is necessary to get acquainted with the basic nuances of the Orthodox church, whether it be pre-holiday or ordinary days.

IMPORTANT: If you visit the temple of God during the festive season, you should know that on this occasion the church should come much earlier than the service begins. The service time is usually written on the door of the church, so that everyone knows.

A man and a woman should be visited in clean and neat clothes. It should not be expensive and refined, but its accuracy is a sign of respect to the Lord and His house( church, temple).A man should wear a shirt and trousers that could cover his arms and legs( preferably).So give up short-sleeved T-shirts, T-shirts and shorts. Also, the church should not wear clothes that are too bright or with provocative bright pictures, inscriptions, holes, cuts. Cover the head of a man is not necessary, on the contrary, you need to remove any panama, cap, hat or hat.

Women in the church should wear modest clothes that would cover the figure and not tighten it. Be sure to hide the chest and shoulders, close the long skirt of the leg( the shortest skirt should be no higher than the knees).The most important thing to wear to women is a headscarf. The fact is that the covered female head in the temple is a sign of respect to the Lord, because he is the master of his house and therefore, entering the church, one must obey his rules.

IMPORTANT: Women can not visit the church during menstruation and at a time when blood still remains after delivery. Such a violation will show your disrespect for the Lord and defile the church.

Before you approach the temple, you should be in front of its main entrance, look at the cross( it should be on doors or gates) and cross three times, each time bowing. This is a kind of greeting with the Lord and a sign that you are an Orthodox person. After you overcome the entrance doors, you do not immediately get into the church, and in the porch - a special place in the form of a small corridor. Here you should cross again three times and only then go into the church hall itself.

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Where is it better to stand in church?

The value of an Orthodox person is to glorify the Lord. That's why he goes to church and in prayerful communication tells God about his problems, successes, doubts and fears to find the only important decision and help. If you came to the temple in advance( about 15 minutes before the start of the service) you should put candles or write special notes for worship.

You can borrow in the church absolutely any convenient place that you like in the hall. There is only one main rule for compliance( it is not always observed and not everywhere) - during the service, women should become on the left, and men - on the right. If you find a sufficient amount of free space in the hall, it is important not to become where there is a main passage.

IMPORTANT: Remember, the place you occupy should be only yours until the end of the service. Walk around the church, change your place - you can not. Similarly, one can not loudly welcome friends and relatives, talk with them, distract others from prayers.

You can also occupy a seat in a temple and sit. In the church there are always special benches, but they are needed only for those who can not stand for a long time due to health or ill-being( sick people, people with missing or damaged lower limbs, small children and age-old people).Sitting on the lava should be modest, not setting and not throwing his feet.

In any case, try to behave in the church with restraint, without shoving your hands into your pockets, putting them behind your back and not folding them on your chest. To stand in the temple is necessary because in this way you appear before God, opening your heart and soul. It can also be assumed that the vertical position of the body, elevates human purpose.

Where to stand in church?

How to behave in church and temple in the service, what to do, how to be baptized?

As already mentioned, if there is a service in the church, one should come to the temple in advance. Any Orthodox holiday or an important day( like, for example, Sunday) requires an Orthodox person to be neat and tidy. You should choose modest, but beautiful clothes: clean, ironed, light. Just have to brush your hair and wash. Women should not impose a thick layer of cosmetics, refuse it at all or use it in minimal quantities.

Modest clothes require modest behavior. Be also affable, joyful and happy from visiting the church. To be baptized is before the entrance to the church, in the porch and before the images. If you are in the service, listen to prayers and look after the clergy. Baptize every time one of them begins to be baptized, even if you can not clearly make out the words.

IMPORTANT: An Orthodox person is always baptized, folding all the fingers of his right hand into a handful. Touch the forehead with your fingers, then the abdomen and only then the right and left shoulder. Thus, you "paint" on yourself the cross of the Lord, blessing and purifying yourself.

How to be baptized?

How to behave in a church and a temple in confession?

Confession is a special church ordinance, during which an Orthodox person tries to "open his heart and soul" before a priest and ask forgiveness from the Lord for his sins. People who have never confessed to God are always worried about not knowing how to behave, what to say and what questions to ask.

Many church ministers call this the "second baptism" sacrament, because during repentance the person's soul is purified."Purifying the soul" follows when you feel desire for it. Human nature is considered weak and because of infirmity, people commit sins even after repentance, which distances them from God.

Repentance and confession are a necessity for the salvation of the human soul. It is important to learn for yourself that only a sincere confession of sins will allow you to get rid of them, throwing off the "stone" from your soul. Telling about your life to your father, remember everything from a young age. It is known that only those people who admit in all their sins can get to Paradise.

While repent, do not be afraid to seem ridiculous, lost and in no way be ashamed of your words. If you have offended someone, be sure to ask these people for forgiveness before or after the confession. Forgive and their offenders. Confessing is better in the evening, so that in the morning service one does not feel the burden of their sins. If you go to repentance for the first time, inform the clergyman about it, that he sent you and did not let you get upset at an important moment.

