How to prepare for confession and communion in the modern world

The central sacrament of Orthodoxy is Communion. For his sake, the Divine Liturgy is celebrated - the main service of the day. The Orthodox believe that participation in this sacrament is a necessary condition of spiritual life. Where such confidence? And why is so much attention paid to the sacrament, when there are six more sacraments? How correctly to proceed to the sacraments, how to prepare for confession and communion?

What it is?

Communion is communication with Christ directly. In the sacrament, bread and wine are transubstantiated into the Body and Blood of the Lord, which the person takes, that is, eats, swallows. This, in fact, is the mystery, but it must be carefully prepared.

Is man willing to meet with God at any time in his life? How does the Lord appreciate his sins, the desire to eat deliciously or anger towards his neighbors? Analyzing your life and soul, anyone who has the fear of God understands that this meeting needs to be prepared, cleaned up.

How to prepare for confession and communion, what should be done?

First of all, one should distract from the world and its pleasures, concentrate on spiritual matters. To do this, those who wish to take communion hold the post for several days, try not to watch TV, or at least turn off the entertainment channels. In this case, the point is not to sit in complete silence or call all the subscribers of the phone book instead of viewing questionable broadcasts. We must concentrate on our spiritual state, on our souls, our sins. Now there are a lot of books "Preparing for confession and communion", for starters you can buy any of them. There, most likely, will be listed 10 commandments of God and given an explanation of what is meant. It is possible that a person learns a lot about himself and his actions, just by reading this booklet.

Confession is a separate mystery. How to prepare for confession is also necessary. First of all, one must ask his conscience: Is there something that weighs heavily on you? Perhaps, impatience with children or rudeness towards their mother? Maybe a lie or an unrighteous acquisition? After studying the commandments of God, it turns out that people do not know about all sins. Before you prepare for confession and communion, it is worthy to reconcile with all who you have offended. Even if the offended does not agree to reconciliation, every effort must be made to achieve mutual peace.

In the modern world even some mortal sins are not considered bad deeds. For example, witchcraft or abortion (killing a child in the womb) was an obstacle to the sacrament before. In the presence of such sins, it is better to confess them separately, and only then to begin preparation for the sacrament.

How to prepare for confession and communion for the first time?

The church does not require the newborns, that is, from the people who have just arrived at the temple, strict fasting or hours of prayer. But you can impose a feasible post on yourself. Maybe, first, only refuse meat?

Before preparing for confession and communion, it is necessary to understand for yourself the essence of these sacraments. If they proceed to them without faith, this can be blasphemy. If faith is weak, one can consult a priest. Before the communion it is necessary to come to the evening service, in the day itself - for the morning service - the Liturgy. Communion takes place at the end of this service.