Can unmarried girls baptize girls? Yes. To become a godmother, you need to have a firm faith in God, practice Orthodoxy, love the future goddaughter, as your daughter, and trust her parents as yourself. Age, marital status of the future godmother do not matter. The restriction for a believing girl can be only one: you can not baptize a child with her future husband. That is, you cannot become godparents for the same child to a couple who are dating and planning to start a family.
Superstition
Often, choosing future godparents, mom and dad ask themselves the question: is it possible for an unmarried girl to baptize the first girl? This is due to popular signs and superstitions, which have nothing to do with Orthodox teaching. For some reason, it is generally accepted that an unmarried godmother gives her happiness to her goddaughter. This is, in Russian speaking, "grandmother's tales." “According to your faith, let it be unto you,” is the true attitude to all signs and superstitions. "And you do not believe and will not come true," said the holy Monk Seraphim of Sarov about bad signs. If a girl believes with all her heart that she and her goddaughter find common happiness during the Sacrament, then this will be so. You can accept to evil say to yourself: "I thus invoke the blessing of God on my own happy marriage and motherhood." And, believe me, this is exactly what will come true, if you believe for real. So, is it possible to baptize unmarried girls? And it is possible, and necessary, if you responsibly approach your future rank.
If a child is baptized together, you cannot marry
Can a unmarried girl be baptized ? The girl is baptized by the godmother, the boy is the godfather. But at the same time, they often invite for the girl and father, for the boy - and the mother. Here an important condition arises, which can become an obstacle to the choice of a person for the role of godmother or godmother. It is very sweet, it seems, when the future couple holds their feelings together by the joint baptism of a baby. This is often done by people who are ignorant of church canons. The fact is that perceivers (godparents), when performing the Sacrament, enter into spiritual kinship. This is an obstacle. If the couple subsequently wishes to get married, they will be refused. It is forbidden to perform the Sacrament of the Wedding on people who are in such kinship, that is, they are spiritual parents of the same baby.
In our time, such stories also happen: mom and dad get divorced, then dad wants to marry a godmother. Such marriages are not blessed either. The answer to the question: "is it possible to baptize unmarried girls?" the following: it is possible, if a girl is going to become a nun, simply took a vow of celibacy, and also if the godfather does not participate in baptism or is not her likely bridegroom.
What does it mean to be godmother
"You can not baptize the first girl unmarried girl!" - categorically declares a popular sign. Answer: it does not matter what gender the child is, the first or tenth. It is important to treat the upcoming Sacrament responsibly. The baby does not yet and cannot have her faith, the baby is baptized by the faith of his or her receiver (recipient). The girl gives God a word that will lead this crumb to Him. The spiritual mother becomes the guardian of faith and piety for the goddaughter. At Last Judgment, godparents will answer for the sins of their godchildren, for living outside the Church, outside Christ's faith. That is, if the girl herself doesn’t really believe or knows that the parents of the future goddaughter will not bring her up in the Orthodox faith, it is better to refuse the proposed role. You can baptize the daughter of unbelieving parents, provided that the godmother will be able to take an active part in the upbringing, for example, a governess or a very close relative. A good example: a believing girl baptizes a baby from the child’s home in which she works, knowing firmly that the education of her goddaughter will fall on her shoulders for at least the next few years. But in no case should children be baptized to people who are atheists, Gentiles (Muslims, Buddhists, etc.) or unchurched (those who do not attend church services more than once every few months, and do not receive Communion at least once a year )
How to prepare
It is best to ask the priest who will perform this Sacrament about how to properly prepare the future godmother for the Sacrament of Baptism . Most churches have special discussions on how to prepare for yourself and prepare a child for parents and future recipients. If in the church where the Baptism will take place, there is no such possibility, and the priest for some reason could not devote time to the future godmothers, then you can purchase the appropriate literature. In any case, it is advisable for the godmother to take communion on the day of the Sacrament or on the eve of the sacrament, having done the necessary preparation before this. It’s good to be able to find time to read the gospel during the week before baptism. It is imperative that all week before and during the time of the Sacrament itself, it is necessary to pray from the bottom of our hearts to God and the Mother of God for a blessing for ourselves and the baptist, to ask for help in fulfilling our obligations. Can unmarried girls baptize girls? Any girl or woman who can seriously, responsibly, reverently approach her role in the Sacrament and the whole future life of a child can baptize a girl.