When to bake Easter cakes, on what day of the week. Good Friday before Easter - what you can do and what you can’t: signs

The article talks about what Good Friday is and what customs and rituals are associated with this important day.

From the article you will learn why the Friday before Easter was called Holy, what rituals exist, signs of this important day before Christ's Sunday day.

Easter in relation to Good Friday

One of the strictest fasts of the year ends at the end of Holy Week (Holy Week), during which believers remember the events that led Jesus Christ to death: the culmination of the Savior’s physical life was spiritual and physical torment.

On Good Friday, laity read about the Last Supper, the taking of Christ into custody, the trial of the Divine Prisoner, the scourging and execution of the death sentence, which ended with the crucifixion. The last six days of Lent are called “Great” or “Passionate”. During Holy Week, special services are held, and the Orthodox adhere to a particularly strict fast.

For the laity, Holy Week is spent remembering the last days spent on earth by Jesus.

On Maundy Monday In churches they read the Gospel parable about the roadside fig tree cursed by the Lord. The symbolism and spiritual meaning of the image of the barren fig tree is revealed in detail:

the roadside fig tree personifies one who is perishing in unrepentance, whose soul does not bring faith, prayer and good deeds
the moment when the tree withered from the words of the Lord shows the Divine power of the Savior, the censure of people who outwardly pretend to be executors of God’s commandments, but from whom it is impossible to expect good fruits

IN Maundy Tuesday Believers devote themselves to reading the parables that the Son of God spoke in the Temple of Jerusalem: about the resurrection, about the trial of the Savior, about the ten virgins.

Good Friday believers spend time in memories of the passions that save Christians

Great Wednesday Believers devote themselves to reading the parable of the precious ointment poured on the head of the Savior by sinners. In this way they prepared him for his rest. On this day, the greed for money and the betrayal of Judas are condemned and cursed. It also talks about the destined fate of the two different people: Judas, who betrayed the Lord and thereby destroyed his soul, and the harlot Mary Magdalene, who repented and accepted salvation.

IN Maundy Thursday several events occurred: Jesus’ establishment of the sacrament of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, the Savior’s prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Good Friday Believers devote them to memories of the saving passions and death of Jesus on the cross for churchgoers.

Holy Saturday the laity devote themselves to reading about the burial of the Savior and how his body remained in the tomb. Holy Fire, which is taken out on this day from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem - a symbol of the Resurrection of the Lord.

Holy Week Believers devote themselves to preparing for Easter: cleaning, baking Easter cakes, painting easter eggs.

During Holy Week, believers prepare for the holiday of the Holy Resurrection of Christ

With Easter cakes and krashankas, believers go to the Divine Service on Holy Saturday, where the products are blessed.

Holy Week ends with the celebration of Easter - Christ's Resurrection.

Good Friday - the essence of what it is, what it means, what happens on Good Friday

Good Friday is the day the Son of God was crucified. During the Divine Service, the clergy remember that event three times, reading the Gospel:

at Matins there is a service of the 12 Gospels, excerpts from which recall the saving suffering and crucifixion of Jesus, which occurred on Friday
The Great (Royal) Hours are spent reading the narratives of the four evangelists
Great Vespers takes place with the reading of the composite Gospel

On Good Friday we remember the torment of Jesus Christ and his crucifixion

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When is the Shroud taken out on Good Friday?

There is no liturgy in the church on Good Friday. However, on the day that Good Friday falls on the Annunciation, the service of St. John Chrysostom takes place.
On Good Friday, the canon “On the Crucifixion of the Lord” is performed in the church, and the clergy also bring out the Shroud - a symbolic funeral shroud with the body of the Savior depicted on it in full height who lies in a coffin.

There are no bells in the church on Good Friday. On this day the Shroud is taken out

The iconographic image of the Savior in the tomb is a mandatory attribute of the divine service of the two last days Holy Week: Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Priests in black robes carry out the Shroud

The Shroud is placed on a special elevation, symbolizing the Holy Sepulcher, in front of the Royal Doors. At the same time, the Savior’s Head is turned to the north, and his feet are turned to the south. Incense is applied to the Shroud and flowers are laid out. These actions symbolize the anointing of the Body of the executed Savior with incense by the myrrh-bearing women.
The service on the day of special repentance begins at two o'clock in the afternoon. The shroud is taken out an hour after the start of the service - at the moment of Jesus’ death on the cross.

What can you do on Good Friday?

On Good Friday, those who served in the service carry home 12 burning candles, which are not allowed to burn out completely. These candles bring prosperity and happiness to the house where they are kept. On this day you can sow a vegetable garden or field. Dill and peas sown in small quantities are the key to a good harvest.

All preparations for the celebration of Easter are made before Maundy Thursday

Can I bake on Good Friday?

Baking Easter cakes on Good Friday is allowed. Baked Easter cakes should be covered with sacred willow. Such willow branches are then used as a talisman against evil spirits.

Is it possible to get married on Good Friday?

Believers spend strict fasting on Good Friday in prayer, and it is also obligatory to attend the mournful service (Lamentation of the Virgin Mary). If you decide to get married in April, then it is better to wait another 2 weeks after Easter. Go to church, and at the end of Lent you can get married and have a fun wedding.

In Orthodoxy it is allowed to get married after Red Hill (Antipascha)

What does a wedding on Good Friday mean?

On Easter week- on the biggest and most punishable holiday you cannot go out and have fun. Therefore, it is better to postpone the wedding date. Consider whether it's worth starting family life with a great sin and how the wedding on Good Friday will then turn out for both of you, because this is the time to prepare for the resurrection of the Savior.

On Easter week on Good Friday no one gets married and no one marries newlyweds in church

What should you not do on Good Friday?

The following actions are prohibited:

washing
sticking iron objects into the ground
drinking alcohol
fun

If a person spends this day having fun, he will shed tears all year long.

