The Epiphany is a spiritual birth of the person, his accession to Christian belief and clarification from sins. In recent years more and more parents seek to christen the child in the childhood that from the earliest age to bring up in orthodox traditions. To decide on the most suitable for a baptism of the kid date, it is necessary to consider several moments.
Instruction
1. On church canons it is accepted to make the Sacrament of baptism for the 40th day of life of the child, but there is no strict establishment in this respect. More it is connected with a postnatal condition and restoration of an organism of mother. For entry into the temple she has to receive blessing of the father after reading of a special prayer. If the kid got sick, the priest can be invited home or in hospital before this term.
2. In general, the church allows to christen the child in any day at the request of parents, the main thing that their intention to bring up the child in Christian belief was firm. There are no bans and restrictions for any days for the Sacrament of baptism, but in the concrete temple there can be rules therefore, choosing date, specify it at attendants.
3. Very often the ceremony is carried out for several kreshchayemy at the same time, but if you want that it was made only your child, agree with the father that day when there are no other persons interested.
4. Many mothers and grandmothers are afraid to christen kids in cold season because they are immersed in water, and being wet, they can catch a cold. If you are among such parents, wait better until warm weather is established.
5. In former times babies were named names of Saints which memory fell on day of a baptism. Now it is possible to work from the return: find in the church calendar of date in which memory of Saints is celebrated, choose that which follows a birthday of your child, and you christen the kid.
6. It is possible to date a baptism for church holidays: To Easter, Trinity, Kazan icon of the Mother of God, etc. But take into account that at this time in the temple there is a big congestion of people, and the kid can be frightened.
7. Consider specific features of the child: its age, the relations with people around as he will behave on hands at Godfathers, etc. The six-month kid can apprehend a ceremony quietly, and in 2-3 months – to spin and cry.
8. Besides, church traditions forbid women to visit the temple during monthly therefore it is important that day of a baptism did not fall for the godmother on this period.