In the Orthodox church tradition, there is a practice of having godparents during the sacrament of baptism of infants. Most often, the closest friends of the child's family become godparents. Godparents can be either one person or two people.
The main factor in the choice of godparents is the faith of the latter and their church-going. This is no coincidence, because the main duties of godparents are teaching, raising a child in the Orthodox faith, as well as churching the latter. Godparents are committed to God for the baby, renounce the devil and are combined with Jesus Christ.
The duty of teaching a child the Orthodox faith includes conversations with the baby, conversations on spiritual topics. Godparents should buy appropriate literature when the child learns to read. Receivers (this is how they call godparents) should help physiological parents in explaining the basics of the Orthodox faith.
Godparents should take part in the moral education of the child. It is the responsibility of the recipients to convey the basic rules of Christian morality and ethics. Godparents should try to instill in the child love for God and neighbors, just like parents, recipients need to take part in the spiritual education of the baby.
Godparents should try to church the child. That is, to teach the kid to visit the temple. For this, from an early age, the child must receive the Holy Mysteries of Christ. When the baby grows up, the godparents can help the first one prepare for the sacrament of confession.
Another duty of godparents is the prayerful commemoration of their godchildren. Recipients should pray for the child both in the temple, ordering the commemoration, and at home.
Godparents should know that they are responsible before God for their godson.
