A wedding is a sacrament. An important and reverent process for everyone who has decided to get married. Before the wedding, you need to carefully choose the date, because not all numbers are suitable for this ritual. If you are going to hold it, you need to build on the numbers in the church calendar, and focus on important church holidays.
The basic principles of choosing dates for a wedding.
If you decide to get married, then obviously, marriage for you is not just a stamp in your passport. If you regard the union of two hearts as the conclusion of a marriage blessed by the Lord in heaven, then you should adhere to some canons. Many young people are in a hurry to have a wedding, trying to get around the principles of choosing dates. Such "guile" is inappropriate. After all, you can hardly find a priest who will agree to marry you, for example, in Great Lent. Choosing the right date will help you plan everything well and get married without any problems.
To select a wedding date, use the Church Wedding Calendar for 2022. It is presented on our website. We have selected important dates that are appropriate for the ordinance of the Church. Nevertheless, even having chosen the optimal day for the wedding, it is still better to go to church and consult with the priest. Such a conversation will not only help solve organizational issues, but will also give you comprehensive knowledge about preparing for the ceremony.
stop the weddingWhen it’s impossible to get married categorically. There is a certain list of dates on which you will definitely not be allowed to get married. It is better to know them in advance, and based on them, plan an event. Thus, you cannot get married on the days of major fasting. In Orthodoxy, the main Fasts are:
- Great Lent
- Christmas post
- Assumption Fast
- Petrovsky Post
- In addition, you cannot get married before important church holidays.
The optimal time for a wedding. The easiest way to choose a date for the wedding is in the fall or winter. For example, January or February has the highest number of matching numbers. In addition, it is good to get married in the summer, because at this time, there are practically no fasts and few important church holidays.
Among the days of the week most suitable for a wedding, it is better to choose the following: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday - on other days it is not customary to get married. As with other rituals, Sunday is the most appropriate day for the holiday.
Wedding calendar for 2022
When it is forbidden to get married in 2022. As mentioned above, there is a certain list of dates when it is strictly forbidden to get married. These dates can be influenced by the following factors:
- Calendar for each specific year
- Church-wide dates that do not change from year to year, as well as days of the week
- Days depending on the bride's body
Thus, according to the calendar, in 2022, according to the Lent schedule, it will not be possible to get married during the period:
- Christmas post
- Great Lent
- Petrov Post
- Assumption Fast
According to church holidays, it is better to avoid these wedding dates:
- Christmastide
- The Seventh of Matyr and Pharisee
- Maslenitsa
- Easter week
Krasnaya Gorka, on this day you can get married
Also, you cannot get married on days that are associated with the life of Christ and the Mother of God. These dates include Christmas, Epiphany, Annunciation, Ascension, etc. In addition, there are days that do not depend on the church. So, you can not get married on days when the bride is menstruating.
What problems can arise when organizing a wedding date? Before you start preparing for the wedding, you should know two general rules in this regard:
For a church wedding, both the bride and groom must be members of the church. If they are representatives of different religions, then the church will refuse to marry.In addition, you need to be baptized, and be with crosses around your neck.
Before the wedding, you need to complete the painting at the registry office. The priest may require a marriage certificate. This is explained as follows: if the registry office has registered the newlyweds, then this indicates that none of them has been scheduled with someone else. In addition, the registry office refuses to list the insane and close relatives, which is also very important for the church.
Why the church can refuse a wedding.
There are a number of factors in the Church that can interfere with a wedding. Most likely, you will be refused a wedding if:
- on Tuesdays, Thursdays (on the eve of fast days - Wednesday and Friday) and on Saturday (on the eve of Easter Sunday - Sunday);
- on Easter, on the eve of the twelve and great holidays. Weddings on the twelve days are not prohibited, but undesirable. We strive to live the day of the common church great holiday together with the Church, not overshadowing the church joy with our little personal joy, our little personal needs. If it is necessary to get married on these days, an agreement with the priest is required;
- on the eve of patronal temple feasts (each temple has its own patronal feasts);
- in Cheese week, during Christmas time and Easter (Bright) week. Weddings in the weeks leading up to Great Lent and other continuous weeks are not prohibited, but undesirable.
- during the Great, Petrov, Dormition and Nativity fasts;
- on the days (and on the eve) of a strict one-day fast: the Beheading of John the Baptist - September 11 and the Exaltation of the Lord's Cross - September 27;
- at night.
Exceptions to these rules can only be made by the ruling bishop. If the wedding was performed on a day when it is prohibited by the church charter, then this does not invalidate the sacrament.
About the meaning and order of the Sacrament of Marriage on the portal ABC OF FAITH.
According to the modern practice of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Sacrament of Marriage should be preceded by civil registration of marriage, as an additional evidence of the responsibility of those entering into marriage and the seriousness of their intentions.
