Every day of life is an invaluable gift from the Lord. And what a fuss, sometimes, these days go by! We are in such a hurry to live that we forget about gratitude to God for the time given to us. Let's stop for a second, take a break and go to the temple. How to enter the church and how to behave in it is described in the article.
When to go to the temple?
There is a joke in church circles: do not wait for delivery to the temple, go there yourself. Delivery means a funeral service, which, as you know, happens posthumously. Therefore, it is worth considering and visiting the church, while there is still strength and opportunity to come there with your own feet.
How to choose the time? In fact, everything is elementary. There are two options for visiting the temple: outside the service and coming to the service.
How to enter the church if the first option is selected?
- We find out the opening hours of the nearest temple.
- Choose a moment, go into it.
Just one or two and you're done. The same goes for attending church services. First we find out when it starts, and then we just come to the temple at the appointed time.
Going to church
The question of how to enter the church correctly may seem outdated. We are all a little bit, but we are faced with Christian traditions. Women know that you need to go to the temple in a scarf. And men, on the contrary, are supposed to enter under the arches of the church without a headdress. You may not even know about clothes and other accessories, they say, they go to the temple to God, and He looks at our hearts, and not at jeans and T-shirts.
Let's understand this issue. The Lord said that a woman should not have men's clothing. Our beloved trousers and jeans, although firmly included in the ladies' wardrobe, were not originally women's clothing. They were intended for men. Therefore, going to visit the temple, just follow these rules:
A woman needs to wear a skirt or dress. Moreover, the skirt should be long enough - knee-deep or lower.
It is worth dressing modestly, as closed as possible. T-shirts with short sleeves, sweaters with a neckline, transparent blouses leave to go out. The church is the house of God, it is more appropriate to put on a closed shirt with a long sleeve than a provocative blouse.
Please refrain from using lipstick. You decide to attach to the icons, but it will not be possible - you will stain the image. Ideally, when visiting a temple, it is undesirable to use makeup in general.
How to enter the church for men, what to wear? No shorts, T-shirts, wrestling shoes and other open clothes. Jeans or trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, in the cold season - a sweater or cardigan. Modestly, simply and without any problems, because any man has the listed clothes.
And again about women. During uncleanness (critical days) you cannot go to the temple. Wait a week, as required by the church charter, and then boldly go to the house of God.
If you are going to the service, come in advance, 15-20 minutes before the start. You will have time to calmly write and file notes, buy candles, and follow the icons. If you are late for service, then quietly stand in one place, you do not need to walk around the temple, applying to the icons. This can be done after service.
Learning to enter the temple
How to enter a church for a woman, a man and a child? The rules are the same for everyone. Approach the temple and see the domes - cross yourself three times and make three waist bows. At this point, you must pray inwardly or turn to the Lord in your own words. For example, thanking Him for bringing you to church.
Opposite the entrance to the cloister most often is the altar. It can immediately be recognized by its beautiful gates and its elevation. Baptize again three times, make three waist bows. Then you can go to the church shop for candles.
Service Behavior
How to enter the church, we found out. Now, let’s talk about how to behave during a service.
The fact that being late for him is disrespect for God, we have already indicated. It’s worthwhile to come in advance to have time to do everything you need. When you place candles, then pray in your own words. Ask God, the Virgin, and the saints, in front of whose images you put candles.
By the way, how to put them? First, slightly scorch the bottom of the candle, this is necessary in order for the wax to melt a little, and it is even in the candlestick. Then light the wick, put the burning candle in the candlestick. Baptize twice, make two nods (waist-lengths), kiss the image. Depart, again impose the sign of the cross on yourself, make one bow and talk with the saint.
As soon as the priest utters the words in the altar: "Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and forever and ever," know that the service has begun. And you can’t move around the temple until the end of the service. Choose your place, stand, listen to singing, pray to God together with other people.
Child in the temple
How to enter the church, we have already told. How to behave in the service, also found out. But what about when you come to the temple with a child? If everything is clear with the baby - he sleeps in the arms of mom or dad, then the preschooler and primary school student will not behave so calmly.
First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the descendant does not run around the temple, emitting loud cries. Alas, this is just a scourge in a modern church. Parents pray - children run and scream until one of the parishioners or ministers makes a remark to the parents. Moms and dads, watch out for the kids. If they are naughty, unwilling to obey, violate the majesty of the service with their cries and distract the worshipers, it is necessary to bring them out of the temple.
Conclusion
We figured out how to enter and leave the church correctly - crossing ourselves three times, making three bowing. There is nothing complicated in this science.