The sacrament of baptism is a sacred rite held in an Orthodox church. The need arises for believing parents who want to give their baby a guardian angel who will protect their client and protect them from troubles. And it is important to conduct not only the rite itself, but also the preparation for it. Consider how a child is baptized, what is needed for this, and how should
parents behave.
Godfather choice
The first step is choosing the godparents. This is a very important step, which you need to prepare for thoroughly. It’s not recommended to invite hardly known people to such a responsible business, and friends will not always be able to fulfill their mission. Preference should be given to relatives - it can be brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and others. It is only necessary to observe one rule that the Lord himself established - spouses and couples in love cannot become godparents. Acceptors after the sacrament of baptism should not enter into an intimate relationship.
Conversational conversation
More recently, a new rule was introduced before the rite. It consists in the fact that the godparents must go through a reading conversation.
Some churches organize three meetings, others one. The conversations describe the
responsibilities of the godparents, the need for a ritual. At the end of the lecture, special cards are issued, with which the
child is subsequently
baptized. What you need to conduct public talks is to sign up in any church and listen to interesting and useful information for free.
Things for the baby
On the day of the baptism of the child, parents should have a clean, preferably white towel, baptismal set and cross stitch with them. The last two things, according to tradition, should be bought by the receivers. For a boy, an ordinary shirt consecrated in the church is suitable, and for a girl - a dress. There must be a bonnet. In the baptismal set, the baby is dressed after washing in the font. In addition, you need to take spare clothes, diapers, a pacifier and a bottle of water or milk with you.
Baptism
When a child is baptized, what is needed is to remain calm. Highly
often children begin to cry during the ritual, which is considered normal. In some cases, the mother is allowed to keep the baby herself, if he screams strongly. The baby’s baptism time is about 40 minutes.
The ritual itself consists in reading prayers and initiating the baby into a Christian. From now on, there will always be a guardian angel next to him, and God will be able to see him and fulfill his requests. The godparents, in turn, will have to help their godson all their lives and teach them prayers. From now on, they are the second mom and dad, who, if necessary, are obliged to take up the upbringing of the baby. And the child should love and respect them, as his real parents.
In addition, how much time is spent baptizing a child, what needs to be brought, and how to go through a reading talk, you need to find out in the church. There you can buy a cross and clothes for the baby.