About the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ for children. From Resurrection To Ascension

How to tell a child about the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ - such questions are often asked by parents. How to tell simply and how to tell about the essence? One of the best answers to this question is chapters from Maya Kucherskaya's book “Gospel Stories for Children”. With the kind consent of the author, we publish the chapters of the book.

Crucifixion

Wicked people crucified Jesus on the Cross. They nailed His hands and feet with nails. Only terrible robbers were punished in this way. Jesus Christ was the best on earth, but many did not understand this, because they envied Him. After all, everyone loved Him, but they do not.

Jesus Christ died on the Cross. The sky darkened, the sun stopped shining, and the earth shook. Trees and stones wept for the dead Lord.

One man named Joseph removed the body of Jesus from the Cross, wrapped it in a white cloth and placed it in a cave, in a stone coffin carved into the rock. The cave was in large garden... The entrance to the cave was closed with a huge stone so that no one could enter.

Joseph was a disciple of the Savior, but no one knew about it before. He was not afraid of anyone and himself arranged for Christ's burial.

Resurrection of christ

Mary Magdalene came to the cave where Jesus lay. It was early morning. It was quiet. Someone had already pushed the heavy stone away from the entrance. Maria went inside. But the cave was empty. Where is the Lord?

Maria began to cry. And suddenly I saw two young men in white robes. They were Angels. They were sitting where the body of Jesus used to lie.

- Why are you crying? - asked the Angels.

“Someone took Him away, but I don't even know where,” Maria answered, wiping away her tears. She didn’t think she was talking to the Angels, because she had never seen them before.

Then Mary turned and saw the Man. It was Christ, but Mary did not recognize Him. She thought it was the gardener.

- Did you take Him? Tell me where you put It.

Jesus said:

And she suddenly recognized Him. The teacher stood before her alive. So He didn't die?

“Go tell all My friends and brothers what you saw,” the Lord told her.

Mary Magdalene ran into the city. Jesus' disciples sat at home and wept bitterly. They thought they would never see Him again. Maria entered and said:

- Do not Cry. Christ is risen!

Religion contributed to progress, and without religious teachers there would be no transformation of the worldview, miraculous healings, and unconditional faith in God would not appear. - a pillar figure in the development of mankind, and no matter what feelings it evokes, the majority know the canonical story of life on Earth and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

short biography

Jesus Christ- a spiritual leader with 52 level of development. Born on January 7, 4 BC. He lived for 158 years, passed away on May 27, 154. Was incarnated for a great mission - to create a new teaching, new faith, bring the Law of Love and save millions of human souls.

After crucifixion and resurrection Higher power they forbade Jesus to preach, he fully fulfilled his mission.

There is alternative sources, which, without refuting the biography, somewhat clarify, expand the idea of what really happened to Christ. Thanks to these revelations (), we can find out in detail how the crucifixion of Jesus Christ took place, and on what day he was resurrected.

Crucifixion of jesus christ

Calvary. Initially, a small hill near Jerusalem was called Golgotha, which got its name for its resemblance to the shape of the skull. Later, criminals were executed on the mountain, and after the crucifixion of the Son of God on it, the word "Golgotha" began to be used in an allegorical sense. “Everyone has their own Golgotha” means that each person has to go through difficult trials.

Today we know more about the crucifixion of Christ thanks to the revelations of the Higher Forces who communicate with highly spiritual people, initiating them into the secrets of the world. The Forces of Light helped to completely restore the sequence of events of the execution of Christ and clarify the moments about which nothing is said in the Bible.

A little about the preparations. On Golgotha, before the execution, where the cross was to be buried, a pedestal was erected, which was later nailed to the cross. For what?

Firstly, so that the cross does not sway and fall, and secondly, so that the legs of the crucified person rest on the support. The latter action did not alleviate the fate, but, on the contrary, prolonged the torment. After all, not all criminals were sentenced to death penalty For some, the crucifixion was only an atonement for sins, and after a few days, if the person did not die, he was released.

How did the crucifixion of Jesus Christ take place? There were no indulgences for Jesus Christ, he was crucified on 4 nails without the right to pardon. The Bible says that the crucified Jesus taught and comforted people. This is not true. The pain from the nails was so terrible that there was no strength to speak, he could only alleviate the torment a little by putting himself into a state of suspended animation, silently turning away from the drink offered by the guards to relieve suffering.

The Gospels say that the guards divided Jesus' clothes by casting lots among themselves. However, there is also an inaccuracy here. It is difficult to call a piece of cloth covering the loins of Christ a garment. He had nothing to share, only a loincloth - hardly anyone encroached on it.

The crowd watching the execution was in a different mood. The Pharisees mocked, the chief priests and elders shouted: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself." One robber, crucified at the same time with Jesus, snapped at him, the other, on the contrary, said that the Son of God “did nothing wrong”. The two robbers were released in the morning, and the soldiers guarding him from the head of Jesus only took off the crown of thorns and allowed the women to give him drink.

