Tips for young parents: what is needed for the boy's baptism?

You have a baby. To the future, his fate was under the tutelage of the guardian angel, the baby must be baptized. Of course, this rite is not carried out by everyone, but only by those who adhere to the canons of Christianity, but such people in our country have a majority.

What does it take to baptize an infant? The rite itself is performed by a priest in the church. The baptism of the boys has a slight difference from the baptism of the girls. The fact is that, according to the canons of the church, babies can not be brought into the altar - this is for them a taboo place. Therefore, after ablution and chrismation, the baptized girls are immediately put to the icons, while the boys are brought to the altar for churching. In the rest, the rite and rules are the same for all babies.

First of all, determining what is necessary for the boy's baptism, it is necessary to select godparents. For the boy, special attention should be given to the choice of the father. It is believed that at least one godparent is needed to perform the baptismal rite . And he must be of the same sex as the godson or the goddaughter. Therefore, carefully approach the choice of the godfather - let it be a close person, and let him be a true believer, because he will be the future conductor of your son in the Christian teaching.

When the issue with the godparents is settled, decide on the date of baptism. This is usually the fortieth day from the birth of a child, but if you have already missed that day, it does not matter. Before the child reaches the age of seven, he can be baptized at any time.

The next thing you need to baptize a boy is to choose a church name. Of course, in most cases, it will coincide with the civilian name of the child - most of the popular names have their own patron saints in Christianity, but it happens that the name is, for example, Old Slavonic, and there are no such names in svyatki. Ask for advice to the priest, he will pick up the closest analogue to the non-church name or tell you about which saint will be the guardian angel of your son, based on the date of his birth.

Next, you should choose a set for the boy's baptism. He proposes special christening clothes, a cross and a towel-kryzhmu, in which the godparents accept the newly-baptized baby from the font. Clothes for baptism should be a light shade. It symbolizes the purification from sins, the festivity of the moment of baptism. If the baptismal clothing is left of the older child, it can be passed down to the youngest. This is very good, because it is believed that such a heritage helps in the future children to be closer to each other.

Necessarily in the number of what is needed for the boy's baptism, enters the cross. Traditionally it, as well as a christening towel, is bought by godparents as a gift to the godson. It is customary in our country that both the chain and the cross should be made of gold, but in itself, Christianity does not impose such restrictions. Moreover, it will be better if a cross for a newborn is made of light material (wood or silver) and hangs not on a chain, but on a soft cord so that the tender skin of a small child does not rub. Such crosses can be purchased in church shops. And with godparents you can agree that they will give the golden cross and chain to the grown up ward on his birthday.

Well, the most important thing for a boy's baptism is an inspired spirit. In addition, it is necessary to respect the canons of the church and the understanding that this rite is a protection for the baby from evil forces, illnesses and troubles. Baptismal clothes and a towel are better kept for memory - they, according to popular beliefs, also have the power of amulets.