Baptism of the child - a very important sacrament in the life of the baby. It is believed that at this point he becomes spiritual parents. To his life successfully developed and passed the sacrament according to the canons, godparents should be chosen correctly. Who in any case can not be taken in the godfathers? Let us examine in this article.
Please note that after baptisms change the spiritual parents of the child can not. So come to the choice of godparents more than responsible.
Who absolutely can not take in the cross?
- Girls under 14 and boys under 15 years old. The Church believes that the cross is too young will not be able to instill in your child the basics of the spiritual.
- Monks and nuns not allowed to take in the cross.
- People suffering from any mental illness.
- A married couple. The cross should not be linked by family ties together. By the way, godfathers also forbidden to marry each other. Therefore, the friends who are in long-term relationshipIt is better not to take the cross.
- Own child's parents can not be his spiritual guides.
- It can not baptize a child people of other faiths: Muslim, Buddhist or atheist. Being "just a very nice person" in this case is not enough.
Superstitions about the Cross
Many people believe that you can not take the girl cross the unmarried woman and the boy - an unmarried man. They say that they take away the happiness of the child.
Also, the people have a superstition that pregnant women can not baptize children. Though, the cross will give some of its vitality and lose her baby.
It is believed that widows and widowers also can not baptize a child, because they can convey their unfortunate fate of the baby.
A bad sign if the Cross take a man who died godson. It is believed that the child may repeat the fate of the poor.
None of this superstition is not the Christian confirmation. Clerics say that the signs about the godparents do not come true. But if you are still in doubt about the choice of spiritual parents to your baby, contact a minister in the church. He will always be able to answer you to all the most exciting questions about this sacrament.
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