Is it possible to wear two pectoral crosses on different chains. Is it possible to wear two crosses around the neck? Opinions of priests You can wear two crosses on one chain
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Hello, today I bought a consecrated silver chain and a cross. Everything was fine, but there was a burning sensation on the skin. Looking in the mirror, I found that the skin on the right side of the neck and chest turned very red, and there was a white mark on the chest from the outline of the cross. I removed the chain, the redness went away, but the burning sensation appears sometimes, but not so much. There is no allergy to anything. What could it be?
Sveta
I don't know, Sveta. Perhaps this is what is called "temptation." Have you been to confession for a long time? Talk to the priest.
Priest Konstantin Kravtsov
Good evening, Father! I have a hobby, looking for treasures, or rather I go with a metal detector through the fields and roads and collect finds. Mostly coins. But there are also pectoral crosses. Father, is my hobby a sin? Is it possible to keep found crosses at home? If not, what should I do? Thanks in advance!
Oleg
Dear Oleg!
Your hobby is not a sin in itself. But, if you collect exclusively for yourself or self-enrichment, this suggests self-love and even in some cases, excuse me, appropriation of someone else's. I believe that it is not. It would be good to use your experience and abilities in such a matter to serve the Church and people. You can donate the collected crosses to church museums. In Moscow, for example, in the parish of the New Martyrs at the Butovo training ground, old crosses are reverently collected and stored in the lower part of the stone church.
Archpriest Elijah Shapiro
Hello, Father. In childhood, a woman gave a cross to my brother's wife and told her mother that her daughter would get very sick, but she would not die, and in the future she would heal people herself. At the age of 28, Tanya was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She did a lot of operations, and a huge amount of chemo. Because of what her body is simply "burned out". Doctors are surprised, because, they say, she should have died a long time ago. And this has been going on for over 5 years. Recently, she went for another examination and, to her surprise, no cancer cells were found in her. She is a believer and prays to God for her recovery. Could you comment on the fact with the woman who predicted all these events. And was there a prediction from God? And what means "will treat itself"? Sincerely, Polina.
Pauline
Dear Polina!
I find it difficult to comment on the prediction, because for reasons of preserving spiritual sobriety, I do not recommend you to delve into this issue.
Predictions, as you know, are of a threefold nature: the rarest ones are from God, others are also according to human knowledge or intuition, often - from dark forces. It is better, out of the consciousness of one’s unworthiness, not to comprehend what is inspired from God (He gives grace to the humble in many ways), than being carried away by the amazing coincidence of facts, to recognize the prediction of the devil as coming from God - with all the consequences that are disastrous for the soul. But, I repeat, in your case it is better not to pay attention to this coincidence.
Archpriest Elijah Shapiro
Hello, father! Now I am 59 years old and my brother is 71. We are both baptized, but at different times. I was baptized by my grandmother at the age of 4. Our parents kept both crosses. After the death of my parents, my brother gave one cross to me and kept the other for himself. 5 months ago I put on a cross. Brother does not wear, but believes. Tell me how should I be? The fact is that neither I nor my brother know in which cross each of us was baptized. Perhaps I carry my cross, or perhaps my brother's cross. But I feel that the cross helps me. Should something be done? Thanks in advance.
Dimitri
Dear Dimitri! In fact, there is only one cross - this is the Cross of Christ. And being the instrument of our salvation, the cross can certainly help us, provided we have faith. The cross, in principle, cannot be "one's own" or "alien" for the simple reason that, in the proper sense, the cross of each person is that burden of sorrows, illnesses, and labors in general, which falls to everyone on his lot in this earthly life. Christ Himself says: "And whoever does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me" (Mat. 10:38). That is, it turns out that you can not take your cross on yourself, renounce it and, in this case, Christ Himself, but this is already a problem of the moral choice of the person himself, and not some kind of accident in the form of mixed up "baptismal" crosses. Therefore, I advise you to strengthen your faith, including not to forget to pray for your brother, and what kind of cross you wear as a pectoral is of no fundamental importance.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello, I'm interested in the question of wearing a second pectoral cross. In the summer, the wedding took place and the bride's parents blessed the young and at the end of the ritual, the mother of the bride put on a cross for the bride and groom, while the bride did not have a cross at that time, although she was baptized, and the groom already wore a cross. Is the ritual performed correctly, is it possible to put on a second cross, because did not find information anywhere about such a tradition when blessing? Thanks in advance for your reply.
Evgeniy
Dear Eugene! Strictly speaking, in church life as such, such rituals simply do not exist. What you are talking about is, most likely, a folk family custom, about the "correctness" or "incorrectness" of which, in general, there is no point in seriously discussing it. And what could be "wrong" in the fact that one of those entering into marriage turned out to have two pectoral crosses? If you want - wear both, if you want - wear one, and put the other in the "red corner" near the icons. In fact, such ups and downs with crosses cannot have any significant impact on the quality of spiritual life and our salvation.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello! They brought me a cross from the Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulcher as a gift, but I already have a cross from Holy Baptism. Can I wear two crosses or do I need to get a blessing for this? Thank you.
