Cemetery - traditionally a sacred place. Despite the fact that death is the natural result of every person's life, and cemeteries are growing and spreading in the course of natural events, many often wonder: when can I visit the graves of deceased loved ones.

The Christian Church is very important refers to the execution of marital debt. However, the question may arise regarding the Orthodox tradition to join in the intimacy of the spouses during fasting. This is especially interested in novorochennyh Orthodox or those who are curious to lift the veil of uncertainty in the marital relationship of Christians.

In the calendar there are two names, which is proposed to baptize Pauline is Apollinaris and Pelagia. Completely different in meaning ("sun" and "sea"), the names have a powerful energy. That's why girls with a meek name Polina in extreme situations, demonstrate an enviable resilience.

On Sunday in all Orthodox churches committed special divine Liturgy. It holds a special place among all Christian churches.

Holy blessed Matrona of Moscow widely known to believers as a speedy helper and intercessor in sorrows and everyday problems. Thousands of people daily visit the Pokrovsky monastery in Moscow, where the relics and the miraculous icon of the blessed Staritsa.

Often you can hear that in Church holidays was forbidden to work and to wash. And if the prohibition to work seems to many simple and clear, why it is impossible to wash? Do I have to go during the holidays dirty? In fact, it should be understood a little differently.

The candle symbolizes the sacrifice to God, the virgin, angels or saints. It is a peculiar gift of man which he brings in the Holy temple. In Church practice there is a tradition to put candles and to ask for things from God or the saints.

Popular signs warn that the loss of the pectoral cross is a bad omen. However, if you understand and carefully study all interpretations of this event, the most important thing in this case to take certain measures.

Modern Orthodoxy forbids it to carry the cross and icon at the same time. The cross is the distinctive mark of a believer, one of the main symbols of the Orthodox Church, so it must be worn at all times and is not recommended to remove. Icons in the Orthodox tradition act as a secondary guardian for a person. The icon of the desired, above all, in order for the right minutes people could go to the Holy icon and to ask for his goodness and forgiveness.

Visiting graves of deceased relatives and friends - religious duty to love people alive to deceased. The people there are many traditions relating to the conduct of the cemetery. Some of them wrongly attributed to Christian interpretation. Practice to leave candy, cookies or other food on the grave is no exception. This tradition is already firmly entered our life.

At the Pokrovsky monastery in the city of Moscow the relics of St. Matrona of Moscow. Daily for many decades, the bar draws a stream of people. Someone came requests of health for themselves and their loved ones, someone help in finding missing, someone patient and good for all human kind.

Human death is a mystery. This is one of the actual realities of human existence, because sooner or later everyone ends your life on earth. Seeing the last path are important religious duty of love for our deceased relatives and friends.

It happens that people dream about deceased relatives or friends. Some see this as any mystical signs, others are thinking about the importance of sleep. For an Orthodox believer there is no question about what to do after dreaming with the dead. The Church gives a clear answer.

During the sacrament of Holy unction the priest anoints with Holy oil Orthodox Christians. According to the teachings of the Church during the anointing of the sick (extreme unction) for a person descends the divine grace, which is able to heal various ailments. After this sacrament, the believer is dealt consecrated oil that can be used as a great Shrine of the miraculous in the everyday needs.

Supporters of religion, honor the customs and traditions, as a rule, know by heart the names of Holy people. It's therefore not surprising that the phrase Matrona of Moscow is clear and familiar to most Orthodox Christians, moreover, the Orthodox consider it a great fortune to worship her relics.

Every pious Orthodox Christian committed to the observance of the posts. Except for multi-day periods of abstinence for the Christian, there is a post every Wednesday and Friday throughout the year (except solid weeks, Trinity, Bright, Christmas, week before carnival and the carnival).

Communion is one of the most important ordinances that take place in the Church. Through performing this ritual the person attached to God, receiving from the hands of the priestly consecrated bread and wine symbolizing the flesh and blood of the son of God, Jesus Christ. This ceremony involves the exceptional purity of the believer, as a spiritual and physical. Therefore, communion is inseparably linked with confession.

Funerals are one of the most difficult rites, which is accompanied by a huge number of superstitions and other rituals. Thus, in particular, at the funeral, it is customary to throw on the coffin lowered into the grave a handful of earth. All perform the ritual, but most people have no idea about his original background. So why do you need to throw earth on the coffin, was lowered into the ground?

All Church ordinances must be performed by believers with a pure soul. Confession and communion washes of man from the defilement of sins which he had committed after receiving the sacrament of baptism. That repentance was considered accomplishments, the believer must recognize his sinfulness and sincerely repent.

Prosphora is Holy bread, used for special religious rituals. It consists of two parts, which are manufactured separately from each other with dough and later joined together.

Armenia is a small country with a population of about three million. Located in the Caucasus. The Republic of Armenia founded in the IV-II centuries BC, it is rich in its traditions, history, culture and religious beliefs.

Saint Luke is a very unusual person. He helped in the cure of many diseases and continues to heal to this day, because of the icon with his image have miraculous powers.

Job problems people have, for various reasons someone can't get a decent place, someone unhappy with their existing position or salary, and someone actually sees himself in the other direction, but can't quit old job, fear to remain without money. In such cases, you can turn to the saints, to help in this difficult case.

An old legend says was created by Satan in order to corrupt the minds and souls of people. The attitude of the mirrors has changed over time, but some rituals and traditions mirror associated with the negative impact per capita, including for the deceased person. Challenge loved ones to create the conditions under which a transition to another world will be the least traumatic.

From the point of view of the Church, suicide is considered the gravest sin. Suicide is not funeral, and not serve him the Requiem, for the repose of their souls do not pray during worship, and in pre-revolutionary Russia, they even were buried outside cemeteries.

Unfortunately, at the present time is simply impossible to present memorial meal without alcohol. The presence of vodka on the table is a necessity and a sign of good manners. But few people think about what the commemoration of the alcohol is unacceptable in the Christian tradition of commemoration.

Despite all the delights of life, unavoidable and sad moments. In this heavy and sorrowful event like the death of a man, observe mourning as a sign of mourning and sorrow.

Any religion will inevitably instructs his followers certain rules of behavior and relationships "in the world," imposes restrictions and even bans. The latter can be only spiritual, as in Buddhism, or mundane, as in Islam or Christianity. So, Islam enjoins Muslims to refrain from alcohol and eating pork.

Human nature is rich in prejudice and superstition. People pass by black cats, but boldly crossing the road at a red light, afraid to meet the janitor with an empty bucket, but pass under the eaves of houses, from which hang enormous icicles. Especially anxious people relate to prohibitions on various kinds of gifts such as knives, watches, icons. And if the ban on knives and watches somehow may keep in his head, why not give the icons is unclear.

Alexander is one of the most popular names that call every year, thousands of newborn boys. No less popular female version of the name Alexander. Do these names a large number of patrons among the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church. The so-called angel's Day Alexander and Alexander can note almost every month.