On this day women are not allowed to:

spin
clean the house

On this day men are not allowed to:

chop wood
use a cleaver, plane
plant trees

Women are not allowed to sew on Good Friday

What does a dream on Good Friday mean on Saturday: signs

A dream from Thursday to Friday predicts the future, but the dream takes on special significance on Good Friday. Usually such a dream is filled accurate predictions. Having seen a prophetic dream, wait for its fulfillment until noon (lunch) of the same day.

Dream on Good Friday

What does it mean if a child is born on Good Friday?

This day will not affect the fate of a child born on Good Friday.

What does it mean if a child is born on Good Friday?

What does a birthday on Good Friday mean?

In the old days, it was believed that a baby born on Good Friday should be taken to his grandmother so that she would reprimand him from future troubles, and so that the child would not suffer a difficult fate.
But the clergy have a different opinion on this matter: all the troubles that will happen in the life of such a child will ultimately turn into great joy. Therefore, the birth of a baby on a mournful day should not be considered a bad sign.

What does Birthday on Good Friday mean?

What does bread baked on Good Friday mean?

It is believed that if you bake bread on Good Friday, it will remain fresh for a long time and will not become moldy. This bread is used as a remedy to relieve illness. The sailors took the bun baked on Good Friday with them on long journeys, using it as a talisman. If you store such a bun at home, it will become a talisman against fires.

Is it possible to bake bread on Good Friday?

What does it mean to die on Good Friday?

Anyone who leaves this world on Good Friday will experience the torment of life with the Savior and will be resurrected with him.

What does it mean to die on Good Friday?

Lent - Good Friday: what can you eat?

Food is not consumed on Good Friday until the Shroud is taken out. But even after this, only bread and water are allowed.

Good Friday: what conspiracies, rituals and prayers to read?

A conspiracy against alcoholism, drunkenness and relief from extreme melancholy

Furnace ash is taken from the oven on Good Friday.
It falls at an intersection where there are no cars.

The plot is read three times:

Just as this ash will not sprout, and the sprouts will not produce petals, and the petals will not produce fruit, so the slave (name) will not take wine into his mouth: neither on Sunday, nor on Saturday, nor on Friday, nor on Thursday, nor on Wednesday, nor on Tuesday, and not on Monday. Amen. Just as this ash does not fill with a spring, does not sing like a nightingale, so the slave (name) will not drink green wine. Amen. Just as this ash will not farrow or whelp, so the slave (name) will say goodbye to wine forever. He will not drink: neither on Sunday, nor on Saturday, nor on Friday, nor on Thursday, nor on Wednesday, nor on Tuesday, nor on Monday, nor on weekdays, nor on Holy Days. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Repeat the ritual two Fridays in a row.
Hide the remaining ash and use it at times when the temptation to drink is great.

Good Friday spell for stress and depression

To carry out the ceremony, you will need three Easter eggs, which must be placed in a container of water, over which the following magical text is read:

Strengthen my faithful words, Lord, Strengthen, Christ, the servant of God (name). Just as people rejoice at the bright Easter, so may the servant of God (name) be glad of life. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen.

A person suffering from depression should wash his face with this water.

On Good Friday you need to bake a small loaf of bread.
One half is eaten by those who perform the ritual, and the other is kept all year behind the icons. But before you put the bread behind the icons, you need to say:

“Lord, save, preserve, defend. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".

Prayers for Good Friday:

Prayer for others

O Jesus, have mercy on your holy Church; take care of him.
O Jesus, have mercy on poor sinners and save them from hell.
Oh Jesus, bless my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, and everything I have to pray.
O Jesus, have pity on the souls in purgatory and bring them to your heavenly rest.

Prayer to express sorrow for sins

God my Father,
I am very sorry for turning my back on your friendship.
You showed only love for me.
I sometimes show a little love in return.
Because of you, your only one, Jesus, who died and rose again for me, forgive me all my sins.
Father, not only have I offended you with my sins, but I have also offended your community here on earth.
I promise to show great love to a neighbor in order to make up for my sins.
I can't do anything unless your Holy Spirit helps me lead a life like Jesus, a life spent forgetting about myself in the service of others.
Prayer for Holiness on Good Friday
Lord, I don’t pray for tomorrow and its needs,

Unity Prayer

Heavenly Father,
you are the Father of all men.
We ask you to send the Holy Spirit,
The spirit that unites people
so all people
forget past troubles
put aside unfair opinions,
and work together for the benefit of all,
regardless of their religion,
no matter what their races are,
so in the end
this world
did good men working together,
in the spirit of Jesus and work with you,
may be given to you by your Son,
Unite especially all Christians
so they can be together again soon,
as one flock around the table of the Lord's Supper.
We ask you to unite more closely those of our Church,
so under the guidance of the Spirit towards Thy kingdom,
we can work, pray and live happily together
in love and peace. (Amen)

Prayers for Good Friday

Prayer for Holiness on Good Friday

Lord, I don’t pray for tomorrow and its needs,
Keep me, my God, from the stain of sins,
Let me both work diligently and pray properly,
Let me be kind words and business for others,
Let me not do anything wrong or idle in words, thoughtlessly say,
Set you a lock on my lips
Let me in the season, Lord, to be honest, in the season of gays,
Let me be faithful to your grace just for today,
And if today my tide of life should fade,
Oh bet, if I die today, come home today,
So, for tomorrow and its needs, I don't pray,
But hold me, guide and love me, Lord, I pray you.

Conspiracy for the whole year from all enemies

"In the name of the Father and the Son
And the Holy Spirit.
King Herod fights, fights,
Blood is shed, no one
Doesn't regret it
Doesn't let anyone down.
Against evil man There is
Great Sagittarius -
God the Father!
At our Lord's
Jesus Christ
The sun is a bow, the month is an arrow:
There is something to shoot.
The Lord will not give to anyone
To offend me.
The Lord God is ahead of me,
Our Lady is behind
With them I am not afraid of anyone,
With Them I fear no one.
And you, my villainous enemies,
You have a knitting needle in your tongues,
Red-hot pincers in fangs
And in the vile eyes of the sand.
In the name of the Father and the Son
And the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen".

