Many Orthodox Christians perform the wedding ceremony. For spiritual unity, the blessing of the holy father is necessary, with whom they preliminarily agree on the holding of the ceremony in the temple. You need to prepare in advance.
It is necessary
- - marriage certificate;
- - candles;
- - icons of the Savior and the Mother of God;
- - clothes;
- - agreement with the priest in the church;
- - white towel or boards, towel;
- - money.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare for your wedding with fasting, prayer, communion, and repentance. On the day of the ceremony, you cannot eat, drink, smoke and have sexual relations. Prohibitions are due to the sacrament rite preceding the ceremony. The priest warns about this when you discuss the upcoming holiday.
Step 2
Agree with the priest in the church for a specific time for the wedding. Best in the morning. This must be done at least three days before the event. Show your marriage certificate to the priest. If you are planning a ceremony on the day of your wedding, show the document before starting the Sacrament. The ceremony is not performed on even days of the week, during fasting, on church holidays (Christmastide, Christmas, Great Lent, etc.)
Step 3
Prepare two icons, the Savior and the Mother of God. Get two wedding candles, they are all sold in the temple. After the wedding, keep them with you, they should be kept all your life. The candles must be lit throughout the entire Sacrament, so they must be large enough.
Step 4
Buy a white towel or board, towel. Young people stand on it during the wedding. The plate after the Sacrament remains in the temple.
Step 5
You should not buy special wedding clothes, it is important that they are clean, neat and modest enough. Wedding dresses are just a tradition. There are no strict guidelines on this in the Church.
Step 6
You will not be able to get married if you are an atheist, have a close relationship with your spouse, one of the newlyweds has not been baptized, is officially married to another person, previously took a monastic vow or were ordained to the priesthood. They may not marry if there is a big age difference between the spouses, if the last marriage is the fourth or more.
Step 7
Establish an obstacle, if there is one, for this, contact the archbishop, with his consent, you will be allowed to conduct the Sacrament. This applies to marriages between godfather and godson, age marriages when one of the spouses is much older than the other, as well as to marriages between Orthodox and Catholics or Protestants.
Step 8
Unbaptized spouses can only be admitted to the wedding after baptism. If the previous marriage was consecrated by the Orthodox Church, before the re-wedding, it is necessary to obtain permission for divorce and new marriage from the archbishop. At the same time, he cannot conduct an inquiry about the motives for parting with his ex-spouse.
Step 9
Invite family and friends. The priest who conducts the ceremony cannot be under canonical prohibition (i.e. must be a member of the Orthodox Church, have deep and firm faith, impeccable morality, mental and mental health. The absence of these qualities are canonical obstacles to the priesthood, which are determined by the rules of the saints Cathedrals). In addition, the canonical obstacles are: previously committed criminal offenses, mortal sins (fornication, adultery, greed, etc.), marriage with a divorced woman, monastic vows. Organize photo and video filming if you wish. Book a restaurant or host a banquet at home. Celebrating a wedding is not prohibited.
