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And also for listening to the Word of God. Those who attend services regularly know the rules of conduct in an Orthodox church.
Those who come only for holidays are often lost, because they do not know that there are recommendations and rules that should be followed. This is necessary so that the visit to church goes correctly and the person does not disturb anyone.
How to behave correctly in the temple
Rules of conduct in an Orthodox church are a set of recommendations, knowledge of which and implementation will help to defend the service correctly, without disturbing anyone and receiving from it maximum benefit. This does not mean that for failure to comply with someone’s point, a person will be expelled from the church without the right to return, but the implementation of these recommendations will allow this time to be spent in reverence and reverence before the Lord.
Communion in an Orthodox church
Communion is performed after confession and the priest's prayer of permission, with the exception of children under 7 years old - they can receive communion just like that. The process of taking communion is as follows:
- After the announcement of Communion, one must slowly, without haste, approach Holy Communion.
- While waiting for your turn, there is no need to push or wave your arms - this is a holy sacrament.
- Having received communion, you must kiss the Chalice and leave.
- Drink the drink standing on the table nearby.
- Venerate the priest's Cross and cross yourself.
During the Divine Liturgy, you can give notes to the priest about the health of loved ones and the repose of the dead. You can serve them in the same place where you can buy candles before the service.
General rules
Appearance is important to everyone. Church service obliges a person to look neat and dignified, without leading anyone into seduction and temptation. You must come to church in clothes that are considered appropriate for the person’s gender: men in trousers, women in skirts.
How should a woman dress in church?
Unacceptable for the church:
- swimsuit;
- sportswear;
- clothes that are too revealing, bright and shiny for going to a disco or other provocative things.
Immodest clothing causes condemnation and temptation from others. A person comes to the temple to communicate and worship the Lord, and not for a fashion show. Strict clothing obliges a person to conduct himself with dignity and respect.
There is no need to pour a bottle of perfume on yourself during the service - the room is usually stuffy and someone may feel ill from the perfume. You need to give up cloying and pungent odors and limit yourself to taking a shower and applying deodorant.
Makeup should be invisible, and clothing with non-Christian symbols is also unacceptable.
Sign of the Cross
You need to be baptized slowly, together with everyone.
Making the sign of the cross is simple:
- connect the thumb, index and middle fingers of your right hand together;
- fold the remaining two and press them to the palm of your hand;
- right hand successively touch the forehead, center of the abdomen, right and left shoulder.
The sign of the cross is made during the reading of the Gospel, blessing by the priest, glorification of the Trinity and Christ, proclamations, communion and veneration of icons, as well as during incense.
Sign of the Cross
For women
There are more rules for women in the temple:
When going to church, you need to realize why go there at all? Apply war paint and look for suitors or communicate and worship the Lord who sees the soul. Provocative clothes and makeup is a sign of immodesty.
Appearance of a woman in church
For men
For men, the rules are simpler, but they also exist:
- do not wear a hat in the church building - it must be removed before entering;
- have a neat and decent appearance;
- refuse sports or work clothes;
- to be shaved;
- refuse jeans, open T-shirts or transparent clothes (mesh T-shirts);
- do not smoke or drink before visiting the temple for 5-6 hours;
- It is best to wear a classic suit or trousers with a shirt;
- behave modestly and respectfully;
- stop on the right side of the building.
The rules for visiting a temple are important because it is not just a meeting of a community or commune, but a meeting of believers. People who do not attend services usually closely watch how Orthodox Christians go to church and how they behave during services.
However, the biggest problem remains the judgment of young people who come to church for the first time. Regardless of their appearance and behavior, you need to show leniency towards them and not speak rudely or lecture - gently correct them and help with advice, this will be right.
How to behave correctly in an Orthodox church
“Let everything be done decently and in order.”
Corinthians ap. Pavla 14.40
The Church is the place of the presence of God and one should dwell in it with reverence and love. Having entered it, sign yourself with the sign of the cross and make three small bows, remembering that the Lord Himself mysteriously and truly dwells in the altar, on the throne, in the Holy Gifts.
