Many people are mistaken in believing that they do not commit sins since they do not kill and do not steal. The list of sins and fall listed in world religions is very significant. This envy, and vanity, and foul language, and pride, and ingratitude to God, and cowardly silence, and non-observance of fasting, and despair and disbelief in God in difficult times, and much more. There is only one way to get rid of sins in earthly life - to confess and partake.
Instruction manual
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Confession and communion are the concepts of Christianity, but in other religions there are ceremonies very similar in content to the data.
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The sacrament of sacred Confession and Communion must be taken seriously. It is necessary to prepare in advance. Often, ministers of the church recommend reading special religious literature, comprehend the next step.
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Praying, a person should remember his sins, ungodly acts, repent of them and ask for forgiveness. It is important to understand that it is not the list of your sins that matters, but your sincere desire to get rid of them.
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In no case can you justify yourself, there is nothing worse than this. It is believed that if you hate the sin, then half get rid of it.
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Before the confession, you should visit the service, light a candle, and pray earnestly. Usually they come to the confessor either after the morning liturgy, or after the evening service.
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In Catholicism, confession is a hidden rite, sometimes a confessor and a believer do not see each other, in Orthodox churches they confess in plain sight. At the same time, the believer does not tell the story of how the sin was committed, it is enough to indicate it and repent. It is necessary to tell everything that has been done, to leave sin until the next confession is not true.
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Having confessed, the believer "takes office", preparing for communion for a week. Fasting is not only a ban on meat food, but also on entertainment, anger, envy, satisfaction of whims. Every day, before bedtime, you need to read three canons: the Penitent to our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, the Guardian Angel, start the morning with prayer.
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On the day of communion, you must refuse to eat, smokers are forbidden to smoke. Women do not use makeup, do not wear jewelry.
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It is believed that “During the Divine Liturgy, the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is performed - bread and wine mysteriously turn into the Body and Blood of Christ and the sacraments, receiving them during the sacrament, mysteriously, incomprehensible to the human mind, unite with Christ Himself, since all of It is contained in every Particle of Communion"
Useful advice
Confession is the first step to communion, so only adults confess. Children under 7 years old cannot sin, because their sin is evil.
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