How to confess?

How to behave in church and temple on the burial service?

A funeral service is an obligatory procedure for an Orthodox person, which is performed only by a clergyman. This is done at home or in the church( at will and the possibilities of the family).The meaning of the funeral service is that the priest reads prayers( which are as melodic as the songs), lights a special lamp that emits smoke. This is all necessary only to purify the soul before it leaves the body and flies to heaven to God.

Those who face a burial service for the first time often feel uncomfortable. To be afraid of this process it is not necessary, after all, the funeral service is a good procession that facilitates the suffering of the soul. While the priest reads the prayers, try to listen to them carefully and understand them. It's common for people to stand around the grave with the deceased and hold a lit candle in their hands.

IMPORTANT: If you do not relate yourself to the Orthodox, have another faith or simply believe that it does not exist, just stand in procession without attracting attention to yourself or your behavior, or words, or face. Your calm behavior is a tribute to all those present who have lost a loved one.

How to behave in the church and the temple at the sobor?

Soborovanie is a special sacrament, which is important for believing people. The purpose of this procession is healing from any ailments and mental traumas. In some ways this mystery can be compared with the confession of the priest, because it also releases the person's sins. But unlike repentance, several priests carry out the sobor.

Soborovanie can take place in the temple or at home( in the event that parishioners do not have the opportunity due to illness to get to the church).Soborovanie is not a funeral service for the soul and not the last pleas of a dying person. Yes, very often it is conducted, as the last hope to recover. Nevertheless, the Sobor is called upon to give the believer strength and hope for the future.

The ritual performed in the temple has three main parts:

• Prayer singing
• Sanctification of
• Anointing of

IMPORTANT: First the whole church should pray and be baptized. After that each believer takes communion, puts on seven candles and the priest prepares for sanctification. Only then does the anointing take place.

Sobding

How to behave in the church and temple at the Liturgy?

Liturgy is a procession during which the believer communicates with the Holy Spirit. During the Liturgy, many hymns and prayers are performed. This ritual is distinguished by its importance for the church and the duration, during which one should stand for a long time, pray a lot and be baptized.

In addition, when attending the Liturgy, you should always wear modest and clean clothes, as a tribute to the Lord. During the procession, you should read aloud a lot of prayers, for example, "the symbol of faith", if you do not know them by heart - take prayers with you.

How to behave in a church and a temple at a funeral service?

Memorial service( reading prayers for the deceased) is held after the Liturgy. To give notes with names for prayerful remembrance follows even before the beginning of the Liturgy. At a funeral service, you should never make noise and talk loudly with someone, let alone laugh and draw attention to yourself. It is necessary to fully realize the seriousness and tragedy of this procession, so as not to be able to somehow cloud and offend those present.

If you are very emotional, try not to quarrel with anyone at a memorial service, do not push anyone or wave your arms. Everything that accompanies a memorial service( discussion of the deceased or their remembrance) should be postponed until the moment you leave the church. During and after the requiem, you can light candles in front of the faces of saints and read their prayers.

How to behave in a church?

How to behave in the church and the church at the sacrament?

Communion is a meaningful procession for an Orthodox person, during which he attends the Body of Christ, eating the sacred bread( his flesh) and sucking out the sacred wine( his blood).Communion is always a voluntary and conscious decision of every believer.

Communion requires certain moments:

• Observance of the spiritual and physical fasting
• Observance of the prayer mode: in the morning and in the evening
• Regular reading of the spiritual literature
• Visiting the church
• Confession

IMPORTANT: If you are present at the sacrament, you should fully realize the importance of this sacrament and in no waycase not to attract attention. Take your place in the church, earnestly pray and be baptized every time your father does it.

How to behave in church and temple at the wedding?

Wedding is a recognition of God by a marriage union of a man and a woman. At the wedding, it is customary to come with a pure soul and heart, both the newlywed couple and the guests present. For this reason, it is important to wear clean, light and neat clothes, to cover women's head.

The whole procession is under the guidance of the priest and therefore it is customary at the wedding to listen carefully to his words and follow his actions, repeating prayers and crossing himself at the right time. Try not to attract attention and not to break the silence in the temple, you can not laugh and talk, if you have tears, just silently wipe them, but do not get hysterical.

Wedding

Parental Saturday: how to behave in the temple?

Parental Saturday is necessary so that every Orthodox believer can remember the deceased relatives and order a funeral service for them. Before the action begins, you should send a note with the names of deceased friends and relatives and only after that put the candles for them at the panikhid table.

Listen to all the hymns of the priest and read with him the prayers. In memory of those people who have passed away, you can also give alms to those who ask about the church. The donations of the church and the products that can be brought with you before the procession to the temple are also good( they are left on a special table near the panikhid table).

How to leave the church?

Leaving the church should be, giving a share of honor and respect to the Lord, just as you did at the entrance to it. After leaving the church hall, worship him and cross himself three times. Do the same when you go outside the front door.

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