Many come to the temple in the great Church holidays, appeal to the clergy for communion, confession, etc., In Christian families baptize their children, but not every priest will agree to conduct this ritual with a child born out of wedlock.

The birth of a child is a wonderful and long-awaited event in any family. In honor of this wonderful event Christian parents baptize their baby, thereby expressing great gratitude to the Lord and entrusting him with their child. However, to perform the sacrament of baptism is available in all sorts of days.

Orthodox calendar filled with holidays and days of remembrance of the saints. In December celebrated the great feast and the memory of the great saints.

John is a name that is now rarely meet. But with the trend of recent years to give their children the ancient or old Slavonic names of John, or Russian option Ivanna can be a good choice for the newborn girl, the more that this name is worthy patrons among the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Icons one interesting cultural phenomena of the Russian middle ages. Icons are always beside people in difficult times. But the icon is not a talisman. In this symbol there is nothing occult, and at the same time, the icon is a door into the mystery.

Notes "about health", "for the repose" serves Orthodox Christians in Christian churches, in some Church shops. Along with supplied candle they are considered the Church's treatment of man to a Higher power, God, the virgin, the saints. There are established certain rules for filing such briefs.

Hypocrisy in the modern sense is a synonym for bigotry and hypocrisy. Not every person in whose vocabulary there is the word, knows the history of its origin. And it takes its origins in Ancient Judea.

Often, when couples marry officially in the state on the registry office, the couple goes to get married in the Church. Someone is a real need, and someone makes such a move only because "it is supposed" or "it is fashionable". Specifically among those who belong to this event lightly, most problems in family relations and divorce. But if in the secular life, this problem is solved easily, then a Church divorce is not an easy procedure.

In the Orthodox Church there are several different commemorations. One of those is the commemoration of the living and the deceased before the divine Liturgy at the offertory.

Armenia had in the past various names – the Ararat country, the Ashkenazi state of Urartu. The significant first mention of Armenia is found in the Bible. After all, the Bible describes how Noah found salvation at mount Ararat.

In the canonical books of the Bible you can find references on various animals. However, nowhere in the Bible, which at least in passing mention some of the most beloved Pets of our time. We are talking about cats.

Any person who wishes to adopt Judaismmust go through the process of this conversion. A convert to Judaism is called due to the laws of the Torah, the act of turning non-Jew in Judea. It consists of several, and quite a complicated part, so it should be prepared in advance.

Orthodox worship is very diverse. In addition to the main Church service of the Liturgy in the temples of worship are sent to the different require of believers. Such services include prayers.

The custom to light candles in the Church and put them in front of icons is considered to be very ancient, arising in the old Testament. The candle is a symbol of the spiritual aspirations of man in God, a symbol of the prayers and repentance of sins.

No country in the world has such a huge number of Holy places like Russia. And no city holds so much Christian values as Moscow. To see and touch these shrines, people travel hundreds of kilometers.

In the Orthodox Church there are about 1000 of miracle-working icons. This iconographic image is a source of miracles. They heal, help in case of fire and war, and myrrh-streaming.

The immaculate conception is mostly associated with the birth of Jesus Christ. As the Bible says, his conception took place without the participation of men, and the virgin Mary, who gave birth to the Holy spirit, was virgin. But even before that there were legends about the miraculous immaculate conception.

Prayer in Islam is quite complex. To remember everything the first time,and especially to do it without any errors is virtually impossible. Takes months and even years of practice. However, in any religion difficult to follow all the rules and know by heart all the prayers. In the same Christianity a thousand prayers and hardly anyone knows them all. And if you talk about services, there are few who knows the whole "Church circle." It's the same in Islam.

The Bible is one of the most published books on the planet. Millions of people daily search the Bible answers the most important questions of human existence. One of these questions, it would seem, far from the vision quest is associated with money and gaining wealth. What the Bible says about money and material well-being?

In many religions there is a ritual of abstinence from food or follow certain food restrictions. In Christianity, the most famous fast is Great lent, which lasts 48 days before Easter. Rules of fasting quite challenging: on different days there are different limits sometimes are generally prohibited. In addition, it is important to remember that the post is made primarily for the purification of the soul.

Of course, the birth of a child is a gift from God. However, in order to fully represent the baby before the Lord and allow the child to be reborn in the earth and in the spiritual world, it is necessary to baptize and to name the name by which he will be known to God.

In Orthodox Christianity there is the ritual consecration of their homes, during which the house and the people living in it is called the blessing of the Lord. It is believed that this weakens the power of evil spirits and peace in the home depends only from the living.

Sin is the transgression of the commandments God has given. According to deacon Andrei Kuraev, sin is the wound that man inflicts his soul. Person is responsible for their sins, and only children under seven years old are considered sinless, because they can not be fully aware of their actions.

In July the Orthodox Church celebrates two holidays dedicated to John the Baptist and the Holy apostles Peter and Paul. In addition, in a Church calendar there are still a few special days, when Orthodox churches committed solemn Liturgy.

Cleansing from sin is a religious rite of the liberation of the soul of the believer from the burden of sin, cleansing of conscience and the attainment of mental equilibrium, and as a result — "closer to God". Metaphorically speaking, this process of purification of the heart, renewal of the soul, healing the mind.After watching a or immersed in memories, you probably notice the wickedness of your thoughts, feelings and actions in a given period of time. The following tips will tell you how to be cleansed from sin.

On the day of the vernal equinox, the ancient Slavs celebrated the arrival of spring and honored the heavenly patroness – the goddess Vesta, who was the Keeper of wisdom of the higher gods. It was a symbol of renewed peace and of nature's awakening from winter dormancy.

In some Orthodox churches there is a practice of reading special lectures before baptism. These lectures accepted in Christianity called catechetical conversations.

"Repentance" is a Slavic translation of the Greek word "metanoia" literally means "change of mind", "change of thinking". This state of mind, which includes not only the brokenness and regret about their mistakes and failures, but also strong will to correction, determination to fight against the bad inclinations, sin and the passions.

Lately we can hear or read about manifestations of extraterrestrial activity on planet Earth. Some people believe aliens are a reality, others say about UFOlogy as a pseudoscience. An Orthodox person can be wonder what does the Bible say about aliens.

The word "religion" in Latin means "communication" refers to communication with higher powers. All religions, in spite of any determination of the Supreme being, require absolute faith in the basic doctrines of the religious world.