The Bible says that his mother Mary, her sister and Mary Magdalene were near, but this is a delusion. The mother was not around, she only had a presentiment that trouble had happened to her son, but she did not see the execution.

Resurrection of Christ

The Bible colorfully describes the moment of Christ's death, his voice addressed to Elijah about salvation, and the gloating remarks of the assembled laity that help never came. Scripture tells how nature rebelled when Jesus stopped breathing, and how the priests had to strengthen their guard around the cross, fearing that the people would rise up and rush to take down the martyr.

According to the rules, after a person died on the cross, the soldier was obliged to pierce the body with a spear. When this was done to Jesus, from his wound appeared not black, coagulated blood, but scarlet, saying that Jesus was still alive. The people who noticed this kept silent, not pointing out this fact, which saved him from death.

On April 19, Friday, Pontius Pilate allowed the body of Christ to be removed for burial at the request of Joseph of Arifame, without even taking a fee from him. When the latter returned to the place of execution, the elder was near the martyr, who asked the centurion not to break the knees of Christ, so as not to spoil the body of the respected person, since he felt that Jesus was still alive. The centurion out of compassion did not perform such a monstrous procedure, and the body was handed over for burial.

The legalized version is known to most, but the Higher Forces tell about the resurrection differently, more plausibly and logically, because there is no clear answer on what day Jesus resurrected after the crucifixion (he died on Friday, and the resurrection took place on Sunday, but this is the second, and not third day).

The secret disciples Nicodemus and Joseph of Arifamey carried the body of Jesus to the family tomb of the latter. For 4 hours, they performed the necessary procedures over the body: they washed, wrapped them in bandages soaked in oils and balms to heal the wounds, and finally - in the shroud. The Roman soldiers made sure that the burial ceremony was performed according to the rules, closed the entrance with a stone and sealed it.

In fact, Joseph of Arifame, in whose tomb it was allowed to bury Jesus, knew a secret passage to the tomb, located on the opposite side of the hill. The next day, Joseph and Nicodemus made their way into the crypt, freed Jesus from the bandages, made him drink wine and life-giving herbal balm, and fed him honey. Then the three of them left the tomb only in a known way, and Jesus decided to visit his guards.

By coincidence, nature turned out to be on the side of the martyr, and a severe thunderstorm began. Thunder and lightning tore the sky with hard flashes, the earth trembled, the rain poured like a wall. Against the background of an earthly cataclysm, a thin figure, who had come from nowhere in a light robe, led the soldiers guarding the tomb into indescribable horror.

They remembered the words of Jesus about the resurrection and thought that it was an angel who had come for their souls to punish them for participating in the execution of Christ. In fear, the guards fled, and Jesus pushed aside the stone blocking the entrance to the cave, laid the shroud on the bed, closed the entrance again without damaging the seal, and withdrew with his friends. The thunderstorm did not leave any hints that the tomb was being opened, and the fear and guilt of the guards painted a mystical picture in their imagination.

Jesus stayed with a friend of Joseph of Arifame, and the Magdalene and the servant Mary helped to mislead the rest of the people. They went to the tomb and told the guards that Jesus was resurrected and should not be expected, and the Apostle Andrew was told the words of Joseph that the Son of God would wait for the disciples in Galilee.

The guards saw that the seal on the stone blocking the entrance was intact. They pushed aside the support, entered the room, but it turned out to be empty, only strips of cloth with the shroud lay casually on the floor. The guards were seized with a daze, they did not know what to do next. Mary Magdalene reached the other disciples of Jesus and told what had happened. No one took their word for it, everyone wanted to be convinced of the miracle and reached out to the cave. The girl decided not to leave the scene to listen to what people are talking about. The Shroud (later known as the Turin Shroud) was handed over to the mother of Christ, and her friends whispered to her that her son was alive and she would soon see him.

Jesus did not appear near the cave, and, having rested for a couple of days, went to Galilee to meet with the disciples. In Galilee, under cover of night, he entered the house where his associates were gathering, and said: "Peace be with you!" Night, candle flame made the appearance of the teacher mysterious. Nobody believed that in front of them was a living person, and not a ghost. Jesus calmed his disciples, inviting doubters to come up, look at the wounds, and touch him. Then Jesus asked for food and ate fish and honey with everyone, saying: "Everything happened as it was prophesied."

After the meal, he warned the disciples to remain in Jerusalem, not to go and watch over him. No one dared to object, everyone felt awkward, ashamed that they did not resist the arrest of the righteous man, did not help him during the execution, did not believe his words.

Jesus himself forgave everyone and went to Bethany to see his mother. The rest of his life he lived in Gaul, mining and processing gold.

