As in the usual age description, and in the church one, there are certain names for a person’s age. They have slightly different names and concepts. Most often they are used when writing notes in temples. For children, two concepts are defined: baby and adolescent. The age of a youth in Orthodoxy is considered to be from 7 to 14 years. It is during this period that the child can already make decisions and bear responsibility for them.
Classification of age periods in Orthodoxy
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When a person comes to the temple to submit a note about health, he is often faced with incomprehensible abbreviations in front of the names in the samples. For example, neg. Evgenia or Jr. Catherine. These abbreviations mean youth (young woman in this example) and baby.
In Christianity, it is common to divide the life of children into three main stages:
- Infant – from 0 to 7 years;
- Youth – from 7 to 14 years;
- Youth – from 14 to 21 years old.
ABOUT CHURCH RECORDS
Why do they write notes in churches?
A note about health and repose is a type of general prayer, an effort to help a living or deceased neighbor, a manifestation and development of love.
Sincere, diligent, sincere prayer always helps - however, the composition and time of help is determined not by people, but by God. Only he knows what help is most useful at each stage of a person’s earthly life.
How to write a note in a temple?
At the top of the note, draw an eight-pointed cross, then inscribe it - “On health” or “On repose.” Next, in large, legible handwriting, list in the genitive case the full names (usually 10-15 names) given at Baptism of those people for whom prayers are asked. Names should be written in church form, for example, not Ivan, but John; not Semyon, but Simeon; not Ulyana, but Juliania. Children's names should also be written in full, for example, “Sergius”, not “Seryozha”. The names of the clergy are written first; the rank is indicated before the names, in full or in an understandable abbreviation, for example: “Archbishop. Jerome", "Prot. Nicholas", "Priest Peter".
Notes in the church are not submitted for those who are not members of the Orthodox Church: for the unbaptized, heterodox, non-Orthodox, for suicides (if there is no bishop's blessing for their funeral service and church commemoration), for convinced atheists and fighters against God, even if they have been baptized.
How does commemoration take place according to notes at the proskomedia?
During the proskomedia (translated from Greek as “offering”) - the preparatory part of the Liturgy for those people whose names are written in the notes of health and repose, the priest takes particles from the prosphora and at the end of the Liturgy, after communion of the laity, lowers these particles into the Holy Chalice, in which the Body and Blood of Christ are found, with the prayer: “Wash away, Lord, the sins of those remembered here by Thy Honest Blood, by the prayers of Thy saints.”
Until what age is a child, an infant, an adolescent? How to properly reflect this in notes?
Up to 7 years of age, a child is an infant, from 7 to 14 years of age is an adolescent. This is indicated in abbreviation before the child’s full name when writing notes. For example: “ml. Sergius" or "neg. Evgenia."
Is it possible to write “lost”, “embarrassed” in notes?
It is not customary to write like that. To the name of the person being commemorated, written in the genitive case, it is allowed to add the words: “baby”, “youth” (for children). In funeral notes, before the name of the deceased, within 40 days after death, the word “newly deceased” is usually added. Sanity is added to the names of clergy and written at the beginning of notes.
For prayerful commemoration, it is enough for the priest to know the person’s name given at Baptism.
Is it possible to write names in notes that are not in the Orthodox calendar, for example, Egor?
In the notes I write only those names that were given at Baptism. As a rule, Yegor is given the name George in Baptism; Svetlana is usually called Photinia in honor of the holy Venerable Photinia of Palestine or Photina in honor of the martyr Photina the Samaritan; Oksana - Xenia in honor of the holy Venerable Xenia or Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.
Is it possible to submit health notes for an unborn child?
It is forbidden. The unborn child has not yet received Holy Baptism, and only the names of baptized Orthodox Christians are written in the notes.
Notes on the health of the expectant mother should be submitted, and the mother herself should visit church more often, confess and receive communion - this will be useful both for her and for the child, who from the moment of conception is already a person with an immortal soul.
What is a “custom mass”?
Popular names do not always accurately indicate the essence of phenomena, events, objects. Liturgy is popularly called Liturgy - according to the time it is celebrated and according to the custom of ancient Christians after the Liturgy to gather for a joint meal. A customized mass is a commemoration made from notes during the Liturgy. Such notes are presented to the altar before the start of the service, read by name, with the removal of particles from the prosphora at the proskomedia, the preparatory part of the Liturgy, then these names are prayerfully pronounced at the litany for all to hear by the deacon, repeated at the altar by the priest (if there is no deacon, then only by the priest), and After the Liturgy, health is still remembered at the prayer service and repose at the memorial service.
However, in different churches the practice of commemoration according to notes may be different.
What is sorokoust and how to order it?
Sorokoust is a forty-day commemoration of health or repose during the Liturgy with the removal of a particle from the prosphora for the person for whom prayers are asked. Sorokoust can be ordered in the candle shop of the temple only for baptized Orthodox Christians.
What is an annual, semi-annual commemoration?
In addition to notes on one-day commemorations, churches and monasteries also accept notes on daily commemorations of living and deceased Christians for long periods: for a month, for 40 days (Sorokoust), for six months, for a year, for several years. Long-term commemoration can be “with a particle” (when every day for the entire duration of the proskomedia a particle is taken out of the prosphora) or “without a particle” (in this case, the names are recorded in the memorial synodik and the brethren of the temple or monastery during the specified period at each service pray for these people).
What is eternal remembrance?
This commemoration lasts as long as the monastery exists.
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Adolescence is an important period in the formation of the Christian personality
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From the age of 7 in Orthodoxy, a child begins to confess before communion. It is believed that the child is already old enough and already sins consciously, therefore he is responsible for his actions (sins) before God and people, unlike a baby, whose behavior is determined by natural needs. Therefore, misdeeds are not charged as sin to them.
