Some forty years ago, baptismal rites in our country were almost banned. At the beginning of the last century, atheism was actively promoted by party leaders and the state as the basis of human ideology. Although the churches were not officially liquidated, the clergy was persecuted by state authorities. All this led to the fact that modern man is little familiar with the details of religious rites. They are increasingly becoming part of fashion, a beautiful external attribute of modern life, devoid of their true spiritual meaning.
As you know, adopting Christianity, a person goes through a wonderful rite - baptism. According to tradition, baptism requires the godmother and father, or one of them.
What godparents should be
The very first sacred act in human life is the sacrament of baptism. Godparents are the most important people after parents who should help in the spiritual education of the child, become support and support. In fact, these are family members. Their responsibilities are not limited to gifts to the godson on Angel's Day and maintaining communication with his family. Their main function is the spiritual development of the godson, communion with faith and the church.
When choosing godparents, one must remember that the ceremony of baptism is performed once and the child cannot be baptized, therefore, changing the godparents will not work. The church makes an exception only if the godfather has changed faith or leads a blatantly immoral, not pious lifestyle.
A child can have both both godparents, and only one, but in this case he must be of the same gender as the godson.
Becoming a godparent for several children is allowed, but the godfather must assess his strengths, whether he can cope with his main duty, if he has enough time and attention to properly educate all his godchildren.