A conspiracy to ask forgiveness from the deceased

Read on the evening of Good Friday.

“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
There is no beginning without an end.
In the name of the Creator.
In the name of Jesus Christ.
I will stand up and cross myself.
I'll go out the door
Blessed,
I'll go to the holy church,
To the golden cross
To the Mother of God
And her son Jesus Christ.
I'll beg you with bows
And crosses
I will pay with tears of repentance.
In the dead kingdom
The dead state
Among the darkness
The darkness of dead people.
Kings, executioners,
Judges and sovereigns,
Dashing and kind people
There is one dead soul.
Before this soul
It's my fault.
For the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For His crown of thorns
I ask and beg you to forgive me (name)
And my living soul
Let go of sin.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and forever
And forever and ever. Amen."

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Hello, father! I am asking you a question that, I think, many have already asked more than once: 1. Is it possible to eat blessed Easter cake and eggs on an empty stomach? Is it possible to throw away egg shells and crumbs from blessed Easter cakes and eggs in regular trash? Forgive me, I just want to sort this out once and for all. God bless you!

Alexey

Alexey, you can eat blessed Easter cakes and eggs at any time; you don’t have to do it on an empty stomach. Residues from these products can be disposed of in regular trash.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Bless me, father. I have this question. My colleague at work is a Muslim. When I said that I was going to the Epiphany service and to get holy water, she asked me to bring her some water too. I asked her: “What are you going to do with her?” She says: "Drink." I tell her that this is not mineral water to drink just like that. You must drink such water with faith and cross yourself. After all, she won’t do this. She said: "So what. God is one." Of course, I brought her water. But it torments me that I dared to prove something to her. Maybe I should have just given her water without getting into a discussion? Or should I not have given water at all? Please enlighten me.

Love

Hello, Love. You did everything right. And on Easter treat her with Easter cake. Just remember that all conversations in such cases should be friendly. And if it doesn’t work out, then remain silent.

Priest Alexander Beloslyudov

Hello, father! Please tell me what to do if the blessed Easter cake has become moldy?

Elena

Elena, usually in such cases they bury the Easter cake in the ground, in a place that is not trampled on (where people do not walk), or you can throw this Easter cake into the river.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

CHRIST IS RISEN! I don't know if I did the right thing. My neighbor asked me to take her Easter cakes to be blessed; she didn’t want to stand, she said, I can’t stand it, my legs hurt. He drinks often. And I told her that it was better to do it myself, and that what I would consecrate to her was like a poultice for a dead person, only to calm the conscience, and not to save her. I would, of course, if she were really weak and sick. And then I thought, maybe I shouldn’t have refused, what do you think?

Svetlana

Svetlana, if you had not refused, you would have done a very good deed, and this is very useful and good for the soul. Do not give up on good deeds, they ennoble the soul. And your neighbor, over time, perhaps, will gather her strength and go to the service herself, but at the moment You could make sure that she, too, was not deprived of grace on the holiday.

Hegumen Nikon (Golovko)

Hello, father! Please tell me when can I bake Easter on Thursday? I heard that you can’t bake on Good Friday, but you can on Thursday and Saturday. Is this true? Tell me please. Thank you.

Natalia

Natalia, all of Holy Week is preparing us for the Great Feast of Easter. We prepare not only spiritually, but also physically. You can bake Easter cakes from Monday of Holy Week. After all, for example, in monasteries and in production there are large volumes of baked goods, and in two or three days they will not have time to provide everyone who wants it. At home, yes, they start baking on Thursday, because the volumes are small, and therefore there is no need to bake earlier, and eggs are also painted closer to Easter, starting on Thursday. Don’t focus too much on this, start baking at your convenience, possibly on Good Monday.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Hello! Please advise me: since last Easter I have shells from blessed eggs, crumbs from Easter cakes and the molds they were baked in at home; as far as I know, I can’t throw them away, but I don’t know what to do, can you tell me? Thank you in advance,

Christina

Christina, we always burn or bury consecrated objects or things that have become unusable. If you have a dacha, then in the dacha you can burn it all in the stove or bury it under a tree. Also, spoiled consecrated foods can be thrown into the river.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Hello! How should you celebrate Easter if your dad died 5 months ago? Is it possible to bake Easter and dye eggs? How and when to go to the cemetery? Thank you.

Elena

Hello, Elena! You can and should celebrate the Resurrection of Christ by baking Easter cakes and painting eggs. After all, Easter is a Festival of holidays for both the living and the dead. And you can pray for dad at the funeral service and go to the cemetery on Radonitsa, May 14.

Priest Vladimir Shlykov

Hello, father! My birthday is May 4th, it falls on Holy Saturday, they say I can’t celebrate it! What should I do?

Catherine

Ekaterina, why should you celebrate your birthday on Holy Saturday? This is a strict fast, when you can’t eat practically anything, only strictly fasting food. On this day in church they sing “Let all human flesh be silent,” that is, you cannot celebrate a birthday on this day. This is the day of preparation for the Great Feast of Holy Easter. We consecrate Easter cakes and eggs. The best thing is to celebrate your birthday on Easter, May 5th. Your holiday will be double, and you will not sin before God. On Easter you can eat any food, have fun, and celebrate in a restaurant.

Hieromonk Victorin (Aseev)

Is it possible for an Orthodox Christian to eat sweet or tasty things, for example, order pizza or buy ice cream, or is this voluptuousness?

