During the days of self-isolation, there is a blessing from His Holiness the Patriarch to stay at home and pray at home. In many churches, including ours, video broadcasts of services are being introduced so that we can not lose touch with our parish and so that parishioners can perform those services that can be performed without a priest, in a lay rite. Usually we always urge you to come to the temple and receive communion, but now there is another blessing: stay at home.
As for the consecration of Easter cakes and Easter cakes, now is the time to think about the place this tradition occupies in our faith. For many people, the expression of their faith is to come and bless the cakes once a year. But the most important thing is to participate in church ordinances and live according to the Gospels.
This is a wonderful tradition, but it is still secondary in our faith. However, if you still want to observe it and if there is water consecrated in the temple at home, then there is nothing wrong with singing Easter chants and sprinkling it on festive food. Of course, this is not the same as being consecrated in a temple by a priest. But in the present conditions, when it is not blessed to come to the temple, this is also a normal way out. These will not be blessed Easter cakes, eggs and Easter, but there will be Easter cakes, eggs and Easter sprinkled with holy water, which will help create a joyful Easter mood, as it should be on this day, regardless of external circumstances.
Holy water in churches is not sold, but distributed. In our parish, we have organized the delivery of a consecrated willow – you can call the church shop and ask to bring you a willow and holy water. You will only need to pay for delivery – 150 rubles.
You need to look at the sites of your parishes, churches in your area, whether they provide such an opportunity. This is the first time we have found ourselves in such a situation, we have never dealt with trade or delivery via the Internet, but now we have to do it.
We must discover the Easter mood in ourselves and share it with our loved ones, with whom we are now locked at home.