Before making a bow, you need to sign yourself with the sign of the cross and then make a bow; if it’s small, then you need to bow your head so that you can reach the ground with your hand; with a great (earthly) bow, you need to bend both knees together and reach the ground with your head. The sign of the cross should be depicted on oneself correctly, with reverence, slowly, joining together the first three fingers of the right hand as a sign that God is the One and Equal Trinity, and the remaining two fingers folded and bent towards the palm in commemoration of the fact that Jesus Christ is God and man who came to our earth for the sake of salvation. The right hand (right hand) folded in this way should be placed first on the forehead, so that the Lord will enlighten our mind, then on the belly, in order to tame the flesh that wars on the spirit and sanctify our feelings, and then on the right and left shoulders - to sanctify our bodily strength.
Then say a short prayer:
God, be merciful to me, a sinner (bow).
God, cleanse me, a sinner, and have mercy on me (bow).
Who created me, Lord, forgive me! (bow).
You need to come to the temple at the very beginning of the service. If the service has begun, stand on specific place and listen intently to the readings and chants. You should not shake hands with your acquaintances; greet them with a silent bow, do not talk or move from place to place during the service. There is a pious rule to come to the Liturgy on an empty stomach, even if one does not receive communion that day.
Upon entering the temple, it is customary to venerate the “festive” icon lying on a lectern in the middle of the church and make small bows before the icons of the Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Mother of God and saints (if the service has not started at this time). Before the service begins, you can light candles in front of one image or another, which are purchased at the entrance in a “candle box” - this is our small contribution - a sacrifice to the Church. You should not pass between the Royal Doors and the lectern, but when you pass in front of the lectern, make a small bow, making the sign of the cross.
Men, according to ancient custom, stand on the right side of the temple, and women on the left. Men, according to the Apostle Paul, should be in the temple without a headdress, and women should have their heads covered. Women should not come to church in trousers, short or open dresses, or wear cosmetics - for the Lord does not look at the faces, but at the hearts of people.
In church, during worship, you are supposed to stand facing the altar. You can sit due to weakness or illness, when the main sacred rites are not performed. Before the start of any service, three bows are required. During all services, while reading or singing “Come, let us worship...”, with three times “Alleluia...”, with “Holy God...”; to “Be the Name of the Lord...”; to “Glory to God in the highest” and with the exclamation of the priest “Glory to Thee, Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee.” Only in the middle of the reading of the Six Psalms are no bows made, but the sign of the cross is performed.
Sign yourself with the sign of the cross and make a bow from the waist: during the litanies, with the exclamation “Lord, have mercy” or “Give, Lord,” together with the clergyman; when a clergyman overshadows those present in the church with a cross, or a Gospel, or a Chalice, or a holy icon.
When starting to read or sing the Creed, reading the Gospel, the Apostle or proverbs, one is supposed to make the sign of the cross without bowing.
When the priest says: “Peace to all,” “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ...”, “Bow your heads to the Lord”; While reading the Gospel, burning incense, lighting candles, or blessing with your hand, you should bow your head.
Thus there must be a distinction between worship before a shrine and before people, even if they are sacred. When accepting the blessing of a priest or bishop, Christians fold their palms crosswise, placing the right on the left, and kiss the right hand of the blessing, but do not cross themselves before doing this. This custom recalls that this hand held the Holy Cup of the Eucharist.
When applying (kissing) the Holy Gospel, holy relics and icons, one should bow in due order, without haste and without crowding, two bows before kissing and one after kissing the shrine. When kissing icons of the Savior, you should kiss the foot (in the case of half-length images, the hand); to icons Mother of God and saints - in the hand; to the icon of the miraculous image of the Savior and to the icon of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist - in a braid of hair.
Prostrations should be made at the end of the prayer “We sing to You”; at the end of the prayer “It is worthy to eat”; at the beginning of the “Our Father” prayer, when bringing out the Holy Gifts for communion, during the blessing of the Holy Gifts; exclamation “Always, now and ever and unto ages of ages” and “Theotokos and Mother of light...”
One should not make prostrations and kneel after communion of the Holy Mysteries and on Sundays, great holidays, as well as from Holy Easter to Pentecost, from the Nativity of Christ to the Epiphany of the Lord (Svyatka), since on these days our reconciliation with God is remembered.
By being late for the start of the service or leaving before its end, a person shows disrespect for the Sacrament. In case of emergency, you can leave, but not while reading the Gospel and celebrating the Eucharist.
