By the will of the Lord, each person is destined for two guardian angels. One - when a person is born, the second - when he is baptized. The name of the second - a saint, is called a baby. He, who has approached God with his righteousness, is considered the patron saint of heaven and the guardian of the one to whom his name was bestowed.
Instructions
Step 1
Since ancient times in Russia, a priest at the Epiphany rite had the right to name a baby. Modern parents can independently choose how to name their child at Baptism.
Step 2
When preparing for baptism, the name of the child can be chosen in the calendar of saints. In them every name is the name of the saint who was canonized by the holy Church.
Step 3
Despite the variety of advice on how to name a child on the day of his baptism, the right choice will not be blindly following the calendar or sometimes conflicting traditions, but obedience and love for the saint himself.
Step 4
Do not be upset if at the birth or baptism of a child there is no mention of any saint. The time interval in the interval from the date of birth to the day of baptism and within three days after it (from a week to a month) certainly provides for the commemoration of the saint by the church, whose name the child can be named.
Step 5
Sometimes it is very difficult for parents to decide to choose the name of one of the saints for their child. It may happen that the name that you would like to give is not in the calendar. Then the right to choose the name of the child must be given to the priest. Thus, the name that the parents chose will be for worldly relations, and the name given at baptism will be for church relations.
Step 6
Above the children's bed, as a talisman, it is necessary to hang an icon of the saint whose name the baby is named after, and ask for participation in the life of the child under his care. As the child grows up, he needs to be told about the meaning of his name and the saint who protects and preserves him.
Step 7
On the day of commemoration of the saint, they usually celebrate the Day of the Angel or the name day. This day, as a rule, requires the completion of Christian procedures for visiting the temple, confession and communion. In the event that a saint is commemorated several times a year, the name day is celebrated on the day that is closest to the birthday.
Step 8
Even after weighing all the pros and cons when choosing a church name for a child, whom he will be named in his baptism, we must not forget that both parents should like this name. Then it will not give a child trouble either in childhood or in adulthood.