Vladislav
Dear Vladislav, usually only one pectoral cross is worn. You can wear them one by one or choose to wear only one of them.
Priest Daniel Lugovoy
Hello! I am interested in such a question. My child was baptized in a silver cross, and for a year the godparents gave me a gold one. What to do, is it possible to wear them at the same time, or wait until they grow up and then we will wake up to wear gold!
Victoria
Better wear gold, and save the baptismal one - children often lose their crosses.
Deacon Elijah Kokin
Hello! I often hear devastating criticism of the Soviet past from representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. The whole era was reduced to the words: "godless power" and "in times of theomachism"... As if there was nothing else, only for all 70 years the communists fought against religion and did little else. This follows from the above estimates. After all, there is a dominant factor in the assessment. It turns out that the struggle with religion dominated? And I don’t remember something about this ... Domination. I came across here on "Poems ru" with the poetry of Deacon Georgy Malkov: http://www.stihi.ru/avtor/diakonjorgos I read on its main page the words of fierce hatred for the Soviet era, the Bolsheviks and the Communists. When I read this, it seemed to me that I had been doused with cobra venom; it became very insulting ... After all, I remember very well, everything was as it was ... And I remember not only the bad, but also the good! And then I decided to answer this Georgy Malkov... Well, then, I decided to show this text to you, because the issues and topics covered in it are very serious and quite controversial in society. It will not be easy, I think, for you to express your opinion on this topic... But, nevertheless, I ask you to do so. Please comment on this topic; what do you say after reading my text?.. Just say sincerely, honestly, from the heart. Can be by email. Well, you can - to your page. Just let me know where you can read your answer ... Thank you for reading and for your attention to the questions I raised. May the Lord enlighten us with His truth. God bless you! So, the text of my answer to the deacon: You know, dear brother! You will learn in heaven that Soviet power is from Jesus Christ. It’s a pity that everything is mixed up in this assessment, upside down. The reptile, just, was white ... And mocked Russia and the Russian land - the tsarist regime! - based on satanic principles. Do not love "your neighbor" - but "rob him", do not love "your neighbor" - but "oppress him"! And the church structure served as a support for the bloody royal throne, covered it and went hand in hand with it throughout history. Until the Lord sent Lenin from heaven - to restore justice and destroy the deeds of Satan. And you again did not see "Jesus" and "crucified Christ" like the Jews... Lenin was God's messenger! And he did the works of God on earth. Only those atrocities that you attribute to him were really done by Satan in the guise of pseudo-communists. Yes, there were those, pseudo-communists and false communists, who truly carried out the will of the devil! .. I want to say that the hand of the devil participated in this movement, just as when the wind blows, it brings the smell of not only roses, but and a chemical plant nearby. .. But the task is to separate the superficial from the main, or the grain from the chaff, and you sweep everything under the same brush. Real communists and Bolsheviks went to the scaffold for the people and justice, they died in prisons and camps. It was the true army of Christ, who fought against the diabolical order of the world, and rebelled against its principles! Look. This is the principle of Christ - serfdom? When did millions of people live like cattle? This is the principle of Christ: when the children of peasants could not even study, and were illiterate all their lives? This is the principle of Christ: when did the state system divide the population into slaves and masters?.. I will tell you, brother in Christ, this is the principle of the devil! God created people equal. And they must - love each other! The appearance of slaves occurred after the fall. And before that, it wasn't. At the bottom of everything, in the beginning, was love. "What have you done with your brother," - said God to Cain?.. - we read in the Bible. And we see that God was indignant... Then the man began to pervert his way on earth, began to kill animals and eat them; began to enslave his brothers, and raise them to the status of cattle. But the hour of retribution has come! The era of Lenin was the era of "universal retribution" for the tyrants and murderers of the people. With the hands of Lenin - God dealt a blow to the very demonic principles of the state system! The chains of exploitation that entangled the earth were shaken and broken. Now for the victims. The figures and data that you operate with are infinitely inflated and falsified. In many ways - this is what neither is "Goebbels propaganda" ... Not all the facts, - I say, - but the side of their incredible overestimation - is a real shameless lie! What millions of victims?.. What concentration camps? There was a Gulag - now GUIN. There were innocent - were. There were crimes - there were. I do not deny. It's a matter of evaluating all this; and also in that - where, that's all, to turn. When they scare us with concentration camps ... you also say that we - in the USSR - had our own Buchenwald, our own Auschwitz, our own - Dachau. Why bother with trifles, chop, chop like that ... And let's write, let's say that they ruined not half the country, but rather the whole country! Oh! .. Now - look, the Bolsheviks turned out to be big scoundrels! Beauty... Lies - that's all - and demagoguery! At the expense of exaggerating the victims. See the archives of the NKVD. The archives are accurate and meticulous. Even Putin believes them "in the Katyn case" - that's scrupulousness, where is there some kind of petty person. Everything is recorded, everything is documented. About three million were repressed from 20 to 53! That's it... What tens?!. What concentration camps? .. Solzhenitsyn wrote - like in the "archipelago" - that over the years of Stalin, over 100 million people passed through the camps. This is with the population of the USSR before the war of 1941 - 180 million people! Let's continue to believe in him ... He writes well, comrade ... You, dear father, better calculate how many millions of people the tsarist regime has rotted away in ten centuries! How much people's blood was shed in serf captivity, in the master's dungeons, how much the people suffered and suffered! And the church, as a structure (and not as the successor of Christ) condoned the satanic excesses of the secular authorities; with her, in fact, tacit consent, all the crimes of the tyrannical power against their people were committed! Here is your hour of retribution! Here is Lenin! And rightly so... And the church got it for "tacit complicity"... Why haven't the tyrants been reasoned with? Why didn’t they instruct, didn’t stop? .. Didn’t they renounce, finally? Why didn’t they refuse to crown the king as king, because the principles of his power contradicted the Bible, and contradicted the teachings of Christ? Did the landowner "love" his peasant? Did the manufacturer "love" the hired worker? Or, perhaps, the tsarist government based its laws on the divine principle "as you want to be treated, so you do with people"? This is interesting: a landowner - wanted to become a serf, is a capitalist - wanted to become a hired worker? 10 centuries, one part of society - scoffed at the other. And now, on the contrary. She was given power - over the tormentors! That is, the workers and peasants. Yes, they have not yet recouped their masters a little! .. There is no comparison with how they were treated ... For 10 centuries, one part of society - fattened, feasted, ate all the delights of life, and the other - worked hard on them, bent their backs, she worked 14 hours a day, remaining outside the law, because she had no right to a happy life. You, George, read our classics, see how the landowners mocked their serfs ... And the landlords - such believers, with crosses; and the little church is nearby... So I'm hammering an aspen stake - in despotism, tyranny, and where there are no principles of Christ!.. Let someone continue to hammer nails into Christ and continue to crucify Him, not seeing the truth without trying to find it. And in the Soviet regime there were principles of Christ - wow, how many! .. You just need to open your eyes. I am finishing the letter. I will sign this way: a churched Orthodox Christian with a higher historical education, Alexander. May God protect you! And guide us in all truth. Amen. Please forgive me if some places seemed offensive, or overly emotional. Goodbye.
Alexander
Dear Alexander! There is no way to answer exactly "point by point" regarding the issues that you raise, because it would take up too much space. In addition, arguing with passages, such as the fact that the tsarist regime, unlike the Soviet one, destroyed millions of its subjects, is generally pointless, such a statement only indicates that you, unfortunately, have a rather distorted idea of our history. It is enough, for example, to look at how many death sentences were carried out in the entire 19th century (and compare with the Soviet 20th century) to understand how fantastic what you are saying is. However, I would like to draw your attention to the following. Probably, it is still not necessary to separate the thousand-year history of Russia and Soviet history as such - in the sense that the Soviet period is also the history of Russia, and one of the most tragic, dramatic and lofty periods of this history in general. And here it is necessary to distinguish the concrete destinies of people from ideology as such. There were many heroic and sacrificial people among the communists, it is pointless to argue with this. And God is their judge, as they say. However, the communist ideology itself, whatever one may say, was and is godless and capable of many lawlessness, which we quite find in the Soviet period of our history. In order not to be unfounded, I will give just one example, taken from the Novaya Gazeta website (I am not an apologist for this liberal publication, this publication just happened to catch my eye): http://www.novayagazeta.ru/gulag/49196. html - "Execution without the right to correspond". It strictly documented how the Soviet authorities first shot them with an official sentence of "ten years in prison without the right to correspondence", as a result of which the relatives were completely unaware of the fate of their loved ones (even after all, it was impossible to pray for repose in this case!), then, after ten years, they began to say, they say, he died during imprisonment, then - to issue death certificates with a fake date, and only decades later, they finally recognized the whole truth. What happens: lawlessness, repeatedly multiplied by lies about this lawlessness! And this is just one example. After such examples, how can one assert that the Soviet ideology was completely human or Christian? No, excuse me, Christ himself says about the devil that “he was a murderer from the beginning and did not stand in the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks his own, for he is a liar and the father of lies ”() And, by the way, this denunciation of the devil is quite similar to the example of “executions without the right to correspond” - the Bolsheviks as such are typical murderers and liars. Moreover, any historical period must be judged, as they say, "by its fruits." In this sense, princely-tsarist-imperial Russia in its Orthodox state historical existence has at least nine centuries, while the Soviet period could not fully carry out state activities for seventy years, moreover, it was precisely those who came out of the bowels of the Soviet system. That is, in the person of the rulers of that time, the system destroyed itself - apparently, also for the simple reason that indeed, as it was declared, "raised a new person", who for some reason, instead of consciously regulating "his needs”, turned out to be thievish and eager for material values. In general, alas, the history of the Soviet Union