What role does the godparents play in this ritual? It is clear that the infant is not yet able to realize his obligations to God, he has no opportunity to repent and to put on his own faith. For this purpose, the godparents are appointed.
If you are trusted to become a godfather, know that it is very honorable, because you will now become a second mother for the baby. In this article we will tell you what you need to know about the christening of the child of the future godmother.
Important commitments are before you. First, you are responsible for the baby before God, are responsible for the spiritual education of your son or daughter, so you will have to take part in the life of the child along with his blood relatives, and secondly, you undertake the duty of caring for the child as a mother, in If something happens to biological parents.
Prepare for the christening of a child in advance, so consider the rules that exist for the godmother, according to this rite:
- be baptized in Orthodoxy;
- on the eve of baptism, visit the temple, repent of sins and receive communion;
- during the ceremony have a cross;
- be in a dress that hides the shoulders and legs (below the knees) and a handkerchief covering the head;
- do not apply a bright make-up and do not wear defiant clothing.
Do not wear shoes with high heels, because you will need to stand for a long time, holding the baby in your arms.
It is desirable for the future godmother to know how the ceremony is going. The very baptism lasts about an hour. The priest spends it in such a sequence:
- Reading prayers over the child.
- Immersion of the child in the font (three times).
- If a girl is baptized, the godmother takes a towel and takes the baby, if the boy, then takes the godfather.
- Dressing a child in white clothes.
- Chrismation.
- Bypass the priest, godparents with the baby in his arms around the font (three times).
- Wiping the scent from the body of the baby.
- Cutting the hair from the child on four sides, folding them on a wax cake and dropping into the font.
- Reading a prayer for the newly baptized and his godparents.
- A priest carrying a baby in the temple.
- Communion.
Baptism is fanned by many popular beliefs. Consider those signs for the christening of a child for the godmother, which she should know:
- not to baptize the girls first;
- You can not sit in the church, otherwise the child will be unhappy;
- the godmother gets a baby's cover;
- Do not wipe the baptismal water from your face, let it dry;
- at the baptism table do not leave food in the plates;
- put on a high shelf gingerbread and say: "To the godson (goddaughter) is such a big grown up (grew up)."
What should I buy for the christening of the child and the godmother?
When going to the rite of baptism, the future godmother should know what things to buy:
- White natelnuyu shirtshechku or dress for the baby, you can with embroidery. They put on children immediately after the ceremony.
- Gold, silver or simple cross with a crucifix. Should be on the string. It can be purchased in the church before baptism.
- Cotton - linen or towel, in
which the baby wraps around after the rite. - Chepchik or kosynochku.
- A baby blanket to wrap the crumbs after the font so that it does not catch a cold.
- A bag to fold the hair of the baby.
- A gift for a godson or goddaughter. The best gift is a cross, a silver spoon, or an image.
We examined what it is necessary to know the godmother during the child's christening. We hope that this information will help you prepare well for this important event in your life and the life of your godson or goddaughter.