You should not move around, buy or light candles, or venerate icons during important points services:
when the priest comes out with the censer,
when reading the Six Psalms,
when bringing out the Gospel and during its reading,
while singing “Mercy of the World...” until the priest exclaims “First remember...”
while singing the Creed and “Our Father”,
when taking out the Holy Chalice (Chalice).
The care of the Holy Church for us continues even after the service, so that we do not lose the grace-filled mood that, by the grace of God, we were awarded in church. The Church commands us to disperse after the service in reverent silence, with thanksgiving to God, with prayer that the Lord will grant us to always visit His holy monastery until the end of our lives.
The saving power of church prayers, chants and readings depends on the feeling with which our hearts and minds receive them. Therefore, if it is impossible to bow down for one reason or another, then it is better to humbly ask the Lord for forgiveness than to violate church decorum.
But it is absolutely necessary to delve into everything that happens during church services in order to be nourished by it. Only then will everyone warm their heart, awaken their conscience, revive their withered soul and enlighten their mind.
For a person who enters a church for the first time, everything seems incomprehensible and mysterious - how many times should one cross oneself, where should one put the candles, how should one address others? Indeed, there are special rules of behavior in the church. You should know them before entering the sacred vaults - firstly, so that you yourself feel confident, and secondly, so as not to disturb anyone during the service.
Appearance
Many have heard that a woman should enter church with her head covered with a scarf. An entire industry has already grown up around similar headdresses. In fact, the rule only applies married women, does not apply to girls and children. It’s just that modernity has made its own adjustments to the ancient tradition. Definitely, you need to cover your head so as not to incur the wrath of the “grandmothers”. It is better to sacrifice your own convenience, but not to provoke a conflict.
There are other rules of behavior for women in the church.
- It is not customary to wear trousers. If you come by just to light a candle, the main thing is to throw on a scarf. Only models of trousers with a low waist, when the bare navel sticks out, can cause criticism. In this form they may even ask you to leave. However, if you are deliberately going to serve, purchase long dress or a skirt, preferably to the floor. The temple is not a place to show off your figure or fashion trends.
- You should also avoid blouses with open shoulders and neckline. It's not good to seduce with your appearance. By the way, if you call yourself a Christian, it is a sin to dress like that in everyday life, then post half-naked photos on social networks. This is a manifestation of pride, and this behavior also provokes sinful thoughts in other people.
- You should not paint your eyebrows, eyelashes, and especially your lips too thickly, because believers venerate icons and crosses. Someone then has to erase your lipstick marks from the shrine, is that pleasant?
- It is also undesirable to perfume yourself heavily - perhaps not everyone will like it for a long time inhale the aroma of your perfume. In addition, people with poor health and children often go to church - some of them may be allergic to smells.
To behave correctly in church, you need to think - why are you going there? Looking for a groom, showing off your beauty or praying? Then many questions will disappear by themselves.
Men must take off their hats when entering the church. Appearance should be neat and decent - many come to duty in their best suit. Sweatpants and T-shirts, especially transparent ones, are inappropriate. You should shave and do not smoke before entering the temple. You cannot come to church drunk. The clergy and other people present should be treated with respect; if this is not so, then you probably shouldn’t enter.
How to behave at work
The service at first seems very confusing and long. To understand it, you can read special literature, attend catechism courses at the temple. The rules of behavior are quite simple.
The main thing is to avoid conversations and not move from place to place. You must not be late; it is not customary to light candles or approach the icons during the service. Notes must be submitted in advance. Where to stand does not play a special role. Previously men and women stood separately during the service; now there is no such rule. If you came for the first time, go to where the other men are. Over time, you will begin to navigate better.
- Temples usually do not have changing rooms. If there is, leave your outerwear there, just take out valuables, money and keys from your pockets - thieves also come into the church, for some people nothing is sacred. Very expensive fur coats You should not leave it unattended - stand in it, or take a bag that will fit your clothes and place it next to you.
During censing, it is customary to part ways to give room to the priest. Several times during the service he goes around the entire temple with a censer, fumigating the parishioners. Usually the passage is cleared by churchwomen - women who keep order during the service. Therefore, if you are asked to leave, do so. No one will bother you needlessly. In general, be prepared to receive a reprimand - after all, for beginners in the church everything is new. Over time, the rules of behavior will become clear and natural.
