Our ancestors believed that the fate of the baby will directly depend on how the mother and father call their child. Therefore, when choosing his name, they were guided by clergy (or clergy). It was believed that thanks to this, the child and his guardian angel become bound by invisible bonds.
You will need
Orthodox month (Christmas time)
Instruction manual
1
Thanks to the Orthodox Monthly Word, recently many parents call their children beautiful rare names - such as Savva, Zakhar, Varvara, Agafia. Think in advance about what qualities of the baby his name will reflect and how much it will be combined with his patronymic. To date, Christmas time has about 900 male and 250 female names - you have plenty to choose from.
2
Discover the Orthodox Monthly. Mark your child’s birthday in it. Count eight days from it (this is due to the fact that in the Orthodox tradition, children are usually baptized on the eighth day after birth). The date on which you stopped, and will subsequently be confined to the baby’s name day (or angel’s day).
3
Choose the name of his heavenly patron for the child. When the baby grows up, he will always be able to contact his keeper for help. Often a situation arises when the days of memory of a saint are found in Christmas time several times. That day, which is closest to the birth of the baby, will be considered his big name day, and all other days - small.
4
Remember that Orthodoxy is not an entrenched set of prescriptions. If you are eager to name the baby in honor of the Monk Sergei of Radonezh, do not hesitate. After all, it will be great when your child starts excitedly telling neighbors in the sandbox in honor of which saint he was named.
5
However, it should be remembered that the name given to a child at baptism, within the framework of the Orthodox tradition, can change only when tonsured as a monk. Therefore, you should think carefully before making a final decision.
note
If the child was named in the framework of the non-Orthodox tradition, then at baptism he will receive a consonant Orthodox name.
Useful advice
If on the eighth day from the birth of a child saints of the other sex are honored, do not despair. Count the fortieth day from the moment your child is born. The baby can be named in honor of the saint, whose memory is celebrated at this time.
- How to name a child
- Orthodox church calendar
- what names are in Christmas time