Anna

Hello Anna.
As you know, the most delicious food is prepared in Orthodox monasteries. Bread prepared with prayer even during Lent resembles Easter cake. So there is nothing wrong with a hungry person refreshing himself with tasty, skillfully prepared food.
However, without experiencing a feeling of hunger, you should not get carried away by taste sensations, otherwise you may fall into the sin of gluttony.
God help me.

Priest Sergius Osipov

Bless me, father. I came to God in mature age, although he was baptized in childhood. I remember well my first conscious coming to church for a service, and not to light a candle or dedicate Easter cakes. I didn't last even half an hour. When I realized that I would simply faint, I left the temple. He sat, caught his breath, and went again. And... he left again. And so three times. Thank God that after that first experience I did not give up, but decided to push myself, no matter what the cost. And so, step by step, overcoming reluctance, physical discomfort, laziness, I, with God’s help, overcame this difficult period of becoming a church member. Now my teenage son is going through the same thing. I did not force or drag him to the temple. I decided that the best sermon for him would be the lifestyle that I had chosen, and not my admonitions. You can imagine my joy when he himself wanted to go to church. And here it is. I understand that he needs to go through this period, especially since he has not yet confessed or received communion. He says he's not ready yet. I don’t rush or insist, I’m afraid to destroy this sprout that has sprouted in his soul. Gave him everything necessary literature, I help with advice and pray for him. But then, in my case, and with him now, my question remained unanswered. Why do new converts experience such discomfort during the period of churching, why does a healthy, physically strong guy who plays sports, after fifteen minutes of being at the service, leave the church, because he is simply in a semi-fainting state, that this is the work of the enemy or the influence of the grace of God, which (how says in prayer before reading the Gospel) scorches, cleanses, sanctifies the whole person? And how can we help him not to fall away during this period, not to give up on everything, but to endure and go through this path? God bless you.

Oleg

Oleg, unfortunately, after our era of Soviet godlessness, the fact that our compatriots faint in church has become a sad norm. This is in pure form demonic influence, or better yet, “retribution” for our turning to God. Tell him that it’s not scary, don’t be afraid. And let him fight - after all, he is a fighter, like any man. The demon will not stand this fight and will run away.
One of my friends also experienced similar temptations and constantly left the temple. But then one day he set himself up like this: “Why am I just going to run around like this? Let it be what will be, but I will not leave my place in the temple!” And so he stood and prayed. Yes, the demon did not leave him, and he experienced an attack of faintness, and even almost fainted, but did not leave his place, and - it was last time, he won.

Hegumen Nikon (Golovko)

Hello! Please tell me what to do with the shells of blessed eggs and the paper that covered the Easter cake?

Nina

IN rural areas you can simply burn the shells and paper. And in city churches there are special boxes for this. It is better for you to check with your church what is customary to do with shells, paper, and candle stubs specifically at your parish.

Archpriest Andrey Efanov

Hello, God's servant Anastasia writes to you, I turn 24 this month. I myself am from Ukraine, but I have been living in Spain for 12 years. I am writing to you because I no longer know who to contact and from whom to receive good advice or just kind words. Last year I visited the Intercession Monastery in Moscow for the first time and visited the holy relics of the Blessed Matronushka. I knew about her before; when I was a child, my grandmother gave me a brochure about her life and great power her prayers. When I entered the monastery with my godmother, she told me that if you sincerely pray to Matronushka, she helps in many ways. At that time, my mother was severely depressed and was being treated with pills. I thought that it was probably worth asking for my mother and for my family in general, for my loved ones. But I also had a personal request to Matronushka, I really liked one guy. His name is Maxim, he himself is a pediatrician from Moscow, but he visits Spain, his mother, sister and our mutual friends live here. So, through mutual friends, I met him. In general, I asked Matronushka to pray for us, so that everything would work out for him and me. This was in April. We corresponded with him a lot on the Internet, and in August he finally arrived. We spent a lot of time together, I was in seventh heaven. Soon he finally told me that he liked me, and everything worked out for us, although we only stayed together for a week, then he left for Moscow. I thanked Matronushka very much for hearing me and helping me with all my requests; my mother also no longer complained about her health. Months passed, we communicated with Maxim via the Internet, called back and kept in touch in every possible way. But already in December I felt that he did not miss me, did not write the same way as I did to him. We never told each other that we loved. But I already felt it in my heart. I always asked him about his family and friends, he told me about his problems. I became very close to him. And when I felt this coldness from him, I thought that he would come and everything would fall into place. Because communication on the Internet is, of course, not at all the same as in real life. At the end of January, our communication completely disappeared; I knew practically nothing about him. I even tried to attract his attention by inventing myself different problems so that he listens to me and worries about me. In February, on Valentine's Day, I, of course, wrote him a congratulatory letter, but he did not answer me. Of course, I was offended, and then he told me that we needed to meet. He was already in Spain, and we met, I already felt at that moment that things were heading towards separation. He told me that he wanted to clarify our relationship and expressed everything, he said that the distance torments him and he doesn’t like it. But I understood that, probably, someone had appeared with him, and I asked him about it. He answered me honestly and admitted that he had another girlfriend. At that moment, when we were talking, everything was like a fog for me, I probably didn’t even understand that it was real. It seemed to me that this was all a dream and that I was about to wake up. In this state, incomprehensible to me, I even told him that all this was logical, that we had no feelings. I guess I just wanted the breakup to be easy for him, so that he wouldn’t think I was in love. At the end of our meeting we even laughed and talked about the next meeting. In general, from this conversation I also learned that he was seriously ill. Suffers from epilepsy. I felt terribly sorry for him. In my life I have already seen all the horrors of this disease. When I came home, when I realized that all this really happened to me, that I was no longer with him, I felt so bad in my soul as I had never felt before. I didn’t even have anyone to talk to at that time, because my parents were traveling. In the morning I talked to my loved ones and told about everything. My aunt even told me that it was probably God who took me away from such a person, such a sick person. At that moment I even thought that she was right. But after a while, I realized that I, as a believer, could never think like that, and I realized that I loved him even with such a serious illness. I sincerely began to pray for him, for his family and his healing. On Forgiveness Sunday, he wrote to me and asked for forgiveness for everything he had done to me. I forgave him. But all the pain still didn’t go away, I suffered a lot. Then I thought that God was probably punishing me in this way for something, and I began to prepare for Easter. I have read many articles about communion and confession. I wanted to confess and take communion, to repent for all my sins. I kept a fast and tried to remember all my sins and not hide anything from the Lord. On Easter I went to our Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, here in Spain. Before the service, I prayed for all my loved ones, lit candles for everyone who asked and for whomever I wanted. I prayed at the icon of Matronushka. Afterwards I confessed before the service. She stood through the entire service and blessed the Easter cakes. In fact, I felt better after visiting the temple, we even started communicating with him again, but all the grief for him did not go away. And for a month now I continue to pray to God for him, I pray for him and for his entire family, even for his current girlfriend. I ask the Lord and the saints for help, I ask for his healing and return to me, if this is the Will of God. I say prayers every day and every night. When memories start to depress me, I say prayers, but nothing helps me. I understand that I love him very much, that my love is sincere and real. Despite all my pain, not once during all this time did I wish him harm or even call him a bad word. Many months have passed, and this heartache and the loss does not let go. There is still hope in my heart that I can be with him. Now I am already asking God to help me forget about him, to send me another person. I read the girl’s prayers for marriage every day. I understand that it’s bad to write to you about this, but I’m already being visited by thoughts of death. It just seems to me that this is the only way I can get rid of these mental torments. I just can't live like this anymore. I have exams to enter the University very soon, and I can’t even concentrate on anything. I read a lot of books and literature, including the lives of saints, in order to somehow make my existence easier, so as not to think about it. I cry every day, and I don’t even know how to stop and calm down. Anywhere I feel such sadness that I simply burst into hysterics. Because of this, my health also deteriorated; I lost a lot of weight and, due to a lack of vitamins, my teeth began to deteriorate. They said it was all due to severe stress. Please tell me, maybe I'm doing something wrong? Maybe I’m praying wrong, or asking God too much? Maybe I'm boring him with my requests? I don’t know what to think anymore... I know that God doesn’t do everything so quickly, that he doesn’t help right away, and you need to be constant in your prayers. But I no longer have the strength. What should I do? How to ask correctly? Should I hope and believe that things will still work out well with him? I want to go to St. Petersburg this summer, I read that Saint Xenia also helps in such cases. Help me as much as you can, I beg you. Thank you.

