All church ordinances should be performed by believers with a pure soul. Confession and communion bathes a person from the filth of sins that he committed after the sacrament of baptism. In order for repentance to be completed, a believer must acknowledge his sinfulness and sincerely repent.
Instruction manual
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For confession, you need to prepare in advance, remember all your sins and write them on a piece of paper, so as not to forget to mention. You can give this list for reading to the confessor, but it is better to talk about sins aloud. Do not talk about the background, repent with all your heart. Confession is not a listing of sins, but a desire to be cleansed of them.
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Before confession, it is advisable to make peace with your neighbors and ask for forgiveness from those offended by you. Find out when the sacrament of confession occurs in the church. If the temple does not have daily services, check out the schedule.
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Confession is usually done after an evening service or in the morning before the liturgy. It is impossible to be late to its beginning, since this sacrament begins by reading the order in which a person who wishes to confess is involved. A woman during menstruation should not go to the temple to repent.
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You cannot share a list of sins to tell about them another time. It is advisable to confess with one confessor. In large temples, because of the many penitents, the priest is not able to accept confession individually. Then the most common sins are listed and people repent of them, then they take turns approaching the confessor under permissive prayer.
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If you have never been in a confession or have not confessed for several years, you need to choose a parish where only the Private Sacrament is performed. The grave sin that you omitted in your general confession will remain unforgiven.
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After that, the penitents kiss the cross and the Gospel on the leek, take the blessing for communion from the confessor. You must be especially prepared for the sacrament of communion. This process is called gowing. It lasts a week, in extreme cases - three days. At this time, you must observe the post. Eliminate junk food from your diet - meat, dairy products and eggs.
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Give up entertainment and physical intimacy. Follow the morning and evening prayer rules, add to them the reading of the Penitential Canon. On the eve of Communion, visit the evening service. Before reading prayers for the coming dream, read the three canons: the penitent of Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and the Guardian Angel. Before praying for holy communion in the morning, read the corresponding canon.
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From midnight you can’t eat, drink or smoke. Children under seven years of age can eat. A woman should not apply makeup and receive communion during menstruation.
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When the priest leaves with the Holy Gifts, the partakers should give a bow on the weekday and a half-bow on a holiday or Sunday. Listen carefully to the prayer and repeat it to yourself. After the liturgy, fold your hands on your chest - right over left, go to the Holy Chalice. First come the children, then men, followed by women.
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Say your name and accept the Holy Gifts. Kiss the edge of the Holy Chalice and go to the table to take a drink. This must be done so that not even the smallest particle of the Body of Christ remains in the mouth.
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Pray in the temple until the end of the service. Listen carefully to the prayers of thanks. Spend the rest of the day piously: do not exchange for empty chatter, do not watch television programs, and refrain from intimacy.
