Believers come to the temple in order to turn in prayer to God, the Virgin, saints or angels. This is a place of prayer, a haven for all who need to pour out their souls. It is in the temple that many make requests to God, hoping for His help.
The main thing is that it is advisable for a person to go to church, leaving anger, hatred and negativity behind the doors of the temple. You can’t be in the “house of God” at a time when a person’s soul is full of hatred and an unfriendly mood. Before you cross the threshold of the church, you must impose a sign of the cross with the words of prayer to God for the forgiveness of your sins. In the temple you need to try to behave culturally. You can’t be rude, argue, talk loudly. It is forbidden to use phones during the service, as this may interfere with the rest of the worshipers. A very important criterion for decent behavior in the temple is behavior that does not interfere with other believers.
If you want to put a candle, then, approaching the candlestick, you can not push. With a large gathering of people, a candle can be asked to pass to a candlestick in front of a person standing in front. If the believer knows that there will be a lot of people at the service, then you can go to the temple in advance and put candles in front of the icons calmly.
You cannot enter the holy altar for those who do not have a special blessing for it.
In the Christian tradition, it is customary for men to stand during the service on the right, and women on the left. But this is not so important; rather, it is a common church practice. If during a long service a person is tired of standing for a long time, then you can sit on special benches. But at the same time, the believer should not engage in idle conversations.
There are times when a person walks past a temple and he has a desire to go into it, but the uniform is not very suitable. For example, a woman without a body or in jeans. This is not a reason to walk past the temple. In this situation, you can safely go in and ask the sellers a scarf, which you can cover your head with.
A very important aspect of behavior in the temple is that in case of condemnation by any of the parishioners, it is not necessary to enter into an argument. Condemnation is often unjustified, so do not start cursing and proving something. It must be remembered that one must behave piously in a temple.
You can not come to the temple in a state of extreme intoxication, when a person does not understand what is happening around him. It is forbidden to use obscene language in the temple, as well as the presence of drug intoxication.
It must be remembered that in the temple you need to behave culturally, not to prevent others from praying, but to be humble yourself and not to lead other people into the temptation.