The execution of the crucifixion was the most shameful, the most painful and most cruel. In those days, only the most notorious villains were executed with this: robbers, murderers, rebels and criminal slaves. The torment of the crucified man cannot be described. In addition to unbearable pains in all parts of the body and suffering, the crucified one experienced a terrible thirst and mortal mental anguish. Death was so slow that many suffered on crosses for several days. Even the executors of the execution - usually cruel people - could not calmly look at the suffering of the crucified. They prepared a drink with which they tried to either quench their unbearable thirst, or by adding various substances to temporarily dull consciousness and relieve torment. According to Jewish law, one who was hanged on a tree was considered cursed. The leaders of the Jews wanted to dishonor Jesus Christ forever by condemning Him to such a death.

When they brought Jesus Christ to Calvary, the soldiers gave Him to drink sour wine mixed with bitter substances to relieve suffering. But the Lord, having tasted it, did not want to drink it. He did not want to use any means to relieve suffering. He took this suffering upon Himself voluntarily for the sins of people; therefore he wanted to carry them to the end.

When everything was ready, the soldiers crucified Jesus Christ. It was about noon, in Hebrew at 6 o'clock in the afternoon. When they crucified Him, He prayed for His tormentors, saying: "Father! forgive them because they don't know what they are doing. "

Two villains (robbers) were crucified next to Jesus Christ, one on the right and the other on the left of Him. This fulfilled the prediction of the prophet Isaiah, who said: "And he was numbered among the evildoers" ().

By order of Pilate, an inscription was nailed to the cross over the head of Jesus Christ, signifying His guilt. It was written in Hebrew, Greek and Roman: “ Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews”, And many have read it. Such an inscription did not like the enemies of Christ. Therefore, the chief priests came to Pilate and said: "do not write: King of the Jews, but write that He said: I am the King of the Jews."

But Pilate replied: "What I wrote, I wrote."

Meanwhile, the soldiers who crucified Jesus Christ took His clothes and began to divide among themselves. Outerwear they tore it into four parts, a part for each warrior. The chiton (underwear) was not sewn, but all woven from top to bottom. Then they said to each other: "We will not tear him apart, but let us cast lots for him, who will get it." And having cast lots, the soldiers sitting, guarded the place of execution. So, here, too, the ancient prophecy of King David came true: “They divided My garments among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothes” ().

The enemies did not stop insulting Jesus Christ even on the cross. They, passing by, cursed and, nodding their heads, said: “Eh! Destroying the temple and building in three days! Save Yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. "

Also, the chief priests, scribes, elders and Pharisees, mocking, said: “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. If He is Christ, the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross so that we may see, and then we will believe in Him. I trusted in God; let God deliver Him now, if He is pleasing to Him; for He said: I am the Son of God. "

Following their example, the pagan warriors, who sat at the crosses and watched the crucified, mockingly, said: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

Even one of the crucified robbers, who was on the left of the Savior, cursed Him and said: "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us."

Another robber, on the contrary, calmed him down and said: “Or are you not afraid of God when you yourself are condemned to the same (that is, to the same torment and death)? But we were justly condemned, because we received what was worthy according to our deeds, but He did nothing wrong ”. Having said this, he turned to Jesus Christ with a prayer: “ remember me(remember me) Lord, when you come to your kingdom!"

The merciful Savior accepted the heartfelt repentance of this sinner, who had shown such a wondrous faith in Him, and answered the prudent thief: " truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise".

At the cross of the Savior stood His Mother, the Apostle John, Mary Magdalene and several other women who venerated Him. It is impossible to describe the grief of the Mother of God, who saw the intolerable torment of her Son!

Jesus Christ, seeing His Mother and John standing here, whom he especially loved, says to His Mother: “ Wife! behold, your son". Then he says to John: “ behold your mother". From that time on, John took the Mother of God to his home and took care of Her until the end of Her life.

Meanwhile, during the suffering of the Savior, a great sign happened on Calvary. From the hour the Savior was crucified, that is, from the sixth hour (and according to our account, from the twelfth hour of the day), the sun darkened and darkness fell throughout the earth, and lasted until the ninth hour (according to our account, until the third hour of the day) , that is, until the death of the Savior.

This extraordinary, universal darkness was noted by pagan historians: the Roman astronomer Phlegont, Fallus and Junius Africanus. The famous philosopher from Athens, Dionysius the Areopagite, was at this time in Egypt, in the city of Heliopolis; observing the sudden darkness, he said: "either the Creator suffers, or the world is being destroyed." Subsequently, Dionysius the Areopagite converted to Christianity and was the first Athenian bishop.

The Holy Cross of Christ is the Holy Altar, on which the Son of God, our Lord, sacrificed Himself for the sins of the world.

After Jesus Christ was condemned to be crucified, He was given to the soldiers. The soldiers, taking him, again beat him with abuse and mockery. When they made fun of Him, they took off the purple robe from Him and put them on His own garments. Those condemned to be crucified were supposed to carry their cross, so the soldiers placed His cross on the shoulders of the Savior and took him to the place designated for crucifixion. The place was a hill that was called Calvary, or frontal place, that is, sublime. Calvary was located west of Jerusalem near the city gates called the Judgment.

