Repentance, or confession, is one of the Christian Sacraments. Making him penitent for their sins before a priest saves his soul from a heavy burden.

For Orthodox believers the day the sacrament of Holy baptism special occasion. There is a tradition on the day of the entry of a person into the Church, or anniversary to give gifts to their godchildren.

Prayer for the Orthodox Christian is not simply and not only a religious duty, it is primarily a moral need of the human soul in dialogue with God, the Mother of God, angels, or saints. Prayer is the circulation of thoughts, feelings towards eternity, one of the moral deeds of an Orthodox Christian.

Believers often turn to the clergy – for example, to obtain blessings. This should be a Church etiquette, which prescribes certain rules when referring to the clergy.

The blessing of water is not one of the seven major sacraments, but certainly has a sacramental, mysterious character. In other words, during the reading of the prayer and liturgical action at the water invisibly, but really and truly descends the grace of the Holy spirit. Water becomes a kind of relic that should be correctly used and stored.

For the Orthodox Christian sacrament of communion is vital. To this great Christian Shrine is recommended to start as often as possible. This is not to forget about the greatness of the ordinances and rules of preparation for it.

The Holy Orthodox Church is called to sanctification of the human person. The participation in the sacraments gives man the possibility of initiation of divine grace, the strengthening of the spiritual life. In addition, the Church sanctifies and the world and human life through different succession.

In modern society there are various ways to learn their fate or to obtain any earthly good. One of the most popular mystical action are divination. The Orthodox Church can not pay attention to such practices. Christianity has its own position concerning such action.

Prayer for deceased relatives is not just a religious duty of every Christian. Remembrance of the dead is a moral need of the soul of a believer. That is why many Christians try more often to order a memorial service for the dead.

Christianity is one of the most widespread religions in the world, it is not less than 2 billion followers. It has three main branches: Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism.

Currently using Holy water in the sacrament of baptism, in the consecration of new churches, residential and office space, in the Commission of Church services and communion etc. to Keep Holy water at home. According to the Church, she is able to heal the sick and rid the house of wickedness. This water does not deteriorate and remain fresh and bright for a long time.

When you feel responsible for the family, you know what to do — to go and apologize. Quite another matter – a sense of guilt before God. How and what words to ask for forgiveness from the Lord?

Church doors always open for everyone. But coming back, you need to follow certain rules of conduct, the main essence of which is simple good manners, respect for others and traditions of Orthodoxy.

Six residents of Pakistan was sentenced to death for dancing and singing at the wedding. The ill-fated wedding ceremony took place in a small mountain village gada, is located in the province of Kokhistan in the North of Pakistan.

In Hinduism there are many gods, the most important of which are Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. Hindus believe that one of the many incarnations of the God Vishnu – Krishna. The cult of Krishna in the twentieth century, has spread far beyond India and marked the beginning of the international movement of Krishna consciousness.

In Russia, the virgin Mary has always been revered particularly. The virgin Mary is a patroness of Russia, and more than once helped the Russian in the fight against foreign invaders. The confidence of believers in the heavenly intercession of the mother of God is reinforced by events of the distant past, but some facts of contemporary Russian reality, which has already become history. The icons of the virgin have always been treated with great respect. Most famous faces have their own names.

In the Orthodox Church there is an established practice of infant baptism in the presence of godparents. In addition, some adults at the time of adoption of the Holy sacrament also want to have godparents.

Pectoral cross for the Christian is not just a decoration, it is the external sign of the Christian faith, a symbol of "the cross" by which the person agrees to accept from God and bear all his life courageously and without complaint. Such sacred object is a particular attitude and as a gift.

Any Orthodox Christian should exercise in your house a special love for their loved ones. Remarkably, if the spirit of the family and its community is held together by a joint prayer at the home iconostasis. First you need to decide which icons have to be in the house.

Icons – most importantly the iconic decoration of Christian temples. True believers consider them an important part of home life. Orthodox churches hold a huge number of icons depicting images of Saints and scenes from Scripture. Man, first came to the temple for help to God, we need to know which icons to apply.

Christmas holidays 2014 gave the Russians a wonderful surprise: they first had the opportunity to see the great Shrine of Christians, the gifts of the Magi. This relic came on the eve of the Nativity in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Previously, it is not exported outside Greece.

Now clashed two contradictory trends: the popularization of ancient wedding ceremony and... the sad statistics of divorce. The Russian Orthodox Church detests divorce but does not forbid married couples to break up. So for the official cancellation of Church marriage have to spend a lot of time and emotional energy.

The believer first comes to the temple of God, need to know some rules of the Church. One of them is the correct spelling and filing notes "About health."

Some forty years ago, the rites of baptism in our country was almost banned. At the beginning of the last century, party leaders and government actively promoted atheism as the basis of the ideology of the person. The Church though not formally been abolished, the clergy were subjected to persecution from the state authorities. All this led to the fact that modern people are not familiar with the details of religious rites. They are increasingly becoming a part of fashion, beautiful appearance attribute present life, deprived of his true spiritual sense.

A picture of a fish often found in places of Assembly of the early Christians in the catacombs and cemeteries of Ancient Rome and Greece, and in medieval Christian architecture. There are several complementary theories as to why the fish became a symbol of Christianity.

In the Orthodox Church there are seven sacraments. The first sacrament for a Christian after joining a Church is considered a Holy baptism. Man is adopted (docurama) God.

To prayer sometimes resort even people not too believe in God. This usually happens in a situation when man has no hope. But even sincere religious people sometimes do not know how to pray, what words should apply to God.

In the Orthodox tradition there is a practice of godparents, which is used during infant baptism. Godparents are considered the spiritual teachers of the child, that they bear responsibility before God for the churching of a baby.

Judaism determines that the main truths God gave through the prophets to his chosen Jewish people, the teachings of the old Testament. Considering it is the unshakable Foundation of their faith, the Jews do not recognize the sacredness of the New Testament, containing the teachings of Jesus Christ addressed to the people of all nationalities.

Krishnaism is called a conditional group Hindu sects of Vaishnavism, the followers of which worship the main incarnation of Vishnu God Krishna. This is the only Hindu religion, is widely rasprostranena in the West.