Anastasia

It’s difficult to say, dear Anastasia, why everything turned out this way. The reasons may be different, but you need to forget your lover. The Lord will certainly help you, unless you interfere with Him with constant thoughts about what has not come true. You are young and have not yet experienced many difficulties in life, and the first adversities have crippled you. Strive to visit the temple more often, remember that the Lord cares about you and that all difficulties will soon pass. You are already an adult and still learning. Isn't it time to work and benefit people? This, of course, does not exclude further training, but still it is time not only to receive, but also to give. And visiting the relics of Blessed Xenia is useful, but at the same time you should not leave daily prayers. God help you!

Archpriest Andrey Efanov

Christ is Risen! The Bible is translated differently everywhere, so sometimes it happens that I don’t know how to understand it. At Easter, when I went to bless the Easter cake, they handed out postcards with the image of Christ, and on back side God's commandments. I read the second commandment as if for the first time, and a stupor sets in. Further, I found it from N. Serbsky: “The second commandment: “You shall not make for yourself an idol or any image; do not worship them or serve them. This means: do not deify the creation, do not honor it as the Creator. If you climbed high mountain and there he met the Lord God, why do you look back at the shallow swamp growth at the foot of the mountain? If a person wanted to see the king and after much effort achieved a meeting with him, will he at this meeting look around and look at the king’s servants and lackeys to the right and left? He can behave this way only in two cases: either he cannot stand the presence of the king and seeks support from those around him; or he sees that the king is unable to help him, and is looking for a stronger patron." I read a lot of explanations about icons, but they are all florid, unconvincing. Not a single one sounded like this: "yes, yes, no, no." From some Since then, it has become important for me to fall to the crucifix in church and, hugging His legs, to be alone for a while. But now what should I do? I’m afraid to pray to icons, so as not to belittle God, not to offend.

Tatiana

Truly Christ is risen! It is precisely in order not to fall into the sin of idolatry that the Church distinguishes between “worship,” which only God is worthy of, and “veneration,” which can extend to images of God. What's the difference? Now, when you stand in front of the Crucifixion, you prayerfully turn not to the wood and paints, but to the One who is depicted with paints on the tree. In this way you worship Christ Himself and honor His image. Paganism, against which this commandment is directed, gives divine honors to the image itself, which is a false manifestation of religiosity, and therefore a sin.

Deacon Ilia Kokin

Hello! Please tell me why the priest didn’t sprinkle me with holy water when we went to church to bless Easter cakes and eggs before Easter? He sprinkled our Easter cakes, sprinkled my son, but not me.

Anna

During Holy and Bright Weeks, priests serve at maximum efficiency, and the priest could simply, out of fatigue, forget to sprinkle you with holy water. There is nothing terrible about this, because you came to consecrate the Easter meal, which was done. It is important to sanctify your soul through prayer, confession, and communion, and you can sprinkle holy water on yourself.

Archpriest Andrey Efanov

Catholic colleagues treated me to Easter cake and eggs at work on Holy Monday. They already have a holiday, but we have Lent. I didn’t eat it, then I fed it to the pigeons. What if they were sanctified? In the evening at home I read how to one person who did not eat, when everyone was at the meal, and he was served separately, the elder said that it would be better for him if he ate meat. On the one hand, I couldn’t eat, on the other hand, for some reason I was restless in my soul. What was the right thing to do in order to avoid blasphemy, not to violate the will of God, not to offend a person?