only confirms the words of Christ Himself, that “whoever abides in Me, and I in him, that bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing.” If Russia aspired to abide in Christ, then the Soviet Union clearly did not strive for this, which is why it fell apart, despite its visible, but, alas, short-lived power. To argue with this is the same as to object to historical evidence. In general, one can discuss here for a long time, but, as they say, one cannot grasp the immensity. I can only add that in my life I also managed to catch the Soviet period as such, and this was in the city of Sverdlovsk and, one might say, in the backyard of Uralmashzavod. There was only one functioning temple in the city at that time, there was simply nowhere to take and read the Gospel, the lumpenization of the population around, drunkenness, etc. even then they were just outrageous. That is, the lack of spirituality was terrible. In this sense, I would never want to return to such an experience of life. But these are my personal impressions from that period. More important, in my opinion, is something else: the most important thing for any historical period is the very possibility for a person to be in the Church and to be the Church. This is what you need to start from. The Soviet period in this sense was not the best period of our history, although I repeat, in terms of sacrifice and heroism, always characteristic of our people, this time will remain one of the greatest eras.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello, father. I think my father is possessed by an unclean spirit or witchcraft. The crosses and chains on it either turn black, or tear, or simply burn the skin. He is baptized, but does not go to church. I know that he has a good soul. I want to help him. If he is still obsessed, can I chastise him, pray him? I recently found one prayer. It is large, so I will give the first lines. “We begin to say the prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian, in the days or at night, or at what hour you exercise, all the forces of the opposition will fall away from the glory of the Living God. Thy servant, Cyprian "... Can it be read or is it on a different occasion? And what prayers should be read in this case? Thank you.
Guseva Marina Alexandrovna
Dear Marina Alexandrovna! Personally, I would not advise you to directly resort to this kind of extraordinary prayer experience. Nevertheless, we are not the measure of spiritual development with you to resort to the help of so-called incantatory prayers. It is better for you to simply pray for the gift of faith to your father, for his admonition and salvation. You can, for example, read the Gospel chapter by chapter daily, adding the following prayer before and after the reading: “Lord, with the words of Your Holy Gospel, have mercy on my father, grant him faith and deliverance from all sin.” It will be spiritually safer this way, since all kinds of “reprimands” and incantatory prayers imply a certain emphasis on direct spiritual warfare with the spirits of evil, for which most of us may actually be simply not ready. As for the very fact that the chains from the cross turn black, this may be due to completely natural reasons related to the specifics of metabolism and the characteristics of the material from which these chains or crosses are made.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello .. I am writing a question in desperation. Please, Father .. help me with advice! It all started 3 months ago, I was fired from my job, I never found a new one, although I have a good education and extensive work experience. Just recently, I started to get very sick, no one can understand what it is. Everything hurts in turn, I'm afraid already .. I wake up waiting every day .., but what about today? Doctors prescribe pills, it helps, but something else starts to hurt. I don’t have a personal life, my parents are far away, it’s impossible to work, constant thoughts in my head are bad, thoughts about bad things, I practically don’t sleep at night ... I turn on the light - it’s scary. Every evening I go to the icons and ask for health for myself and my loved ones, with holy water I draw crosses on my forehead, neck and chest, I ordered a prayer service for health ... I have a suspicion that they jinxed me, because there was a conflict with one person, and my appearance bright. Tell me, maybe there are some special icons, prayers that work from the evil eye or from illness .. Maybe it’s worth doing some kind of procedure or even being baptized again. Help for God's sake, please!
Maria
Dear Maria! In Orthodoxy there is no such custom - to be baptized a second time, however, the holy fathers called the second Baptism the Sacrament of repentance, which includes confession. The very reason for the morbidity and mortality of our human nature is sin and, in general, our sinfulness, which originates in Adam and Eve, our forefathers, in their falling away from God. From the moment of the Resurrection of Christ, it is Christ and the possibility of fellowship with Him in His Church that is the main cure for sin and everything connected with sin. And the Lord so arranged in His Church that the grace of God, as a cure for sin, can be perceived by us in the most complete way through a conscious participation in the liturgical life. The focus of this is confession and the Eucharist (Sacrament of Communion). Of course, in order to live the Eucharistic (Regular Communion), faith and the desire to live by faith are not least needed, however, if this desire exists, then the Lord strengthens us both spiritually and physically. In the prayer before Communion - in fact, before the Chalice of Christ - we say: "Let the communion of Thy Holy Mysteries be not for judgment or condemnation, but for the healing of soul and body." That is, in communion with God, we have the right to ask not only spiritual healing, but also physical, as well as strengthening and giving strength in the implementation of earthly affairs and to overcome sorrows and illnesses. Try to direct your attention precisely to this, to the focus of all Church life – to the Divine Liturgy. Help God in this!
