The sacrament of baptism is a sacred rite performed 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 correctly 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 they should
behave parents.
Choice of godparents
The first step is choosing godparents. This is a very important step that you need to prepare for thoroughly. It is not recommended to invite hardly familiar people for such a responsible business, and friends will not always be able to fulfill their mission. Preference should be given to relatives - these 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. Receivers after the sacramentbaptisms should not have intimate relationships.
Announcement conversation
Most recently, a new rule was introduced before the ceremony. It lies in the fact that the godparents must go through an open conversation.
Some churches organize three meetings, others one. At conversations, the duties of godparents are told, about the need for a ritual. At the end of the lecture, special cards are issued, with which the child is baptized in the future. What you need to conduct categorical talks is to sign up at any church and listen to interesting and useful information for free.
Baby stuff
On the day of the child's christening, parents should have a clean, preferably white towel, a baptismal set and a pectoral cross with them. The last two things, according to tradition, should be bought by the recipients. For a boy, an ordinary shirt consecrated in a church is suitable, and for a girl, a dress. There must also be a cap. The baby is dressed in the baptismal set after washing in the font. Additionally, you need to take spare clothes, diapers, a pacifier and a bottle of water or milk with you.
Christenings
When a baby is being baptized, what is needed is to remain calm. Very
often children begin to cry during the ritual, which is considered normal. In some cases, the mother is allowed to hold the baby herself if he screams a lot. Baptism time for a baby is about 40 minutes.
The ritual itself isreading prayers and dedicating a baby to a Christian. From now on, a guardian angel will always be next to him, and God will be able to see him and fulfill his requests. Godparents, in turn, will have to help their godson all their lives and teach him prayers. From now on, they are the second mom and dad, who, if necessary, are obliged to take over the upbringing of the baby. And the child should love and respect them as their real parents.
In addition, you need to find out in the church about how long the baptism of the child takes, what you need to bring and how to go through the announcement. There you can also buy a cross and clothes for the baby.
