The sacrament of baptism is a ceremony in which a person seems to be born again into a new spiritual life and with a new Orthodox name. This name is given to him for the glory of one of the saints, it is contained in the Holy Calendar and is "written in heaven." The saint, whose name a person will be named, will protect him, being for him a heavenly patron. People who are completely ignorant of religious issues may wonder what name to choose when baptizing their child and themselves.
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Instructions
Step 1
Choose an Orthodox name for yourself or your child, guided by certain rules. If the name that was given to the child at birth is in the Holy Calendar, then usually it is this name that is given to the child at baptism. In the Holy Calendar there are names that were once worn by holy people.
Step 2
Moreover, it used to be customary at birth to name a child after the name of the saint on whose day he was born. For girls, a slight "shift" in choosing a name was allowed. This was done because the days of commemoration of holy wives are somewhat less frequent than holy men. But at baptism, a person received a different name.
Step 3
Some names, for example, Georgian or Serbian saints, are not in our Saints. Despite this, their names can be given at baptism, because they are versions of the names available in the Holy Calendar adapted for another language. If your name or your child's name is that, take it at baptism.
Step 4
In addition to the presence of the name in the Holy Calendar, the day of remembrance of the saint who bore it should be celebrated in the interval from the birth of the child to the eighth day of his life. Today, the “seven-day rule” is no longer required when choosing an Orthodox name, so observe it only if you wish.
Step 5
A person receives a new name after going through the rite of baptism, during which the priest reads a prayer three times, invokes the Holy Spirit three times, blesses the water and immerses the baby there. Adults are simply sprayed with blessed water. On the forehead of the person receiving the baptism, the priest applies a drop of myrrh oil. It is when immersed in water that a person dies, as it were, and then is born to a new spiritual life, while receiving a new Orthodox name. The anointing means the blessing of the Lord.
Step 6
If a person has forgotten the name he was given at baptism, he cannot be baptized again, but he must repent, take communion and ask the priest to take another Orthodox name for himself. It can be chosen from the names present in the Holy Calendar, so that it is consonant with the passport version. You can also ask for a blessing to take the name of that saint, whose deeds and lives have left a mark on your soul.
Step 7
Sometimes, according to a vow, at baptism, a child is given the name of the saint to whom they prayed before his birth.