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Is it possible to collect crosses?
Svetlana
Dear Svetlana! There is no absolute ban, another thing: what is the purpose of this enterprise? Collect crosses precisely as samples of Christian shrines (this one is from the Holy Land, and this one is from such and such a monastery)? Collect modern-made crosses as a kind of jewelry? Or collect pectoral crosses from different eras as historical artifacts? Or just, without hesitation, all in a row? Depending on how conscious and thoughtful your intentions in this area are, you need to make a decision: is it worth spending time and effort on this occupation, which, first of all, it makes sense for Christians to spend on the work of salvation in Christ.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
I don't think God will forgive me! I keep falling! I was in a sect, under their influence I threw out my home icons and my pectoral cross, I repented of this in confession, but the burden remained on my soul! And it's hard for me to fight the sin of fornication, it torments me a lot! Help advice!
Maria
Dear Maria! As they say, don't panic! Each person sins to some extent, each is in a state of falling, but it all depends on whether we get up every time or prefer to lie in a state of moral and spiritual relaxation. As one of the Christian saints said, all the sins that a person can commit are like a handful of sand that a person throws into the ocean of divine love and which cannot be overshadowed or covered up by any sinful sand. Or, as the ancient paterinic literature tells, when a young monk came to one holy elder and asked: “What should I do, I fall all the time,” the elder replied, they say, “get up every time!” The young monk asked: “How many times do you do this?” - the elder replied: "Until death!" That is, in fact, the task of the Christian life is not to become spiritually sterile and not notice any sins in oneself, the task is to, while realizing one’s own sins, have repentance before God and, at the same time, hope in His mercy. Repentance in this sense (including fornication and inclinations) must be active: one must learn to cut off (drive away) thoughts by prayer and more earnestly ask God for help in the Sacraments of repentance (confession) and Communion at the Liturgy.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello, father! Please tell me, I'm very worried! Yesterday, during my sleep, a cross came off the chain (the bow was frayed), I never take it off my body. Is this a bad sign? What is the right thing to do next: go again to consecrate it and solder it, or buy a new cross and consecrate it. Thanks a lot!
Anastasia
Dear Anastasia, the fact that, for quite understandable physical reasons, the metal became thinner and the bow broke, one should not look for spiritual reasons. Repair it, please, and keep wearing it.
Priest Daniel Lugovoy
Tell me please. I have been wearing a silver double-sided antique pectoral cross for a long time and recently bought a golden pectoral cross reliquary, what should I put in it? Does it need a blessing? Is it possible to wear two crosses at once?
Andrew
From the name itself, “reliquary”, it follows that a particle of holy relics or some other shrine (for example, a particle of a saint’s vestment) can be put there. However, it is practically impossible to acquire holy relics; only a bishop (or a priest with the blessing of the bishop) can give them. But the Cross of Christ itself has sufficient grace-filled power, there is no need to strengthen it further. You should not wear two crosses at once, because of this you will not become twice as spiritual or protected.
Deacon Elijah Kokin
Good afternoon! Recently I was in Italy, visited the Vatican. I bought a medallion (Virgin Mary) as a souvenir, I wear it along with a cross on a chain. Is it possible to wear such things together and in general?
Tatiana
There are a number of icons of the Mother of God, which are revered by both Orthodox and Catholics. Orthodox consider Catholic religious painting to be contrary to Orthodox canons, however, in our church there are many revered images of the Virgin Mary, painted in a Western manner, so consecrate this medallion and you can wear it.
Deacon Elijah Kokin
Hello, father! Please tell me, is it possible to buy a cross with a chain at a pawnshop sale, consecrate it and wear it? That is, the cross turns out to be already worn by someone once ... God save you.
Irina
Dear Irina, You can buy a cross wherever you want. The fact that someone has already worn a cross is nothing terrible either for the soul or for the body. Consecrate him, please, in the temple and be calm.
Priest Daniel Lugovoy
Father, I really need your advice. I met a guy, in general, very positive in terms of lifestyle and views. Such a rarity now, besides, it's time for me to get married. that's what everyone says, and it would be stupid to scatter such guys. In general, we began to meet with him, no disappointments. But when I saw him in a T-shirt, I was stunned with horror. He has a huge tattoo in the form of the devil and death on his chest. He does not wear a cross, but he also did not hear harsh statements about God from him. Mom advises me to run away from him while the mind is stronger than feelings. I tried to find out from the guy why he did it, about his faith in God, but he answers evasively and laughs it off. I am a believer and something inside me now opposes this relationship. What to do, tell me, please?
