Valentin Mordasov /What do you advise, Father?/ The Library Golden-Ship.ru THE GRACE-FILLED WORD OF THE ASCETICS OF PIETY: WHAT DO YOU ADVISE, FATHER? Answers to the Difficulties of Everyday Christian Life and Church Piety MOSCOW 2011   Orthodox Library Golden Ship, 2012 UDC 248 BBK 86.

If it is dangerous to leave a baby stroller on the street, is it possible to take it to church? It is possible, if necessary, with the permission of church workers. Is it possible to venerate icons and light candles during the service, if you did not have time to do it in time, before the service? During the service, this should not be done, because in this way you distract the faithful from prayer, but it is necessary either at the beginning, before the service, or at the end of it.

Is it allowed to bring non-dairy products on fast days? Better lean ones. Can parishioners use the passage between the analogion on which the festal icon lies and the Holy Doors during or after the service? Only without standing on the ambo (from which the deacon says litanies, and the priest preaches sermons)

, since the conciliar rule forbids laymen to stand on the ambo[6]. Is it necessary that the memorial candle burns out during the service at which the commemoration took place, or can it be placed later? This does not matter much, you need to look more at yourself and grieve over your sins. Is it necessary to make a prostration during the exclamation "Holy to the Holies..."?

Prostrations to the ground are abolished on Saturdays, Sundays and feast days[7], and on the Exaltation of the Cross and on Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross are performed only when hymns are sung for the veneration of the Cross. On Sundays and feast days, earthly prostrations are allowed only to the great shrines: St. Gifts, relics, miraculous icon.

If someone is a hooligan in church and interferes with the service, is it possible to take him out by force? Not only is it possible, but it is also necessary. What does the exclamation "Catechumens, depart" mean during the Liturgy? "Catechumens" means unbaptized; Previously, they were catechumens, instructed in the faith. Therefore, they need to leave the church. Is it possible for parishioners to enter the ambo and solea in churches?

You should not go there unnecessarily. We must remember the Gospel humble publican and proud Pharisee. If a child (infant) behaves restlessly in church and this interferes with the service or worshippers, is it necessary to leave the church? It is possible and necessary to go out for this time, when he is shouting, interfering, and then again stand not far from the door in order to go out in such a case.

If the infant does not receive Holy Communion. Gifts and clenches his mouth, is it necessary to give communion by force? A small one can be given a small drop to the Holy Spirit. Communion, but do not force a big one. What are the most important moments during the Liturgy? "We sing to you..." and the bringing out of Holy Communion. Gifts. Is it right to say that it is not good to keep one's hands behind one's back in church?

St. Theophan the Recluse speaks about this, that one should stand in a string, facing the altar or the ground, or look at the icon[8]. Is it proper for women during the service, being in the front part of the church, to make prostrations to the ground or to kneel so that the back of the body is higher than the head?

In general, it is advised not to stand out among the worshippers, otherwise it will be ostentatious. If the Royal Doors are open, and the priest is at the back of the church (for example, at the litiya), should we turn to face him or stand facing the altar? In general, it is sinful to stand with one's back to the altar unnecessarily. St. Gregory the Theologian spoke about this in his time.

I've noticed that some people come to church wearing headscarves with playing cards or cigarette ads on them, or something like that. Isn't it a sin? I also very often see people in churches with plastic bags, on which there are godless images. Is it necessary to pay attention to this or is it not important? Images that evoke sinful feelings and evil thoughts should not be in a Christian's mind, and this is undoubtedly a sin, a temptation for others.

And the Lord says to the seducers: "Woe to you." Bags with images of saints, the Savior and the Mother of God should be used for food, and in general earthly things are no less sinful. Now there are many such sinful nets. Spiritual cassettes and plates with icons, calendars with icons, and sacred images in general are perplexing – how can one pray to the calendar?

There were even locks with an appendage on which there was an image of St. Trinity. In our church, every Saturday during the Liturgy, they walk past each worshipper with cups and trays, collecting money for the construction of the church. Is it permissible? What can be said about the abbot? This is the tradition of many churches, and you should not be bothered by this, since the rector of the church is responsible for this.

Such questions should be asked to him without hesitation. What should you do and what not to do on Sunday? St. Cosmas taught Christians: on Sundays not to trade, not to go to the market, not to do work, and also not to go for berries, mushrooms, hunting, fishing, but to go to church and listen there to the holy service and the word of God[9].

Is it possible to sell candles, books and icons in church during the service, especially when one part is taking communion, and the other is "free"? What should I do? This is decided by the rector, who is responsible for this. Traditionally, it has always been like this. How can an Orthodox properly pass a candle to the icons if he is late for the service and there are many people in the church?