Each house is a small temple. And it should have its own iconostasis. But you cannot hang icons just so that it is beautiful. There are certain rules for placing shrines in the room.
It is necessary
- - sheet of whatman paper;
- - markers;
- - glue;
- - icons.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you hang icons in the house, consecrate the room. The first time only a minister of the church should do this. The priest will go around all the rooms, reading prayers, and will sprinkle the walls with holy water. After this Sacrament, no sinful deeds should be performed in the house - drunkenness, smoking, foul language. Otherwise, the ceremony will have to be repeated.
Step 2
Icons bought in a souvenir shop must be consecrated in a church. Only then can they be hung at home. Shrines acquired in an Orthodox church do not need to be re-consecrated.
Step 3
You need to fix the icons on a wall that faces east or southeast. This is due to the fact that the person praying should be turned towards the side of the world where the sun rises. On the same side, believers await the second coming of Jesus Christ. If there is no suitable surface in the house, orient the shrines to the nearest church.
Step 4
Several shrines are required for the iconostasis. Two images of the Savior, two - of the Most Holy Theotokos, the icon of the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos, icons of John the Forerunner, revered saints and twelve feasts.
Step 5
Take the foxes of whatman paper and draw in the center the Royal Doors (doors through which Jesus Christ invisibly passes in the Holy Gifts). Attach the icon of the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos on them. To the right of the holy doors, hang the face of the Savior, to the left - the Most Holy Theotokos. This is the main, middle row of the iconostasis.
Step 6
A series of shrines located above the Royal Doors is called a festive one. Place the icons of the twelve holidays there.
Step 7
The Deesis tier is the topmost row of icons. In the center, attach a large image of the Savior. To the right and left of him are the faces of the Theotokos and John the Forerunner.
Step 8
At the very bottom of the iconostasis, depict the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Lord. It can be cut from the church calendar and glued. Or draw it yourself with a felt-tip pen.
