How to hang icons in the house

In Orthodox homes, you can often find icons that represent for believers the image of the Savior Himself, the mother of God or saints. If you bought the icon recently, you should know a few rules for placing these holy images in the house.

Instruction manual

Icons are sold not only in the church, but also in secular shops, souvenir shops; Be sure to consecrate the image purchased in such a place in the church. If you purchased the icon in the church, it is already consecrated.

Find a place for the icon so that there is a lot of free space in front of it, and the whole family can fit in for prayer. Place it on a shelf or hang it on a wall.

Please note that during prayer it is customary to become facing east, so it is advisable to hang an icon on the east wall. The best place for the icon is in the "red" corner, that is, east or located to the right of the entrance.

First of all, try to place the icons of the Savior and the Virgin in the house, and the Savior icon should be placed on the right, and the icon of the Mother of God on the left. Images of saints venerated in your area, place below the icon of the Trinity, the Virgin, the Savior, the apostles. It’s good if you have the opportunity to crown your iconostasis with an Orthodox cross.

Place the icons in a separate place, away from other objects. Do not place them in bookcases or on the sideboard shelf if there are books of non-religious content, cosmetics, photographs, toys, etc.

Before you hang the icon on the wall, remove all the paintings, posters of pop artists, athletes and other figures. Even photos of priests or monks, paintings on biblical subjects are superfluous here.

Be sure to hang the icon in the kitchen or dining room so that family members always have the opportunity to pray before eating. Also, the icon can be located in the bedroom or any other room, the main thing is that a prayer is offered in front of it.

Above the entrance, place the icon of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary or any other. You can also hang an icon at the head of the head.

note

The main thing when placing the icons is that nothing distracts you from prayer, there is no desire to outweigh the holy image or to do some business.