A great multitude of people followed Jesus Christ. The road was mountainous. Exhausted by beatings and scourging, exhausted by mental suffering, Jesus Christ barely walked, falling several times under the weight of the cross. When we reached the city gates, where the road went up the mountain, Jesus Christ was completely exhausted. At this time, the soldiers saw a man close by who looked at Christ with compassion. It was Simon of Cyrene returning from the field after work. The soldiers seized him and forced him to carry the cross of Christ.

Carrying of the cross by the Savior

Among the people who followed Christ there were many women who wept and wept for Him.

Jesus Christ, turning to them, said: "Daughters of Jerusalem! Do not weep for Me, but weep for yourself and for your children. For soon the days will come when they will say: happy are those wives who have no children. Then people will say to the mountains. : fall upon us, and the hills: cover us. "

So the Lord foretold those terrible disasters, who were to break out over Jerusalem and the Jewish people soon after His earthly life.

NOTE: See in the Gospel: from Matt., Ch. 27 , 27-32; from Mark, ch. 15 , 16-21; from Luke, ch. 23 , 26-32; from John, ch. 19 , 16-17.

Crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ

The execution of the crucifixion was the most shameful, the most painful and most cruel. In those days, only the most notorious villains were executed by such a death: robbers, murderers, rebels and criminal slaves. The torment of the crucified man cannot be described. In addition to unbearable pains in all parts of the body and suffering, the crucified one experienced a terrible thirst and mortal mental anguish. Death was so slow that many suffered on crosses for several days. Even the executors of the execution - usually cruel people - could not calmly look at the suffering of the crucified. They prepared a drink with which they tried to either quench their unbearable thirst, or by adding various substances to temporarily dull consciousness and relieve torment. According to Jewish law, one who was hanged on a tree was considered cursed. The leaders of the Jews wanted to dishonor Jesus Christ forever by condemning Him to such a death.

When everything was ready, the soldiers crucified Jesus Christ. It was about noon, in Hebrew at 6 o'clock in the afternoon. When they crucified Him, He prayed for His tormentors, saying: "Father, forgive them, because they don't know what they are doing."

By order of Pilate, an inscription was nailed to the cross over the head of Jesus Christ, signifying His guilt. It was written in Hebrew, Greek and Roman: " Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews", and many read it. Such an inscription did not like the enemies of Christ. Therefore, the chief priests came to Pilate and said:" do not write: King of the Jews, but write that He said: I am the King of the Jews. "

But Pilate replied, "What I wrote, I wrote."

Meanwhile, the soldiers who crucified Jesus Christ took His clothes and began to divide among themselves. They tore the outer garment into four parts, a part for each soldier. The chiton (underwear) was not sewn, but all woven from top to bottom. Then they said to each other: "We will not tear him apart, but let us cast lots for him, who will get it." And having cast lots, the soldiers sitting, guarded the place of execution. So, here, too, the ancient prophecy of King David came true: "They divided My garments among themselves, and cast lots for My clothes" (Psalm. 21 , 19).

The enemies did not stop insulting Jesus Christ even on the cross. They, passing by, cursed and, nodding their heads, said: "Eh! He who destroys the temple and builds it up in three days! Save Yourself. If You are the Son of God, descend from the cross."

Also, the chief priests, scribes, elders and Pharisees, mocking, said: “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. ; let God now deliver Him, if He is pleasing to Him; for He said: I am the Son of God. "

Following their example, the Gentile warriors, who sat at the crosses and watched the crucified, mockingly, said: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

Even one of the crucified robbers, who was on the left of the Savior, cursed Him and said: "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us."

Another robber, on the contrary, calmed him down and said: “Or are you not afraid of God when you yourself are condemned to the same (that is, to the same torment and death)? , and He did nothing wrong. " Having said this, he turned to Jesus Christ with a prayer: " remember me(remember me) Lord, when you come to your kingdom!"

Jesus Christ, seeing His Mother and John standing here, whom he especially loved, says to His Mother: " Wife! behold, your son". Then he says to John:" behold your mother". From that time on, John took the Mother of God to his house and took care of Her until the end of Her life.

At about nine o'clock, Jesus Christ loudly exclaimed: " Or or! lima sawahfani! "that is," My God, My God! Why did you leave me? " initial words from the 21st Psalm of King David, in which David clearly predicted the suffering of the Savior on the cross. With these words, the Lord reminded people for the last time that He is the true Christ, the Savior of the world.

Some of those who stood on Calvary, hearing these words spoken by the Lord, said: "Behold, He is calling Elijah." Others said, "Let's see if Elijah comes to save Him."

But the Lord Jesus Christ, knowing that everything had already happened, said: "I am thirsty."

Then one of the soldiers ran, took a sponge, wetted it with vinegar, put it on a cane and brought it to the Savior's withered lips.

After tasting the vinegar, the Savior said: " Done", that is, the promise of God has been fulfilled, the salvation of the human race has been completed.

And so, the curtain in the temple, which covered the Holy of Holies, was torn in two, from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook and the stones were split; and the coffins were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered Jerusalem and appeared to many.

