The Orthodox faith allows us to consecrate everything that is necessary for a person’s life, including his home. Sanctification is a church rite, after which the grace of God comes upon a person, his dwelling place, and his work.
According to the Christian faith, every person, every animal, every country, city, village or house has its guardian angels. But they are not always able to cope with the dark forces. And if a person can ask God for protection in prayer, parishioners of temples pray for the welfare and protection of the state or village, then the house must be sanctified in order to expel the messengers of evil from it. During the rite of consecration, the clergyman offers prayers to God for cleansing the room, sprinkles it with holy water and lights incense.
In the modern world, where air is a sacred concept for Orthodox Christianity, it is filled with radio and television waves that transmit a lot of negativity, it is simply necessary to consecrate housing. That is what true adherents of faith believe. After the rite of passage to the evil spirit, it is difficult to resist God's grace and do your dark deeds. Yes, and those who do not believe in God noted that after the consecration of their apartment, life was getting better, hardships and failures receded, naughty and difficult children made contact, and those suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction managed to overcome their craving for them.
How is the consecration of housing
The rite of consecration of a house or apartment is held according to the so-called special order. The word "sanctification" in this case is of a slightly different nature, and in the prayers that are read during the ceremony, the word "blessing" is more often used.
At the beginning of the rite of consecration of the apartment, the clergyman reads the so-called initial prayers. At this time, he recommends the owners of the house to ask for God's blessing for themselves, their loved ones, and their home. Then the ninetieth psalm is read, which is considered the most powerful weapon against the devil and his minions.
Then comes the turn of reading Troparia, lighting oil oil, which is applied to the walls of the symbol of the Christian faith of the cross. And only after this happens the apartment is sprinkled with holy water, fumigated with incense. All the steps of the rite are accompanied by the reading of prayers, in which the clergyman asks the Lord to send his protectors for the house, for all who live in it and protect them from any evil, to send their grace.
Consecration of the apartment does not take much time - from 30 minutes to 1 hour. During the ceremony, the presence of everyone who lives in it is desirable, but if someone close to you is not a fan of faith and is categorically against the consecration of the apartment, you can perform it secretly.
How to prepare an apartment for the rite of consecration
Before a clergyman comes to the house to conduct the rite of consecration, it is advisable to restore order in it. Be sure to remove all pagan charms, even if they are used as interior decor items as a memory of a vacation or a guest.
For the clergyman it is necessary to prepare a table, covered with a clean white tablecloth, where he will be able to place the objects he needs for the ceremony. In addition, there must be Christian icons in the house, and the image of the Savior is mandatory.
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