GREAT WEDNESDAY
Every Wednesday before the sink's ceremony is performed in all churches, the sacred nagging. It is an extremely important to the Church Sequence, such a, that has included her in her mysteries.
This day the euphoria ends in churches, Nevertheless………..
a lot of people in’ all the time, They do it in their homes.
The first recording of their importance, It is in a letter from James of the aldor. "He is sick among you; I invite the church seniors and they prayed for him, Subjects him Oil I Oil In The Name of That. And the wish of faith saves the kamnon and the Lord is led to, Even sinfully the pelican is left to him » (James II letter 14-15).
That is: 'Is one of you sick; To invite church seniors to pray for him and spread him with oil, citing the name of the Lord. And the prayer made by faith will save the sick. The Lord will do him well. And if he has made sins he will forgive him. ".
According to, Well, with the hagiographic passage, the purpose of the holy mystery of Euchelios is primarily the healing of physical disease.
The Mystery of course, it is not an act of magic. What is required is faith.
Normally the mystery performed by seven priests, as well as the evangelical readings but also the wishes read.
Eucharist is ends for the soul and body of every person who gets sick.
To patients who, due to a very serious illness, are incompetent to
express and confess their sins to the Priest-Spiritual,
it is accepted that sins are forgiven by his Sacrament
Euchelaio.
Structure of the Mystery
• Wishes for the Consecration of the Oil
• Reading 7 Apostolic cuts
• Reading 7 Gospel passages
• Wishes for the faithful
• Anointing the faithful with holy oil – which symbolizes the goodness of God- on the forehead and hands
What is needed to perform the Sacrament:
First consult with the Priest of your parish.
That day must, on a table at home, to exist:
• An image of Christ or the Virgin Mary
• A plate of flour (with which we will later make convenient) or one
offering that we will give to the Church to be presented
• Censer in which incense will burn
• Seven candles on the offering or the flour which the priest lights one by one in each gospel passage
• A lighted candelabra or glass with oil and a lighted wick
• Cotton sticks for coating
• a paper with the names of our family and those who are present
in the foul, that the priest will mention during the sanctuary
Mystery
After the end of the Eucalyptus, the Priest dips the cotton in the oil and
it needs those who are there, on the face and hands. Some even
they keep this cotton with them, as a talisman.
Source : dogma.gr
Diligence : Mykonos Ticker Editorial Team