Olga

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There is no need to offend a person by refusing to share a fast meal with him, even if you are currently fasting. On the other hand, it’s hard for me to believe that a Catholic believer would be offended if he were told: “You know, we’re still in Holy Week and strict fasting.” What kind of grievances can there be here? It seems to me that it would be better to politely refuse than to take food that you do not intend to eat. It’s one thing to have a monastery where, contrary to the general rules, you take upon yourself your own post, but it’s a completely different thing when you, even if you are among people of other faiths, hold a post established by the Church.

Priest Alexander Gumerov

Hello! Tell me, please, where can I put the shells from blessed eggs and crumbs from Easter cake?

Elena

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In an untrodden place - that is, in a clean place, closed from walking on top of it - for example, throw it into a river or bury it in the ground in a forest or somewhere in nature.

Deacon Ilia Kokin

Hello! They say that if someone in the family died shortly before Easter, then you cannot bake Easter cakes and paint eggs for Easter? Is this true? Thanks in advance!

Olga

Of course this is not true! Easter is the celebration of the triumph of victory over death, realized in Christ, thanks to His Bright Resurrection. And, as the Holy Scripture says, “God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living” (Mark 12:27). Therefore, the opinion you give is pagan superstition, not Christianity. Christians, I repeat, celebrate victory over death on Easter, regardless of whether any of their loved ones have died at this time or not.

The bright holiday of EASTER is approaching. Several times, by the will of God, I had the opportunity to celebrate Easter in Ukraine (the Church of the Moscow Patriarchate). There's order there Easter service something like this: on Saturday, Easter eggs and Easter cakes are not blessed in church. At night, on Saturday, usually at 23:00, the all-night service begins. All-night services on Easter night end in different churches in different times, but usually at 3-4 am. And at the end of the all-night vigil, the priests bless the Easter and everything that was brought from home. After the all-night vigil, early in the morning, everyone who spent that night (and morning!) in the church rushes to their families with candles and blessed food. This is how the sacred Easter night passes in Ukraine, during which the people stay awake and rejoice in churches until the morning, and at dawn (about 5 am), returning home, joyfully greet each other with Easter: “Christ is Risen”! Father, please answer the QUESTION: why in all Moscow churches (and the Moscow region) at about 2 am the all-night service ends, the DOORS CLOSED, everything calms down until 9 am?! After all, this is wrong... How is it even possible to close churches until the morning and sleep on Easter?! I note that the “standard answer”: “because there are a lot of people” is not correct. There are also a lot of people in Kyiv, but the churches are open all night and all morning. Thank you.

Michael

Moscow churches also have different practices. Usually, they try to end the service by 2 o'clock so that people can get home by metro. In our church, parishioners are offered tea and pies, and those who want more for a long time they remain in the church, and at 7 am the early Liturgy is celebrated, then at 9.30 am the late Liturgy. So in Moscow it happens differently and very often depends on the wishes of the parishioners of a particular church.

1. Why worship and pray to icons, when the Lord himself forbade all worship of the works of human hands, “for it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and serve Him alone.” (Matthew 4:10) 2. Brothers, if you are brothers, what are you teaching here, what is the Forerunner? Why do you distort the Word of the Living God? There is only one Bible, John was the Baptist because he baptized Jesus Christ, and he was also the son of Zechariah. Question: why Forerunner? And where in the Bible does it say that Elizabeth's rejoicing is a prayer? (Luke 1:42) But Luke 1:46-55 looks more like prayer. And in general, Jesus commanded to pray like this - Matthew 6:9-13. Why are you leading people away from God? God - He is alive and is not in icons. Jesus is always there for each of us, and He always loves us. Why have I never heard this before? Orthodox church that Jesus Christ died in my place, redeemed me, saved me, loved me and gave me eternal life. You called yourself Orthodox Christians, so have this right to glorify Christ, so that your glorification may be pleasing to the Lord! You know so much, and you probably know what the Lord did with those who worshiped idols, why do you bring the wrath of God upon yourself and people? And why do you have to bake Easter eggs and paint eggs for Easter? For some reason, nothing is written about this in the Bible. So if the Lord did not command to do this, why do it? And why doesn’t anyone warn that later celebrating with beer and vodka will obviously lead to nothing good? And in general, the Lord said that drunkards will not inherit the Kingdom of God. I wonder if anyone will answer me??? God bless you! 3. Honestly, it would be better if you just printed the Bible.