During the liturgy, it is customary for the choir to sing the Creed and the Our Father; one must learn the texts of these prayers by heart. It is not customary to sit in church. However, if you are tired or feel ill, you can go out and take a sip fresh air, stretch your legs, then slowly return. If you are sick, take your medicine with you - there are no doctors on duty in churches. Those who cannot stand for a long time can sit and listen to the service.
Morning and evening service
Communion is celebrated during the Liturgy, it is held in the morning. If they started singing prayers in chorus, it means that it will begin soon, it’s time to prepare the children. Parents with babies approach the Cup first. Then the older children, then everyone else. If they let you through, go ahead, there should be a competition to see who is kinder. Bow silently and pass. By the way, in Orthodox Church It is customary to greet acquaintances this way. Conversations and heated exchanges of news should be postponed until later.
At the evening service before the holidays, there is often a litia - a special rite of vespers, during which everyone is blessed with a special oil. Before this, you need to venerate the icon, then go to the priest, he will anoint your forehead. Then bow slightly, venerate your hand (usually a cross is given on the handrails), step away, and take the consecrated bread. You can eat it in the temple or take it with you.
If the service is on the eve of communion, confession usually takes place in the evening, this is done on a first-come, first-served basis. Before approaching the priest, it is customary to bow to other parishioners with the words: “Forgive me.” People will bow back. The rules of conduct in church, although they do not exclude ordinary politeness, still differ from the generally accepted ones. When saying goodbye to a person, for example, it is customary to say not “goodbye,” but to wish the “Guardian Angel” so that the person gets home safely.
Before leaving the temple, it is customary to approach the images and bow to the festive icon. Bows can be from the waist (most often), or to the ground - during Lent. If in doubt, watch how others come out and do the same.
Interaction with the clergy
In the church special treatment to the priests. It is customary to take a blessing from them. Before leaving, they also come for a blessing. It is not necessary to approach every priest if there are many of them. It is enough to fold your hands on your chest and bow with the words: “Bless, honest fathers.” If there is a bishop in the church, then only he is blessed, the others only bow.
Usually all the clergy leave before the meeting with the bishop, and in this case it is not customary to disturb the decorum in the church; choose another time to talk with your confessor. A personal blessing is taken from the bishop after the service, when he leaves the altar. Everyone does it differently, if they didn’t notice you, you shouldn’t be offended - God’s grace will not pass you by.
- You can make an appointment at the diocesan administration if you have a specific case. The rules of conduct in the church allow the address to Bishops - “Lord”.
- Instead of the usual greeting, you should say: “Bless you,” fold your palms one on top of the other, the right one should be on top. Then it is customary to kiss one’s hand as a sign of respect not for the person of the clergyman, but for God, from whom he received holy orders.
- Some priests themselves do not allow their hand to be kissed, placing it on the head of their spiritual children. And in this case, the blessing is considered received.
While in church, you can talk with the priest about parish affairs. If the matter is serious, you may be invited to the office. It is customary to discuss spiritual issues in confession. It is customary to call Orthodox priests “father” in person; they themselves should call themselves “priest,” “archpriest.”
- Rules of conduct strictly prohibit coquetry with clergy. For this, the priest himself can be punished, up to and including defrocking. It is not customary to be interested in the details of the priest’s personal life - who his wife is, how many children they have, where they live, what salary they receive, etc. This is indecent. The priest will tell you everything you need to know himself.
Usually, church attendants monitor how the rules of conduct are followed. There is no need to be offended if a churchwoman comes up and asks for something. In the Orthodox Church it is not customary to disturb anyone in vain. Over time, you yourself will understand how to behave correctly in church. Until then, patience and attention must be exercised. God bless you!
Rules of conduct in church
In times of trial, a person strives for God. His soul asks for holy place- to church. To find answers to your questions, to find peace. Both secular places and church places have their own basic rules and dress code. It is imperative to follow them. Otherwise, the parishioners will reprimand you, because... misbehavior will hurt their feelings. And your mood will deteriorate. During the tsarist reign, people were taught how to behave correctly in church; now they have to find out the information on their own.
Prepare in advance for going to church:- Choose appropriate clothing. Women wear long-sleeve sweaters and skirts below the knee, preferably to the floor. The head must be covered with a scarf or stole. The main thing is to hide your hair. Be as natural as possible. You should not wear makeup, even say “No” to hygienic lipstick. Men similarly choose clothes that cover the body as much as possible. It is not recommended to wear shorts, even in hot weather. Opt for loose-fitting clothes.