During this period of adolescence, parents should pay special attention to the spiritual life of the child. Explain what “Confession”, “Communion” is, the meaning of repentance, prayer and fasting. Help prepare for the first confession.
Adolescence is an age of grace for Orthodox education and the formation of the personality of an Orthodox person. The child looks up to his parents, imitates them, willingly participates in common prayer, attends divine services, and prepares for confession.
Obviously, 7 years is not the starting point when you suddenly need to start insisting that a child lead an independent spiritual life. It is necessary to gradually instill in the boy a love of fasting, prayer and reading the Bible, primarily the Gospel.
The age division is arbitrary, so the age of seven does not mean that a particular child is ready to take responsibility for his actions. Therefore, setting the age for first confession is based on the moral development of children. Moral responsibility in adolescents may appear later than 7 years.
Many priests, observing children, notice that they differ greatly in moral education, mental and intellectual abilities, and physiological development. Therefore, each child needs an individual approach and “it is unrealistic to establish a single age of responsibility for all children” (hieromonk Job (Gumerov)).
The main rule is “do no harm”
Children are very different in internal and external development. Therefore, establishing a line of responsibility is not a requirement, but rather a tradition in Orthodoxy.
Confession for a teenager will, to some extent, be stressful. There is a risk that the boy or girl, not understanding the essence of what is happening, may withdraw into himself. Premature confession can lead to a formal listing of sins without working on oneself.
Some parishes independently decide at what age to allow children to receive Communion without confession. The seven-year mark is a conditional limit.
Why does adolescence begin at age 7?
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The number “seven” in the Bible is a symbol of completeness, completeness of something, perfection. “And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Gen. 2:3). There are 7 days in a week. Since the beginning of the creation of the world, they have been ordering and dividing time into specific intervals. Every seventh day is a holiday, a break from everyday work. For example, according to the law, the earth must rest in the seventh year; sowing cannot be done on it (Lev. 25:8). In Holy Scripture, the number seven is often mentioned: seven seals, seven candlesticks, seven stars, sevenfold sprinkling of atoning sacrifices, seven measures, and so on. Therefore, in relation to human life, we can say that from the age of seven a child begins to take his first independent steps in the Christian life. The maturity of moral consciousness and will develops gradually and is achieved by the end of adolescence.
In Orthodoxy, the lives of many youths and young women who became saints are known. Many of them fearlessly endured torment and accepted death, but did not renounce the Lord. For example: saints Faith, Hope and Love; the seven Ephesian youths, Ananias, Azariah and Misail (three youths in the fiery furnace).
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Seven Youths of Ephth
In the 3rd century, during the persecution of Christians, Emperor Decius issued an order for all residents of the city to make sacrifices to the pagan gods. Seven boys in military service refused to fulfill the emperor's command, remaining faithful to Christ.
After 200 years, the guys were found sleeping. Waking up from sleep, they could not understand what century they were living in.
In ancient editions, the holy youths were called young warriors. Later, they were depicted as children on icons.
Bishop Theodore at that time was spreading a new heresy: the denial of the resurrection of the dead. When the Bishop realized that he had witnessed a great miracle, the youths fell asleep in the sleep of death.
Rules for writing a note
When people enter the church, we always see that in the vestibule or in the church shop people are writing lists of names on pieces of paper. Such lists are submitted for prayer for health (for repose is a different prayer, and the list of names of the deceased is submitted separately).
Then the sheets are handed over to the clergy and read during the liturgy at certain moments or at a prayer service.
How to write a health note:
Simple notes. Names are mentioned during services not only by the priest, but also by the altar servers, and sometimes by the believers themselves in the church.
The cost of each type will vary.
Without a doubt, you should also read the article on how to confess correctly.
Who to pray for
The Orthodox Church prays for health for all baptized living Orthodox Christians.
Those who have not been baptized cannot be written in notes, but they can be remembered in home prayer. The exception is special prayer services, for example, for the martyr Uar, where they pray even for the unbaptized. Health means not only physical health, but also spiritual health. Special prayer is required for people who have fallen into terrible sins (drunkenness, fornication). We must pray for their correction, for the granting of faith and repentance to them. You can and should pray for your enemies and enemies, asking the Lord to change them, reconcile them, bring them to church and to faith.
Names are written on small pieces of paper, which can always be found in a temple or church shop where candles and other church paraphernalia are sold. The names given at baptism must be listed in the genitive case. For example, Svetlana - you need to write Fotigny, Yuri - George, etc. It is better to find out in advance from the person exactly what name he was baptized with. Usually 10-12 names are written, but if more are needed, 2 notes should be submitted. You need to try to write names in large and clear handwriting, because clergy read names in hundreds, they need to read the name quickly and correctly.
Lexical meaning
Parsing this word into elements from the point of view of vocabulary, there is an assumption that it consists of the prefix “from” and the root “rock”. After some time, they combined into one word, which is one root. The Russian language has words consonant with the root “rock”, for example: “rod”, “horn”. Even now, many people say “geek”, “relative”, “spur”. All Russian-speaking people know that the spur is a small part of the mountain, and relatives and degenerates are part of the clan. Therefore, after analyzing the lexical meaning of the word, it will be possible to draw a conclusion about who was called that.
As a result, part of the word “from” used to be a prefix, but has now turned into a component of the root. In our language, it is needed to designate a phenomenon that occurs after what the root represents. Or it is an element of the general part. This is right! If fate signifies family (and then fate), then the youth is part of a large clan, separating and continuing it. That is, this is a boy/son who grows up in a family, but continues it by being born.
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