Inna

Dear Inna (apparently, all three questions were asked by the same person), I am more than sure that your questions did not arise on your own - you read the Bible from beginning to end, then went to an Orthodox church and began to be surprised at the inconsistency of one to the other - no. Most likely you belong to one of the so-called. “evangelical” churches, where these “inconsistencies” were pointed out to you, i.e. You are the bearer of a certain tradition, and this in itself excludes objectivity of judgment. Any Christian tradition presupposes a certain method of interpreting the Bible, so why should we give preference to the interpretations of some modern American preacher and neglect the interpretations of the disciples of the holy apostles (St. Polycarp of Smyrna or Ignatius the God-Bearer)? Now, in order: 1. The Orthodox do not “worship” icons, but “honor” them, worshiping the Prototype through an image. An icon is not an idol, because An idol is a depiction of a false deity, while an icon depicts the True God. This turned out to be possible due to the fact that God became a man, so the Old Testament commandment is no longer applicable here. An icon is a space for a person’s gracious meeting with God and the saints; personal prayer experience also testifies to this meeting Orthodox people, and numerous miracles performed by icons. 2. The word “Forerunner” is Church Slavonic, and in Church Slavonic “current” also means “procession”, i.e. The Forerunner is the predecessor of the Savior, because it is said about him: “And you, little child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will come before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways” (Luke 1:76). 3. The passage from the Gospel of Luke (1.46-55) is actually used in Orthodox worship- at Matins, but the words spoken by Elizabeth (Luke 1:42) were spoken by a person in a state of grace-filled delight, therefore they were included in one of the most famous prayers, addressed to Mother of God- “Virgin Mother of God.” 4. The custom of preparing Easter cakes and painting eggs is not obligatory for believers; this is not a Sacrament. It's just folk tradition, consecrated by the Church, and it is a great pity for those people who consider themselves Orthodox only because they appear in church once a year to consecrate Easter cakes. 5. The text of the Bible is posted on our website (thanks for the advice). 6. Now regarding the love of Christ and Orthodox preaching. The fact that you have not heard about this in an Orthodox church only testifies to the fact that you rarely appear there - this is truly the central point of our faith. Moreover, a true disciple of Christ is distinguished by the fact that he not only speaks about love, but first of all does deeds of love: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, [so] let you also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35). The Lord has vouchsafed me to meet people in the Church who radiate this love of Christ. I don’t know if you can say the same about your community, but, frankly speaking, the tone of your letters is quite bilious, which devalues your argument. God help you.

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The last week before Easter is called Holy Week. She herself is strict and demanding of believers who fasted before the great church holiday and are now preparing to celebrate it according to all traditions and with special inspiration. Holy Week is a preparatory week. Each day has its own characteristics and rules and is dedicated to individual pre-holiday concerns.

On Holy Monday, believers begin cleaning the house - by Easter they try to tidy up the yard and every nook and cranny of their home in order to celebrate the holiday not only with purity in their souls, but also in absolutely complete idyll with the outside world. On Holy Tuesday they also clean, as well as do laundry and ironing. On Holy Wednesday, people begin to make their first purchases for the holiday - in particular, eggs are worth buying. According to legend, if bought on Wednesday, they will be especially tasty and will be colored as beautifully as ever, and will not spoil for a long time.

IN Maundy Thursday They prepare not only the house, but also the body for Easter - on this day you need to bathe in order to “place” the soul purified during fasting into a cleansed vessel. Swimming on this day before dawn brings you physical and mental healing, helps you cope with ailments and problems, and also recharges your health for the whole next year.

It is forbidden to do anything on Good Friday. This is a day of sorrow, because it was on this day that Jesus suffered torment on Christ in the name of all mankind. Saturday is a day of silence. Preparations for Easter are coming to an end - housewives are making the first preparations for the festive table, because at night the whole family will go to the service to bless Easter cakes, eggs and other products before breaking the fast.

Sunday is Easter holiday. Lent ends and believers greet the news of the resurrection of Christ with rejoicing. You can eat anything, but you should start your meal with a blessed Easter cake and a painted egg - symbols of the triumph of life over death.

When to bake Easter cakes and paint eggs for Easter

Every year, many housewives wonder which day of the week they should bake on. Easter cakes and prepare krashanki. The answers to this question are different - many believe that the main treats for the holiday should be prepared on Maundy Thursday. Others are sure - on the Saturday before Easter, so that the food is as fresh as possible.

The church advises that the main preparations and manipulations should be carried out on Thursday, more than in 2018 Holy Saturday, April 7, marks another major church holiday - the Annunciation - and it prohibits believers from engaging in physical labor.

Also, Thursday is more suitable for baking Easter cakes due to the fact that the process takes a lot of time - on Saturday they simply do not have time to cool down by the evening, and it is in the evening that believers go to church for the all-night vigil in honor of the Resurrection.

At the same time, many clergy say that the main thing in church holidays- spiritual component. If you attended church services on Saturday, said prayers and behave righteously, no one forbids you to work if necessary. On Annunciation, time is worth spending in a narrow family circle and in peace - if you prepare for the celebration of Easter without haste and with special inspiration on this day, there is nothing sinful in this.

Thus, we can summarize that you should bake Easter cakes and paint eggs for Easter either on Thursday or Saturday during Holy Week. The main thing, don’t forget, is that the last week before the holiday should be as spiritual as possible and fill you with light, the site writes. These days it is worth praying a lot, realizing the path already traveled and preparing for a new, better and righteous period of your life.

How to bake Easter cakes correctly

Baking Easter cakes, the main symbol of Easter, is a very sensitive and important ritual. Kulich symbolizes the flesh of Christ, the continuation of life, reunification with faith. The baking of Easter cakes is done with prayers and a special, bright mood, so that the process goes smoothly, the dough rises and subsequently the delicacy is especially tasty.

Easter cake dough does not tolerate haste or careless handling. It can fall due to drafts and sudden shocks. But you shouldn’t be afraid that once you mess up with the dough in your hands, you won’t be able to achieve the result. As a rule, the dough does not work well when someone constantly enters the room and slams doors.

The key to a fluffy dough is good flour. The Easter cakes are made with the highest grade flour, which has rested in moderation. Yeast dough made from freshly ground flour does not work well, and may fall or crack during baking. The flour is sifted so that its particles disperse better in the dough. It is better to sift the flour twice. The remaining products are also prepared before adding to the dough.

What was stored in the refrigerator needs to be warmed up a little. The cottage cheese is crushed so that inhomogeneous lumps do not form in the dough, preventing it from rising. Raisins and other additives are pre-mixed with a small amount flour, then they will be distributed more evenly in the dough.

The baking dish should be made of thin metal. Tin molds, special ones and those made from coffee cans, as well as steel and aluminum are suitable. Special fireproof glass for baking is also acceptable, and enamel dishes for baking Easter cakes are used, probably, in nine cases out of ten.

To prevent the dough from sticking to the walls and burning, the mold must be lined with oiled paper. To do this, cut a round piece of paper for the bottom and a rectangular piece for the walls. Inside, the edges of the pieces of paper should overlap, and on the outside they should protrude slightly above the edges of the form. Then the cake will turn out high and even.