Kseniya
Yes, dear Xenia, sometimes there are no problems. Of course, the presence of this kind of tattoos cannot but be alarming. However, if this person is still dear to you and you see some positive foundation in his personality, it makes sense to ask more urgently: what exactly does this image mean for this person at the moment? Maybe it was a kind of unreasonable and not fully realized hobby, a tribute to some fashion, which there is no longer a desire to follow? And, perhaps, the wearer of this tattoo is ready to refuse it and, having resorted to certain cosmetic procedures, will this image be “reduced”? That is, it makes sense to raise these questions seriously, if at all there is a mutual desire and need to continue this acquaintance.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello, I will be very grateful if you can tell me how to be and how to defend myself. The essence of the question is that they have been wanting to separate the girl and me with various love spells for several months now. A love spell was already done on my girlfriend on her face and her facial nerve was pinched, no matter how much they tried to treat, nothing helped, the church and the Father saved us, to whom we were advised to turn and she recovered. Now our daughter has already been born, we love each other in such a way that it is impossible even to describe, but in the last few months we sometimes begin to swear for absolutely nothing and practically part. Having barely figured it out and adjusted everything, she has barley the very next day. And so constantly with a frequency of a month. There were cases when, in an incomprehensible way, I almost lost my cross, several times a day, but then almost letting go of it all day later and checking, the next day she again had barley. There are people who envy us and want to prevent us from being together, in any case, one person has a familiar grandmother, through whom he is trying to harm us in this way. Please help fight this!!! There may be some way to protect yourself or there are some prayers for protection from this. Maybe you need to go to church or something. I would be very grateful to you if you can suggest at least something or help protect yourself.
Vadim
Dear Vadim! Protection for the Christian - the Lord Himself! It is said: "If God is with us, then who can be against us?" But for this to be so, one must have a living striving for God and try to get rid of what hinders this. But our sins and lack of faith in general prevent this. Moreover, what we believe in is powerful over us. And as soon as you have faith in the power of damage or the evil eye, then beware! - all this witchcraft nonsense begins to influence you, while in fact all this is unworthy of the fears of a Christian, because in Baptism we are generally given the power to spit on all the intrigues of the enemy of the human race. So you need to be strengthened in faith and first get rid of those sins that directly hinder this. For example, from your words it is not very clear who is your "girlfriend" at the moment? Is she your legal wife or, in fact, do you live without being registered? If so, then you need to apply to the registry office, because otherwise your union is illegal, that is, the sin of fornication, the consequence of which may be what worries you so much. Therefore, such sins, if any, must be corrected, and then, which is also extremely important, it is necessary to seek the help and grace of God not only in arranging earthly affairs, but also in order to gain salvation, eternal life in Christ. For this, the Church was given to us by God, and the focus of God's help and power in the Church is the Liturgy, at which the Sacrament of Communion of the Body and Blood of Christ is celebrated. If, however, we Christians, considering ourselves as such, neglect this Sacrament, do not confess and do not take communion, then, in fact, we do not have the most important thing. Christ directly speaks about this in the Gospel (see the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John - “Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst” (John 6:35) Thus, I repeat, in order to get rid of the problems that were discussed, you need to continue not to allow gross sins, and also, if you have faith in Christ, turn to the Sacraments of the Church.
Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov
Hello! I have been living with my husband for 5 years. During this time, he repeatedly deceived me while swearing on icons and the cross, including the health of his family and friends. Having learned about the next oath, I advised him to repent in the church, but after the confession, he still took the icon and deceived me again on it. Yesterday we quarreled and he began to swear again. In annoyance, I took the cross in my hand and said that if he was deceiving me again, then let him be damned. In turn, he took the cross and said that he was cursing me. Tell me, please, what should I do, because I also committed a sin and what should I do with my husband?
Nina
The Lord tells us: “Have you heard what was said to the ancients: do not break your oath, but fulfill your oaths before the Lord. But I say to you: do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor the earth, for it is His footstool; nor Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King; do not swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. But let your word be: yes, yes; no no; but what is more than this is from the evil one” (Matthew 5:33-37). By this, the Lord shows us that we must be responsible for the spoken word, because we are far from being able to fulfill every oath. I'm not talking about how dangerous it is for your own soul to curse your neighbor. Here it would be appropriate to recall other words of Christ: “You heard what was said to the ancients: do not kill, but whoever kills is subject to judgment. But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother in vain is subject to judgment; whoever says to his brother: "cancer", is subject to the Sanhedrin; and whoever says: "insane", is subject to hellfire" (Matthew 5, 21-22 Dear Allah, you can visit the temples of the Antiochian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in America, since they are in canonical communion with all Orthodox Churches. You have entered absolutely correct in your case, buying a new consecrated cross to replace the lost one.It is in the temple that you need to buy crosses.There, unlike the store, you can find an Orthodox cross, not a piece of jewelry.17 25
On the sites of most temples there is a subsection "questions to the priest." People ask about everything related to the Christian life. Neophytes are often interested in whether it is possible to wear two crosses around the neck, is it considered a sin or not. The opinions of the clergy on this matter are almost the same.