The centurion confesses Jesus Christ as the Son of God

The centurion, (the chief of the soldiers) and the soldiers with him, who were guarding the crucified Savior, seeing the earthquake and everything that happened in front of them, were frightened and said: " verily, this man was the Son of God"And the people, who were at the crucifixion and saw everything, began to disperse in fear, striking themselves in the chest.

It was Friday evening. This evening was to eat Easter. The Jews did not want to leave the bodies of those crucified on the crosses until Saturday, because Easter Saturday was considered a great day. Therefore, they asked Pilate for permission to break the legs of the crucified, so that they would die sooner and they could be removed from the crosses. Pilate allowed. The warriors came and broke the shins of the robbers. When they approached Jesus Christ, they saw that He had already died, and therefore did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers, so that there would be no doubt about His death, pierced His side with a spear, and blood and water flowed from the wound.

Rib perforation

27 , 33-56; from Mark, ch. 15 , 22-41; from Luke, ch. 23 , 33-49; from John, ch. 19 , 18-37.

The Holy Cross of Christ is the Holy Altar, on which the Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, sacrificed Himself for the sins of the world.

Descent from the cross and burial of the Savior

On the same evening, shortly after all that had happened, a famous member of the Sanhedrin, a rich man, came to Pilate. Joseph of Arimathea(from the city of Arimathea). Joseph was a secret disciple of Jesus Christ, a secret one out of fear of the Jews. He was a kind and righteous man, not participating in the council, in the condemnation of the Savior. He asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Christ from the cross and bury it.

Pilate was surprised that Jesus Christ died so soon. He called the centurion who was guarding the crucified, learned from him when Jesus Christ died, and allowed Joseph to take the body of Christ for burial.

Burial of the body of Christ the Savior

Joseph, having bought a shroud (cloth for burial), came to Golgotha. Also came another secret disciple of Jesus Christ and a member of the Sanhedrin, Nicodemus. He brought with him for burial a precious fragrant ointment - a composition of myrrh and aloe.

They removed the Savior's body from the Cross, anointed Him with incense, wrapped Him in a shroud and laid Him in a new tomb, in a garden, near Calvary. This coffin was a cave that Joseph of Arimathea had carved in the rock for his burial, and in which no one had yet been laid. There they laid the body of Christ, because this tomb was close to Golgotha, and there was little time, since the great feast of Easter was approaching. Then they rolled a huge stone against the door of the coffin and departed.

Mary Magdalene, Mary Josieva and other women were there and watched as they laid down the body of Christ. Returning home, they bought precious peace, in order to anoint the body of Christ with this peace, as soon as the first, great day of the holiday, on which, according to the law, everyone should have been at rest, passes.

The position in the coffin. (Lament of the Mother of God.)

But the enemies of Christ did not rest, despite their great holiday. The next day, on Saturday, the chief priests and Pharisees (breaking the rest of the Sabbath and the holiday) gathered, came to Pilate and began to ask him: "Sir, we remembered that this deceiver (so they dared to call Jesus Christ), while still alive, said: "After three days I will rise again." Therefore, command to guard the tomb until the third day, so that His disciples, who came at night, would not steal Him and would not tell the people that He had risen from the dead; and then the last deception will be worse than the first. "

Pilate said to them: "You have a guard; go, guard as you know."

Then the chief priests with the Pharisees went to the tomb of Jesus Christ and, having carefully examined the cave, put their (Sanhedrin's) seal on the stone; And they set up a military guard at the Lord's tomb.

When the Savior's body lay in the tomb, with His soul He descended into hell to the souls of people who died before His suffering and death. And all the souls of righteous people who were waiting for the coming of the Savior, He delivered from hell.

The return of the Mother of God and the Apostle Paul from the burial

NOTE: See in the Gospel: from Matt., Ch. 27 , 57-66; from Mark, ch. 15 , 42-47; from Luke, ch. 23 , 50-56; from John, ch. 19 , 38-42.

The sufferings of Christ are recalled by St. Orthodox Church the week before Easter... This week is called Passionately... Christians should spend this entire week in fasting and prayer.

Pharisees and chief priests of the Jews
seal the sepulcher of the lord

V Great Wednesday Holy Week recalls the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas Iscariot.

V Maundy Thursday in the evening at the all-night vigil (which is matins on Good Friday), twelve parts of the gospel about the sufferings of Jesus Christ are read.

V Good Friday during Vespers(which is served at 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon) is taken out of the altar and rests in the middle of the temple shroud, that is, the sacred image of the Savior lying in the tomb; this is accomplished in remembrance of the removal from the cross of the body of Christ and His burial.

V Holy Saturday on matins, with the funeral ringing of bells and the singing of the song "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us", - the shroud is worn around the temple in remembrance of the descent of Jesus Christ into hell, when He was in the body in the grave, and His victory over hell and death ...

Military guards at the tomb of the Lord

For Holy Week and Easter, we prepare ourselves by fasting. This fast lasts forty days and is called Holy Fourties or Great Lent.

