There were cases when people were healed when they took or anointed themselves with consecrated oil. What is the reason for the custom of washing the floors in the church after the funeral service? Does it have a spiritual meaning or just a hygienic one? Simply hygienic, although some, out of their foolishness, attach some significance to it. Is it good to sprinkle St.

water products brought from the market, or is there no special need for this? It is necessary to make the sign of the cross, sprinkle well and sprinkle with holy water. Should I take off the baptismal cross when washing or should I wash with it? It is not recommended to take off the baptismal cross, as you can die at this time, they can bewitch you (since you are not protected at this time).

To prevent the chain from burning the body, you need to soak it in cold water. If in the church, while taking holy water or zapivka, you find in a mug that someone has not drunk St. water or drink, then what is the best thing to do? You can pour it out, and those who are not squeamish - finish drinking. He found someone else's cross on the road and did not know whether to take it, and if he did, then what to do with it?

There is nothing bad, you can give it to the temple. Is it possible to remove someone else's candles from the candlestick that have not burned out completely? It is better to avoid it unnecessarily. It is more necessary to warm up prayer than to be carried away by candles. Is it necessary to kiss the Chalice after Communion? What does this mean? St. The chalice is kissed where there are few communicants, as this delays the service.

Kissing the Chalice means kissing the Savior's rib (His wounds), from which blood and water flowed. During Communion, I inattentively touched the Chalice with the Holy Spirit. Gifts with hands. I was told that this is a mortal sin. Is this true? The sin is not mortal, but it is necessary to repent. St. John Chrysostom says that the uninitiated should not touch the sacred vessels with his hands.

In my life, there was a case when an obvious miracle occurred from an ordinary photograph of an icon. Prior to that, the photograph had been in the altar on the altar for a long time. Could the grace-filled power be communicated by an ordinary photograph? In the legend of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, many cases of healing and myrrh streaming from photographs of this icon are described.

Can water of low consecration be drunk during the day or only on an empty stomach? It is allowed to drink water of the lesser blessing during the day, before eating it is better than after it. Holy water should not be consumed with food. It can be sprinkled on food and drink. Epiphany water and holy prosphora should be eaten only on an empty stomach, although it can be taken if necessary.

Is it possible, when you go to church, to take any objects from home (bottles for St. water, food on the eve, etc.) From the hands of a woman (wife) who is unclean? Is it even permissible to touch a person before the service if he is unclean, especially if you are going to take communion? I read that even the body of the deceased should not be washed by a woman in impurity, because.

This impurity will allegedly be transmitted to church objects and defile them. Is this true? I have heard that the Old Testament Jews were even required to withdraw from society during this period. You don't need to deal too much with trifles; This is scrupulousness. It is necessary to pay more attention to the inner, so that there are no evil sinful thoughts and feelings, and so on. Is it possible to keep photographs of famous Orthodox ascetics of piety in the holy corner, or only icons of the saints, the Mother of God and the Lord?

You can keep it, but at some distance from the icons. Is it possible to store a shrine (artos, prosphora, holy water), for example, in a kitchen cabinet, next to cereals, sugar, herbs and other non-essential products (for ease of use)? Where is it not recommended to keep the shrine? It is better to store the shrine in a separate place in a closet or near the icons.

Is it possible to approach the shrine with a bag in your hands (if there is nowhere to leave it)? If it is possible, then what should not be in the bag? You can only do it as a last resort. Of course, there should not be sinful things in the bag, which are forbidden to carry to church. Is it possible to consecrate your house or apartment and yard? How to do it?

Consecration can only be performed by a priest, there is a special rite of consecration. If it is difficult to call a priest, then you can sprinkle holy water on the walls and things with the words: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." And do it more often. In addition, if you lead a pious Christian life, pray, confess and take communion more often, then your presence will sanctify everything around you.

Thus let your light shine before men, so that, seeing your good works, all may glorify God (Matt. 5: 16). Why is it important to be baptized? A Christian without the sign of the cross is like a warrior without weapons. The enemy pushes him around as he wants. Whoever makes the sign of the cross confesses the Lord Jesus Christ without a word, Who endured crucifixion and death for us and thereby redeemed us.

All the Divine Mysteries are sanctified by the sign of the Cross; He also sanctifies every thing necessary for life. I have an icon of the Mother of God right on the bedside table. Is this acceptable? In modern apartments, there is a problem of the arrangement of images. Usually, icons were placed in the red corner facing east.