What is a cross?
Before understanding the meaning of wearing a cross, it is necessary to find out what it is.
The cross is the instrument of Christ's death. The Savior became incarnate "of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human." This is a line from the Bible - a Christian dogma, known to every church person. Jesus Christ accepted death for the sins of the human race, shameful and terrible. He was crucified on the cross, as we know. Since then, it has been a symbol of the victory of love over evil and violence. In other words, death is conquered by sacrificial love. Is it possible to wear two pectoral crosses, we will soon find out.
Why wear a cross?
On the neck of an Orthodox Christian, he symbolizes salvation. Jesus Christ saved the human race from eternal hell and death. As it is sung in the Paschal troparion, "He trampled down death on death, and bestowed life on those in the tombs." Death is conquered and resurrection comes to replace it.
Is it possible to wear two crosses? More on this later. Now we are talking about why Christians wear it. It symbolizes the confession of one's faith, is a weapon of spiritual struggle and, as mentioned above, superiority over death.
When is the cross put on?
From neophytes one can often hear the question, is it possible to wear two crosses around the neck? We will definitely tell you about it later. At the moment, we are talking about when a person has the right to put on a pectoral cross.
In fact, as soon as we are born, we receive our spiritual cross and carry it throughout our lives. The material one is hung around the neck after the servant of God was baptized.
Can two crosses be worn?
The cross is a symbol of salvation, it is written above about it. Putting it on, a person accepts the words of the Lord: "Take up your cross and follow Me."
Is it possible to wear two crosses at the same time? It is not customary for Christians to do this, they wear one, often combined with a nominal icon and / or an amulet.
Priests' opinions
Here is what the priests answer to the question of whether it is possible to wear two crosses:
Priest Sergius (Shalberov) opposes. Nothing will change in a person's life from wearing two crosses. Will he get closer to God? Will he begin to live more godly and keep the Gospel commandments doubly? If yes, then let him wear it. But most often the answers to the questions are negative. The cross is not an amulet that protects from sins; it cannot be attributed to jewelry. This is a shrine given to the Orthodox at baptism, it should be treated accordingly.
Father Dionysius (Svechnikov) has his own opinion on this matter. According to him, many people have a baptismal symbol of salvation. Superstitious people are sure: if you remove it or lose it, there will be a big trouble. In fact, according to the priest, this is a stupid superstition that does not affect the fate of a person in any way. As for the wearing of two crosses, the priest declares the complexity of this issue, he does not condemn those who do so.
Archpriest Andrei (Efanov) answers questions from readers of the Orthodox magazine "Foma". Is it possible to wear two crosses? According to him, this is not accepted and is meaningless. The second is better to store on the icon shelf.
Priests do not welcome the wearing of two crosses at the same time. This conclusion is obvious from the above.
Cross and name icon
On the neck you can wear a nominal icon with the image of your saint. Others prefer the image of a guardian angel, while others wear everything together, including the cross. The Church allows its simultaneous wearing with the icon. Believers believe that this will strengthen their protection from evil.
Ladanka
Once upon a time, the Orthodox carried an amulet with the relics of one or another saint. Currently, incense is stored in it and worn along with the cross. Frankincense is a weapon against evil spirits, demons are afraid of it. Previously, a small bag served as an incense, now it is a pendant of two halves. The amulet often depicts the Savior or the faces of saints. When putting it on, it should be remembered that the pendant will not replace the pectoral cross, you can wear them together. Priests on this issue agree:
The incense is consecrated in temples, they must be treated with care.
You can not treat the pendant as a shrine, first of all it is a thing. The amulet itself does not protect against evil spirits.
Among the neophytes there are those who prescribe magical properties to the product. This is a great sin, for the consecrated amulet and magic are different concepts, incompatible with each other.
Is it possible to wear two crosses and an amulet? It is better to limit yourself to one, put the second in the "red corner".
Summing up
Orthodoxy does not accept the wearing of two crosses. It is permissible to wear a cross along with a nominal icon, an image of a guardian angel or an amulet.
As for losing him, it is absurd to expect trouble because of this and breed panic. Buy another cross, bless it and put it around your neck - the problem is solved.
Is it possible to wear two crosses in turn? This action does not make sense, as discussed above. The Church does not welcome such an alternation.
Conclusion
Now it has become fashionable to wear crosses as decoration. There is no image of the Savior on them, but there are precious stones. Earrings and rings in the form of crosses are made, there are bracelets with them.
Christians wear the cross as a symbol of salvation, this is the instrument of execution of Jesus Christ, who died for the sins of the human race. It cannot be an ornament; those who view the cross from such a point of view are sinning.
Often we are faced with a situation where we already have one cross, the same one with which we were baptized, and the second is given to us. And this second one is often much more beautiful, precious, just as consecrated in the church.