In addition, the Holy Orthodox Church has established fasting for Wednesdays and fridays every week (except for some, very few, weeks of the year), on Wednesdays - in remembrance of the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas, and on Fridays in remembrance of the sufferings of Jesus Christ.

We express faith in the power of the suffering of the cross for us Jesus Christ sign of the cross during our prayers.

The Descent of Jesus Christ into Hell

Resurrection of Jesus Christ

After the Sabbath, at night, on the third day after His suffering and death, The Lord Jesus Christ by the power of His Godhead revived, i.e. rose from the dead... His human body was transformed. He left the coffin without rolling off the stone, without breaking the Sanhedrin seal and invisible to the guards. From that moment on, the soldiers, without knowing it, guarded the empty coffin.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. He, coming up, rolled away the stone from the door of the Lord's sepulcher and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The soldiers who stood guard at the coffin were in awe and became like the dead, and then, waking up from fear, fled.

On this day (the first day of the week), as soon as the Sabbath rest ended, very early, at dawn, Mary Magdalene, Mary of James, John, Salome and other women, taking the prepared fragrant ointment, went to the tomb of Jesus Christ to anoint His body, since they did not have time to do this during the burial. (The Church calls these women myrrh-bearers). They did not yet know that a guard was placed at the tomb of Christ, and the entrance to the cave was sealed. Therefore, they did not expect to meet someone there, and said among themselves: "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" The stone was very large.

The Angel of the Lord rolled away the stone from the door of the tomb

Mary Magdalene, ahead of the rest of the myrrh-bearing women, was the first to come to the tomb. It was not yet dawn, it was dark. Mary, seeing that the stone was rolled away from the tomb, immediately ran to Peter and John and said: "They took the Lord out of the tomb and do not know where they laid Him." Hearing these words, Peter and John immediately ran to the tomb. Mary Magdalene followed them.

At this time, the rest of the women who were walking with Mary Magdalene approached the coffin. They saw that the stone had been rolled away from the coffin. And when they stopped, suddenly, they saw a radiant angel sitting on a stone. The angel, addressing them, said: “Do not be afraid: for I know that you are looking for Jesus crucified. He is not here; He is risen as he said while still with you. Come see the place where the Lord lay. And then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead. "

They went inside the tomb (cave) and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus Christ. But looking up, they saw an angel in a white robe sitting on the right side of the place where the Lord was laid; terror seized them.

The angel says to them: "Do not be terrified; you are looking for Jesus crucified Nazarene; He is risen; He's not here. This is the place where He was laid. But go, tell His disciples and Peter (who by his denial fell away from the number of the disciples) that He will meet you in Galilee, there you will see Him, as He told you. "

When the women stood in bewilderment, suddenly, again, two angels in shining robes appeared before them. The women bowed their faces to the ground in fear.

The angels said to them: "Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here: He is risen; remember how He spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful people, and be crucified, and rise again on the third day. "

Then the women remembered the words of the Lord. And when they came out, in awe and fear, they ran away from the grave. And then, with fear and great joy, they went to tell His disciples. On the way, they did not say anything to anyone, because they were afraid.

Having come to the disciples, the women told about everything they had seen and heard. But their words seemed empty to the disciples, and they did not believe them.

Myrrh-Bearing Wives at the Holy Sepulcher

Meanwhile, Peter and John come running to the Lord's tomb. John fled faster than Peter and came to the tomb first, but did not enter the tomb, but stooping down, saw the sheets lying. After him, Peter comes running, enters the coffin and sees only the lying sheets, and the cloth (bandage), which was on the head of Jesus Christ, lying not with the swaddling clothes, but rolled up in another place separately from the shroud. Then John followed Peter, saw everything, and believed in the resurrection of Christ. Peter was amazed at what had happened in himself. After this, Peter and John returned to themselves.

When Peter and John left, Mary Magdalene, who had come running with them, remained at the tomb. She stood and cried at the entrance to the cave. And when she was crying, she bent down and looked into the cave (into the coffin), and saw two angels in a white robe, sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of the Savior lay.

The angels said to her: "wife, why are you crying?"

Mary Magdalene answered them: "They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him."

Having said this, she looked back and saw Jesus Christ standing, but from great sadness, from tears and from her confidence that the dead would not be raised, she did not recognize the Lord.

Jesus Christ says to her: "Woman, why are you crying? Whom are you looking for?"

Mary Magdalene, thinking that this is the gardener of this garden, says to Him: "Sir, if you have carried Him out, tell me where you put Him, and I will take Him."

Then Jesus Christ says to her: " Maria!"

The appearance of the risen Christ to Mary Magdalene

A well-known voice made her come to her senses with sorrow, and she saw that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself stood before her. She exclaimed: " Teacher! "- and with indescribable joy she threw herself at the feet of the Savior; and with joy she could not imagine the whole greatness of the moment.

