Holy baptism is one of the seven Orthodox church sacraments. This is the first ritual that a person begins to want to enter into the bosom of the Church. It is from the sacrament of baptism that a person becomes a member of the Church of Christ.
When preparing for the sacrament of baptism, some people may ask, “How long does this rite of worship” take? It is worth considering that in modern practice in Orthodox churches, anointing is also performed along with the sacrament of baptism, but since these ceremonies are now being performed together, the time relating directly to baptism will include the anointing of the holy world.
The very sacrament of baptism (directly the duration of the order) in different churches may differ and depends on various factors. First of all, it is worth considering the total number of baptized, if there are several dozen, then the sacrament itself is longer. For convenience, we take the average number of people participating in baptism - ten. In this case, the sacrament will take from 40 minutes to a little more than an hour. If the baptism in the temple is performed individually, then the priesthood may end soon.
It is also necessary to take into account that during the baptism the priest explains to people the main points from the order itself. In this sense, each clergyman has an individual approach, and the explanations for each person can be a little more or less lengthy. But in any case, the baptism of ten people will not take more than one and a half (in rare cases, two) hours.
It is also worth mentioning the practice of baptism at home over a sick person. Fear for the sake of the mortal, this order is greatly reduced and can take no more than ten minutes. The main thing is that the main action is performed - uttering a secretly perfect formula and watering.
There is a practice where baptism is performed on an already dying person who is conscious. In this case, it is still faster. A secretly perfected formula is uttered three times: "The servant of God (name) is baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit" and a person is poured with water. It does not take more than a minute. Moreover, the sacrament of anointing is not performed, since the priest simply physically may not have time to anoint the dying person with the holy world.
