A wedding is a sacred church rite, during which loving people transfer their thoughts, aspirations and lives into each other's hands, and make a vow of fidelity before God. In the church, the young are blessed for a happy marriage, for the continuation of the family. But how do you prepare for the wedding?
It is necessary
- - rings
- - underwear crosses
- - a piece of white linen or towel
- - wedding clothes
- - comfortable shoes
- - bride's headdress
Instructions
Step 1
Previously, only those who managed to preserve purity and chastity were allowed to the wedding ceremony. Today, such innocence is a great rarity, and the Church no longer imposes such severe restrictions, but still requires those who sinned before marriage to repent, that is, to confess and take communion. Only after this can the sacred rite be performed. It is necessary to start to it with sincere and pure thoughts, and not just paying tribute to fashion, as, unfortunately, it is accepted everywhere. Only then will the prayers uttered in the church give good gifts.
Step 2
Choose the church in which you will get married and the time of this ceremony. Usually in the temples you can pre-register for a certain date and even the time at which you want to get married. For many couples, it is of great importance which priest will perform the ceremony. If you already have your own confessor or just a priest who you like, make an appointment with him in advance. Keep in mind that the wedding is not possible on every day. According to the canons, the Russian Orthodox Church does not perform this rite during Lent, Easter week, Christmastide, and besides, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Therefore, each year a calendar is drawn up, in which the days of the ceremony are marked. It is better to check the date in advance by contacting the temple itself, a church shop or the corresponding website.
Step 3
When the temple is selected and the day of the wedding is appointed, you need to properly prepare for the ceremony the day before. Do not eat or drink anything since midnight. Refrain from intercourse. Gather a piece of white linen or a towel - you will stand on it during the ceremony, clothes, a headdress for the bride, comfortable shoes so that it is easy to stand in it for several hours - the wedding takes a long time. Do not forget the pectoral crosses and wedding rings - they must be given to the priest in advance so that he can consecrate them by placing them on the throne. By the way, earlier they bought a gold ring for the groom, and a silver ring for the bride, this symbolized the Sun and the Moon, which shines with the light reflected from the daylight. Now the rings are matched with the same.