But Jesus Christ, pointing out to her the holy and great mystery of His resurrection, says to her: “Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brothers (that is, the disciples) and tell them: I am ascending to To my Father and to your Father and to my God and your God. "

Then Mary Magdalene hurried to His disciples with the message that she had seen the Lord and that He had told her. This was the first appearance of Christ after the resurrection.

The Appearance of the Risen Christ to the Myrrh-Bearing Women

On the way, Mary Magdalene caught up with Mary Jacobleva, who was also returning from the Holy Sepulcher. When they were going to tell the disciples, suddenly, Jesus Christ Himself met them and said to them: " rejoice!".

They came up, grabbed His feet, and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus Christ says to them: "Do not be afraid, go and tell My brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see Me."

Thus, the risen Christ appeared a second time.

Mary Magdalene with Mary Jacobleva, having entered the eleven disciples and everyone else, weeping and sobbing, announced great joy. But when they heard from them that Jesus Christ is alive and they saw Him, they did not believe.

After that, Jesus Christ appeared separately to Peter and assured him of His resurrection. ( Third phenomenon). Only then did many cease to doubt the reality of Christ's resurrection, although there were still unbelievers between them.

But before

All, as evidenced from antiquity by St. Church, Jesus Christ rejoiced His Blessed Mother, announcing to Her through an angel about His resurrection.

The Holy Church sings about this:

Glorify, glorify the Christian Church, because the glory of the Lord has shone over you: triumph now and be merry! But you, Pure Mother of God, rejoice in the resurrection of you who was born to you.

Meanwhile, the soldiers who guarded the Lord's tomb and fled from fear came to Jerusalem. Some of them went to the high priests and announced to them everything that had happened at the tomb of Jesus Christ. The chief priests, having gathered with the elders, held a conference. Due to their evil stubbornness, the enemies of Jesus Christ did not want to believe His resurrection and decided to hide this event from the people. To do this, they bribed the soldiers. Having given a lot of money, they said: "Tell everyone that His disciples, who came at night, stole Him while you were sleeping. And if the rumor of this reaches the governor (Pilate), then we will clap for you in front of him and save you from trouble." ... The soldiers took the money and did as they were taught. This rumor spread among the Jews, so that many of them still believe it.

The deception and lies of this rumor are visible to everyone. If the soldiers were asleep, they could not see, and if they did, then they did not sleep and would have detained the kidnappers. The guards must watch and guard. It is impossible to imagine that a guard, consisting of several persons, could fall asleep. And if all the soldiers fell asleep, then they were subject to severe punishment. Why were they not punished, but left alone (and even rewarded)? And the frightened disciples, locked in their homes from fear, could they have dared, without weapons against armed Roman soldiers, on such a brave task? And besides, why should they do this when they themselves lost faith in their Savior. Also, could they have rolled off a huge rock without waking anyone up? All this is impossible. On the contrary, the disciples themselves thought that someone had taken away the body of the Savior, but when they saw the empty coffin, they realized that after being kidnapped, this does not happen. And, finally, why did not the leaders of the Jews seek the body of Christ and punish the disciples? Thus, the enemies of Christ tried to overshadow the work of God with a crude interweaving of lies and deceit, but they turned out to be powerless against the truth.

28 , 1-15; from Mark, ch. 16 , 1-11; from Luke, ch. 24 , 1-12; from John, ch. 20 , 1-18. See also 1st Epistle of St. ap. Paul to the Corinthians: ch. 15 , 3-5.

The appearance of the risen Jesus Christ to two disciples on the way to Emmaus

By the evening of the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected and appeared to Mary Magdalene, Mary Jacob and Peter, two of Christ's disciples (from among the 70), Cleopas and Luke, were walking from Jerusalem to the village Emmaus... Emmaus was located ten versts from Jerusalem.

On the way, they talked among themselves about all the events that took place in the last days in Jerusalem - about the suffering and death of the Savior. When they were discussing everything that had happened, Jesus Christ Himself approached them and walked alongside them. But something seemed to hold back their eyes, so that they did not recognize Him.

Jesus Christ said to them: "What are you talking about as you walk, and why are you so sad?"

One of them, Cleopas, answered Him: "Are you one of those who came to Jerusalem not aware of what happened in it these days?"

Jesus Christ told them: "About what?"

They answered Him: "about what happened to Jesus of Nazareth, who was a mighty prophet in deed and word before God and all the people; how the chief priests and our rulers betrayed Him to be condemned to death and crucified Him. But we hoped that He was there is One who must deliver Israel. And now the third day today, as it happened. But some of our women amazed us: they were early at the tomb and did not find His body, and when they returned, they told that they saw angels who say, that He is alive. Then some of us went to the tomb and found everything as the women said, but did not see Him. "

