7,257
edits
Changes
m
A candle with an [[icon]] and some holy water should be placed in a suitable place, such as kitchen or dining room table, or a home altar.
→Perpetration: remove redundant line
The sanctification of the home takes place with [[prayer]] and the sprinkling of [[holy water]]. The [[priest]], at this annual visit, asks God to have mercy on the house, to rid it of every evil and to fill if with every blessing. Everyone of the house, prays together for the living and the dead of the family, and all who live and have lived in the house. They all sing the hymn of salivation and process from room to room while the priest blesses the house.
==Perpetration==
Traditions of the ceremony differ according to local custom, but these general guidelines should are observed:
*A candle with an [[icon ]] and some holy water should be placed in a suitable place, such as kitchen or dining room table, or a [[home altar]].
*Also, a list of first names for whom prayers are to be offered, including members of the family and all those living in the house. The list should have a clear distinction between the living an the dead.
*If it is the practice to give the priest a gift, it should not be placed with the holy objects on the table. It can be prepared in advanced, but given at the conclusion of the service.