And probably many have seen how people wear two crosses at once, or a cross and an amulet. But are they doing the right thing? What does the church tell us about this?
pectoral cross
The pectoral cross is not just a symbol of faith, a symbol of a person's belonging to the Christian dogma, it is the greatest shrine that is given to a person at the time of his baptism.
We wear a pectoral cross at the heart, on the chest. We wear it all our lives and often do not take it off under any circumstances. It symbolizes the burden of labors and sins that have fallen on fate. A person wears it on himself, showing the desire for their redemption.
The Bible says:
"...take up your cross and follow me" (Matthew 16:24)
And it is considered a great sin to wear a cross simply for the sake of fashion, a tribute to tradition, or as a piece of jewelry.
Ladanka
Ladanka is primarily a talisman. Initially, it was a simple bag in which people carried particles of relics, holy land, and prayers. Now amulets are most often made in the form of icons, images of patron saints. And the meaning of the amulet did not change. It is designed to protect, protect its wearer from all sorts of ailments, misfortunes.
The amulet, unlike the pectoral cross, is not a mandatory attribute of a believer. To wear it or not to wear it is a personal matter for everyone.
Is it possible to wear two crosses at the same time?
Among the priests to whom we asked this question, oddly enough, there is no consensus on the possibility of such a joint wearing of two crosses.
And the point here is that there is no canonical prohibition or even a recommendation on exactly how and how many crosses a person can and should wear.
Priest Dionysius Svechnikov believes that there is no fundamental difference in whether a person wears one cross or two. Protodeacon Sergiy Shalberov agrees with him, who says that the number of crosses will not double the righteousness of a person, but at the same time notes that such wearing is not a sin either.
A similar opinion is expressed by Archpriest Andrei Spiridonov, who says that you can wear one cross, you can wear two, and you can even wear them in turn. This does not affect the quality of spiritual life and salvation.
However, a different opinion is expressed by Priest Daniel Lugovoy, who says that it is correct to wear only one cross. But if you have two of them, then it is allowed to change them, wear them alternately, keeping the second cross near the icons.
An interesting opinion was also expressed by Deacon Ilya Kokin, who believes that a child can lose a pectoral cross and therefore it is better to preserve it as a more important shrine, a more significant symbol, and constantly wear, for example, a golden one donated by relatives.
Is it possible to wear a cross and an amulet?
The Church is united in this matter. The cross and the amulet can be worn at the same time, because these are two completely different symbols of faith. Moreover, if the cross should be worn under clothing, closer to the body, then the amulet can be worn on clothing. After all, often the amulet is more of an ornament.
Conclusion
If a person has two underwear, consecrated crosses, one received at baptism, and the second received as a gift, then you can wear both two crosses at the same time, or alternating them with each other.
The statement that the simultaneous wearing of two crosses is a sin is not true. But the simultaneous wearing of crosses for the soul of a person does not bring any benefit either.
Is it possible to wear two crosses on the neck at the same time or alternately? Is it possible to wear a zodiac sign, a pendant or an amulet on the same chain with a cross, and is it possible to wear someone else's cross - read the answers of a specialist.
Answer:
The Orthodox cross with which the child was baptized cannot be removed. This is a sacred amulet for a person with whom he prays, asks and thanks God. But, there are people who wear on a chain not only a cross, but, for example, a pendant in the form of a zodiac sign. This raises questions from others, because few people know whether it is possible to wear a cross on the same chain with something else.
Of course, the cross will look very stupid on the same chain with a pentagram pendant. Non-Orthodox pendants are best worn on different chains. After all, the pectoral cross is therefore “pectoral” because it must be worn near the body, under clothing. And pendants, signs of the zodiac and other similar things should be put on another chain and worn over clothes as a decoration.
But, Orthodox priests do not see anything wrong if a believer wears an icon or an amulet along with a cross.
It happens that a person has a cross, but he liked another one and bought it, or someone else gave it to him. What then to do with the first and is it possible to wear two crosses?
Priests are advised to leave one cross near the icons or wear two, but alternately. The main thing is that the cross should always be put on a person, because it is an instrument of salvation and a talisman for the owner.
Is it possible to wear someone else's cross - the answers of the priest
It is believed that the cross absorbs the energy of the owner. Putting on someone else's cross, you can take on someone else's grief, illness, sins. The found cross, according to rumors, promises trouble and misfortune. Can a sacred relic really bring problems and what do priests say about whether it is possible to wear someone else's cross?
Orthodox priests argue that superstitions about someone else's cross are unfounded. Whoever it is, it is a great shrine that must be treated with respect. The cross does not convey someone else's aura, fate, illness or trouble, and in no case should you be afraid of it. Having found a cross, they do not need to disdain and perceive it as a problem.
The opinion that someone else's cross conveys sins is also erroneous. After all, then it would be possible to sin, and each time handing out crosses or throwing them away. But, if there is no desire to wear someone else's cross, then it must be treated with reverence and, in extreme cases, given to the church.