Easter cakes of the same size are placed in the oven, large ones separately and small ones separately. This is due to the fact that it is undesirable to often look into the oven to check the readiness of the dough. When ready-made small cakes are taken out, the larger ones can be touched and damaged. But this does not apply to all types of tests. Early ripening yeast, for example, does not react to drafts and shakes in the same way as those prepared using complex technology with the addition large quantity eggs and sour cream. Moreover, the cakes will have to be moved around the oven and turned on different sides.

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People often wonder whether it is possible to bake Easter cakes and Easter cakes on Good Friday, because there are many beliefs and prohibitions associated with Good Friday.

A detailed answer to this question, as well as comments from priests, are given in the article.

Is it possible to bake Easter cakes on Good Friday: arguments in favor

Looking ahead, it should be noted that there are no specific prohibitions on the preparation of Easter cakes or other Easter dishes specifically on Good Friday no. This is the main argument in favor of the fact that cooking can be done on this day.

In addition, there are the following considerations:

On Holy Saturday, and even more so on Easter Sunday, a person may simply not have enough time to prepare festive dishes.
It is already quite late to cook on Easter itself - the holiday is usually celebrated in the morning, gathered around the table with the whole family.
It is best if the cakes are relatively fresh. And if you cook them on Maundy Thursday (as is popular among people), it will be more difficult to maintain the freshness of the Easter cakes. Although there are some tricks here too.

Thus, if we say specifically about whether it is possible to bake Easter cakes on the Friday before Easter, the answer will be: “Yes, you can.”

It is possible to do these things on Saturday. It is only important to understand that the main significance is the holiday itself, and not its material attributes. That is, the home routine should not distract from reading the Bible, saying prayer, and especially visiting church.

Is it possible to bake Easter on Good Friday: arguments against

Traditionally in Rus', all preparations for Easter were completed at.

And other clergy give a more detailed comment. In general, they also answer positively to the question of whether it is possible to bake Easter cakes or cook any other dishes on Good Friday.

It is added that in Orthodox Church this issue is not regulated in any way, i.e. There are no special written instructions. However, a believer must understand that baking Easter eggs should not interfere with attending services. On such a mournful day, attention should be paid first to the heavenly, and only then to the earthly.

Here, for example, is a first-hand answer - another comment from the priest:

Thus, we can answer positively the question of whether it is possible to bake Easter eggs or even dye eggs and cook other dishes on Good Friday. Of course, if you have time on Thursday or Saturday, then you can take on culinary matters on these days.

One thing is clear: the holiday itself is primary. The table, food, drinks and other essential attributes are important, but they are secondary. Sincere participation in the suffering of the deceased Savior, reverent prayer and attendance at services - this is of paramount importance on Good Friday.

And Easter cakes and even colored eggs, as a last resort, can be bought in the store.

Exact date When you can bake Easter cakes for Easter 2019 does not exist. This is because this can be done from Monday to Saturday of Holy Week, with the exception of Friday. Depending on the date of Easter, the dates of this Holy Week will differ for each year. In 2019, it falls on the period from April 15 to April 20 inclusive.

Active preparation for Easter, not only spiritually, but in everyday life, begins precisely on Holy Week. This happens against the backdrop of increased fasting and prayer, and constant visits to church. There are specific church traditions for each day of this week, but in order to be in time with the preparations, you should also start preparing the Easter table in advance.

To ensure that the cakes retain their freshness, fluffiness and aroma, it is recommended to start baking them at, and not earlier. Moreover, on Maundy Thursday there are much more important rites and rituals to be performed. In the morning you need to get up before sunrise and take a swim, then go to church service, confess and take communion. Spend at home general cleaning, certain rituals for money. If after all this you still have strength left, then you can start baking Easter cakes for Easter.

Interesting! The people in Rus' began to bake Easter cakes on Maundy Thursday for another reason that it was a common method of fortune telling. The first Easter cake was used to determine what the family's life would be like during the year. Everything is logical here, if the baking was good, then the year will be good. If the cake did not rise, did not brown, or something else was wrong with it, this is not a very good sign.

Blessing of Easter cakes

You can also bake Easter cakes on Holy Saturday, but on Good Friday it’s better not to do this kind of work. In the temple, of course, they will say that modern man must calculate time based on own schedule. If it turns out that you can’t find time for Easter cakes on Thursday or next Saturday, then you can make them on Good Friday: with a prayer on your lips. However, it is best to postpone the preparation of Easter cakes to Holy Saturday: get up early in the morning, put out the dough and bake delicious Easter cakes. Then go to the temple to bless the food, which is placed first on Easter day after fasting. festive table and try.

But here it is important to follow one rule: the Easter cakes for consecration must already be completely cooled, the glaze on them must take well and harden. Likewise, the eggs must already be completely ready for transportation.

To make the cakes

On the pages of our culinary and holiday website you can find delicious Easter cakes with or without yeast. But, of course, you can’t try all these recipes for one holiday: you’ll have to choose a few just for yourself. However, there are also general recommendations how to cook Easter cakes so that they turn out just right.

For example, it is important to take premium flour and first sift it through a fine sieve two or three times. Do everything in good mood with the joy of the approaching holiday in my soul. It is also important to take other ingredients for the dough at exactly the same temperature. Raisins, other dried fruits, nuts, lemon or orange zest will add piquancy to the taste of the dough and the cake itself.

It is also important to choose the right form for baking Easter cakes. It is recommended to buy special disposable paper molds in the store: they are themed, fit perfectly and are cheap. Just remember that yeast dough in such molds only one third of the volume is applied. Then let the dough stand, it will rise twice, then put it in the oven, where the baked goods will rise again and will already occupy the entire mold, even creeping out a little.