It is desirable to arrange the icons in such a way: 1) that they are not next to the TV; 2) there were no secular paintings or sculptures, or photographs of relatives near them; 3) try, if possible, to have a lamp in front of them during the prayer rule. The most important thing is a reverent attitude to the image. Is it possible to seal an icon under a film?

To preserve the icon, a special icon case or frame is made, where the glass can be replaced with transparent plastic. Please explain what an icon is? Can any image of a saint be an icon? Which icons should be placed in the holy corner and how many? Translated from Greek, an icon means "image" and is an image of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and the saints.

In ancient times, icons were painted by icon painters, many of whom were monks. The paints were diluted with holy water. Before starting to paint the icon, the iconographer prayed a lot and fasted. Therefore, many ancient icons were miraculous. At present, due to the great need for icons, as well as due to the high cost of icons painted by artists, the church allows lithographic depiction.

However, no matter how the icons are made, they should be treated with reverence. It is better to buy icons in monasteries or churches, since non-Orthodox images of saints are often sold in stores. Icons bought in the church are usually already consecrated; If the origin of the image is unknown, it must be consecrated, and also in the church. If you have doubts about the image you have purchased or given to you, you need to contact the nearest church and consult a priest.

In the house, believers usually strive to keep the following icons in their holy corner: the Savior, the Mother of God, St. Nicholas, the saint after whom you are named, as well as the saints you especially revere. In quantitative terms, no one limits you. You can have as many icons as your soul asks. If the image has fallen into disrepair (the face is not visible, the painting field is greatly lost, so there is no question of restoration, especially if it is a photograph or a lithograph), then the icon is burned in the church furnace.

What to do with spoiled prosphoras? It is better to burn spoiled prosphoras in a church stove, but if necessary, you can burn them at home, but do not throw the ashes into obscene places. Tell me, how should one be baptized? Always make the sign of the cross reverently and earnestly, placing your hand on the forehead (on the forehead) and on the belly ("on the navel")

, on the right and left shoulder; always cross yourself standing, in an upright position of the body, and then bow, and not as others cross themselves and bow at the same time; one should not hastily make the signs of the cross and bows. A small bow should be no other than to the waist; Just such that you can, bending down, reach the ground with your hand. Archbishop Anthony of Volyn writes: "The Orthodox cross is performed in the following way: the three-fingered right hand is placed first on the forehead (

and not on the nose, not on the beard and not on the air), then on the womb, then on the right shoulder and, finally, on the left shoulder (and not on the armpits)"1. There are transcribed prayers that I have carried with me for a long time. They have deteriorated, and words are almost invisible. Can they be burned? Prayers, the text of which is almost lost, are better burned in a church stove, but if necessary, you can also burn them at home. 1 Met. Anthony Khrapovitsky. Collected Works, vol. 2. Moscow, Dar Publ., 2007.

Grandmothers say that on Divine holidays you cannot do anything in the house, especially do laundry for small children, wash the floor, etc. Regarding work on the Divine feasts, there is a rule: six days shalt thou do thy work, the seventh to the Lord thy God. This was and still is the Sabbath day among both ancient and modern Jews.

In Israel, these days and at the present time, an orthodox Jew cannot walk more than two hundred steps. During the days of Shabbat, all public transport stops. But we know from the Gospel that "man is not for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath is for man." In Orthodox practice, there is also a rule that on Sundays and feast days, a Christian, if possible, is obliged to attend divine services, at home on these days it is supposed to read the Holy Scriptures.

books and devote more time to prayers. If possible, all things that can be postponed for another day are postponed. But we always have necessary things to do, which brook no delay. Caring for children, cooking, caring for the sick, and in general what is for the good of our neighbors – works of love – cannot be postponed. After 5 p.m. on the day of the feast, you can proceed to these things: bring water, light the stove and do other things for care, but even when dealing with urgent matters, you should try to do them with prayer, remembering the sanctity of the holidays.

How many times should icons be consecrated and when? Icons are consecrated by the priest once after they are made or purchased outside the church. If the face of the icon has been damaged, then after the restoration the priest must consecrate it again. She consecrated a cross on a chain, a pendant with the Virgin Mary and the Divine Child. I wore it around my neck together for two months. January 13 of this year

at lunchtime I was washing the floor in the house and when I finished washing in the bedroom, the pendant fell to the floor; The chain is intact, the pendant is intact. What does that mean? Do not pay attention to such phenomena, because when you pay attention to them, it can turn into superstitions, and if you have lost it, then you need to repent of the loss. Can I wear a cross on a chain? Can.

If only it was strong, so as not to lose it. At present, there are many religious movements (Baptists, Evangelicals, Church of Christ, etc.) that do not recognize the sign of the cross, claiming that the Bible does not say that Jesus Christ taught this to His disciples. I ask you to answer, since when did the Orthodox Church accept this rite and in what holy book is it written?