Spiritual developmentChristianity

A few tips on how to behave in a church

People come to church to thank God, to be morally cleansed, to repent of their sins. Undoubtedly, the prayers coming from the heart will surely be heard by the Lord.

But many people when visiting an Orthodox church face a significant obstacle, they do not know how to behave in the church. The rules are few and they are more of an ethical rather than a religious one. It is not worth considering as a dogma, but the following recommendations should be noted.

Women should wear a dress or a long skirt when visiting the temple. Do not come in pants, shorts or a sports suit.

Do not use lipstick and other cosmetics. After all, if you want to kiss the image, then the imprint of lipstick will not cause the clergy to delight.

It is desirable that all parishioners wear clothes with long sleeves regardless of the season.

Entering the temple must be quiet, without fuss, silently, behavior in the church should be decent. Men by the rules should take off their headgear, and women, on the contrary, tie up kerchiefs. If there is no handkerchief with you, then you can use the attendant, who is at the ticket office or ask the workers of the church.

Standing on the threshold of the temple, you can say the prayer "Our Father" or "Going to church". If they are not known, then you need to write them down on paper or even on the phone and read. It's better to do this than not say anything at all.

So, when a person enters the temple, he asks himself the question: what to do next, how to behave in the church?

First of all, you must bow three times. On holidays, they bow three times. It is also necessary to greet the parishioners by bowing to the right and then the left side. Some will find it difficult to cope with this task because of embarrassment and embarrassment. In this case, it is enough to make a regular bow and cross himself three times. Do not think about how it will look from the outside.

To learn how to behave in the church, when you need to be baptized, you need to closely monitor the servants of the temple. If the priest overshadows the Gospel, the holy cup, the image or the cross, at the same time one should bow and cross himself, in other cases simply bow to the head.

During the service, do not turn around, look at the parishioners, ask them about anything, keep their hands in their pockets, chew gum, talk on the phone, greet friends with their hands. If you really need to answer the call, then you need to get out of the temple, and it's better to turn off the phone or turn it into a silent mode.

When a service or confession takes place in the church, the rules forbid visiting the temple for women who have a monthly, it is believed that this defiles the holy house. Also at this time, you should not video or photograph without the permission of the priest.

Candles are required to be purchased before the service in a specially designated place for this purpose. And that the wax from the flame does not drip, they take a special piece of paper, which they pierce and put on a candle.

Glowing attributes can be put to icons by any hand. You can not do this in the process of service. Candles for health are put to any icon, and for the repose can be placed only on a special canon, having a square shape and located at the beginning of the temple.

When the service is over, a donation is made at will. For these purposes in the temple there are special boxes with a cutout, where you need to lower money. Everyone sacrifices how much he sees fit. Do not spy on people who make donations.

Leaving their church, it is necessary to cross, bow and walk with God.

In addition, in order to know how to behave in the church, it is always worth remembering the main rule: a true Christian is characterized by his faith, rather than the frequency of visiting the church, talking about spirituality or money donations.

Similar articles

 

 

 

 

Trending Now

 

 

 

 

Newest

Copyright © 2018 en.birmiss.com. Theme powered by WordPress.