- If you plan to attend a service, find out the service start time in advance. Usually the schedule hangs on a board in the vestibule - a place located on the street territory of the temple. Buy candles there. The Church does not take kindly to candles purchased in regular stores. Come to the service early, 15-20 minutes in advance. If you are still late, do not come in, because... you will prevent people from praying. Just wait until the end of the service and light a candle for health or repose.
- 1 time on the street in front of the church entrance;
- 1 time in front of the doors to the church;
- 3 times on the threshold of the church;
- 3 times at the main icon in the center, then touch it with your lips;
- 3 times at the exit from the church;
- 1 time near the icon.
- Place candles in front of the icon. Light the wick from any burning candle, and then lightly melt the bottom tip of your candle. So that she stands straight and stable.
- If someone else's candle goes out, you are allowed to light it again. You can’t put out other people’s candles, but you can do your own.
- Place the candle for repose on a candlestick specially designated for this purpose. He has square shape and a small crucifix.
It is important to behave correctly in church. This is a manifestation of respect for others, adherence to traditions.
Instructions
When preparing to visit the temple, think about what you want to tell God, what to pray about, what to repent of.
For service you should dress modestly, cleanly and neatly. It is advisable for women to wear a long skirt with a blouse or a dress that hides the shoulders, chest and legs above the knees, and cover their heads with a scarf. Makeup should be minimal, and it is better not to paint your lips. Men must wear trousers and a shirt; shorts and T-shirts are not allowed, and headwear must be removed when entering the temple.
To light candles, give notes, and pray at the images of saints, come to the church in advance, 15-20 minutes before the start of the service. When entering the temple, cross yourself three times with your right hand and bow. Turn off your mobile phone, get rid of extraneous thoughts.
Upon entering the church, submit notes about the health and repose of relatives, friends, and acquaintances. Light candles: for the repose - on the eve with a small crucifix, which is different from others rectangular shape, and for health - on any candlestick. Venerate the images of saints, touching the lower part of the icon with your lips.
Try to find a place where you can see and hear everything. If it is difficult to stand throughout the service, sit on the bench for a while, but be sure to stand when the royal doors open and during the reading of the Gospel. Don't turn your back to the altar.
During the service, do not look around, do not look at the parishioners, do not talk, and do not be distracted from prayers and chants. You cannot walk around the temple and pass candles. If you come to the temple with children, explain to them that they need to be quiet, not make noise and not run around.
When the clergy make the sign of the cross, the Gospel, the holy cup or image, cross yourself and bow your head, and when making the sign of the cross, censer or candles, you only need to bow. When praising the Holy Trinity or Jesus, at the beginning and end of each prayer, as well as on the words “Lord, have mercy” and “Give, Lord,” one should be baptized.
You can remember the entire order of worship with experience, but if you don’t have that, then just do the same as the others: cross yourself, make bows or bows to the ground, bow your head, sing, etc.
It is advisable to defend the entire service, perceiving it not as a duty, but as a sacrifice to God. If for some reason you need to leave before it ends, try to do it in such a way as not to disturb other parishioners.
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- How to behave correctly in the Temple
Any person, even an atheist, may have a situation when he needs to go and attend service. In order not to offend the feelings of believers and not to show yourself as a person of low culture, you will need to follow the rules and meet the requirements that apply to appearance and the behavior of parishioners.
Instructions
Special rules exist for women who are planning to attend a church service. IN Orthodox church all of them must enter with their heads covered with scarves or scarves and in skirts below the knees. Hands should also be covered. Men, on the other hand, are required to remove their hats when entering the church. If you are on the road and cannot change clothes, then when entering many churches you will find boxes containing scarves and wraparound skirts. Put them on and, when leaving, take them off and carefully fold them and put them back. When you are about to go to work, take off your makeup; some strict priests may make a remark when they see bright nail polish.
In churches, services take place three times a day. You can freely enter and go to pray, light candles to any icon, only if there is no service. When you specifically intend to attend a service, arrive early, enter the church before it begins, and take a seat. free space. Before doing this, do not forget to turn off your mobile phone. You should not get ahead of those who have already gathered in anticipation of her. Stand calmly, do not move from place to place, do not turn your head, looking for friends. Be prepared to stand for two to three hours.