Then Jesus Christ said to them: "Oh, foolish, and slow (not sensitive) in heart to believe everything that the prophets foretold! Wasn't it necessary for Christ to suffer and enter into His glory?" And He began, beginning with Moses, to explain to them from all the prophets what was said about Him in all the Scriptures. The disciples were amazed. Everything became clear to them. So in conversation they approached Emmaus. Jesus Christ showed the appearance that he wants to go further. But they held Him back, saying, "Stay with us, for the day has already drawn towards evening." Jesus Christ stayed with them and entered the house. When He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus Christ. But He became invisible to them. This was the fourth appearance of the risen Christ.... Cleopas and Luke, in great joy, began to say to each other: "Did not our hearts burn with joy in us when He spoke to us on the road and when He expounded the Scriptures to us?" After that, they immediately got up from the table and, despite the late hour, went back to Jerusalem to the disciples. Returning to Jerusalem, they entered the house where all the apostles and others who were with them, except the apostle Thomas, were gathered. All of them joyfully greeted Cleopas and Luke and said that the Lord had truly risen and appeared to Simon Peter. And Cleopas and Luke told in turn about what had happened to them on the way to Emmaus, how the Lord Himself walked with them and talked, and how He was recognized by them in the breaking of bread.

They recognized Jesus Christ. But He became invisible to them

16 , 12-13; from Luke, ch. 24 , 18-35.

The appearance of Jesus Christ to all the apostles and other disciples, except the apostle Thomas

When the apostles talked with the disciples of Christ who had returned from Emmaus, Cleopas and Luke, and the doors of the house where they were were were locked out of fear from the Jews, suddenly Jesus Christ Himself stood in their midst and said to them: " peace to you".

They were embarrassed and frightened, thinking they were seeing a spirit.

But Jesus Christ said to them: “Why are you embarrassed, and why do such thoughts enter your hearts? Look at My hands and My feet, it is I myself; touch (touch) Me and consider; after all, the spirit has no flesh and bones, as you see with me. "

Having said this, He showed them His hands and feet and His ribs. The disciples were overjoyed to see the Lord. For joy they still did not believe and marveled.

To strengthen their faith, Jesus Christ told them, "Do you have any food here?"

The disciples gave Him some of the baked fish and honeycomb.

Jesus Christ took it all and ate before them. Then he said to them: "Now, now what I told you about, even when I was with you, is fulfilled, that everything that is written about Me in the law of Moses, and in the prophets and in psalms, must be fulfilled."

Then the Lord opened their minds to them to understand the Scriptures, that is, He gave them the ability to understand Holy Bible... Finishing His conversation with the disciples, Jesus Christ said to them a second time: " peace to you! As the Father sent me into the world, so I send you". Having said this, the Savior blew on them, and says to them:" receive the Holy Spirit. To whom you forgive sins will be forgiven(from God); on whom will you leave(unsolicited sins) will remain on that".

This was the fifth appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ on the first day of His glorious resurrection.

Which brought His great, inexpressible joy to all His disciples. Only Thomas, from among the twelve apostles, called Gemini, was not at this appearance. When the disciples began to tell him that they had seen the risen Lord, Thomas said to them: "If I do not see His wounds from the nails on my hands, and I do not put my finger (finger) in these wounds, and I do not put my hand in His ribs, I won't believe it. "

NOTE: See Gospel: Mark, ch. 16 , fourteen; from Luke, ch. 24 , 36-45; from John, ch. 20 , 19-25.

The Appearance of Jesus Christ to the Apostle Thomas and Other Apostles

A week later, on the eighth day after the Resurrection of Christ, the disciples again gathered together in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were locked just like the first time. Jesus Christ entered the house when closed doors, stood among the disciples and said: " Peace to you!"

Then, turning to Thomas, he says to him: "Bring your finger here and see my hands, give your hand and put it in my ribs; and do not be an unbeliever, but a believer."

Then the apostle Thomas exclaimed: My lord and my god!"

Jesus Christ told him: " you believed because you saw me, but blessed are they who have not seen and believed".

20 , 26-29.

The Appearance of Jesus Christ to the Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias and the Restoration of Denied Peter in the Apostleship

According to the command of Jesus Christ, His disciples went to Galilee. There the eyes went about their daily activities. Once Peter, Thomas, Nathanael (Bartholomew), the sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other of His disciples were fishing all night in the Tiberias Sea (Lake of Gennesaret) and did not catch anything. And when morning had already come, Jesus Christ stood on the shore. But the disciples did not recognize Him.

View of the Tiberias (Galilee) Sea
from Capernaum

Jesus Christ told them, "Children! Do you have any food?"

They said no.

Then Jesus Christ said to them: "Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will catch it."

The disciples threw the net on the right side of the boat and could no longer pull it out of the water from the multitude of fish.

Then John says to Peter: "This is the Lord."

Peter, hearing that it was the Lord, girded himself with clothes, because he was naked, and he threw himself into the sea and swam to the shore, to Jesus Christ. And the other disciples sailed in a boat, dragging a net with a fish behind them, since they were not far from the shore. When they went ashore, they saw a spread out fire and fish and bread lying on it.

Jesus Christ says to the disciples: "Bring the fish that you have now caught."

Peter went and pulled out a net full of big fish, of which there were one hundred fifty-three; and with such a multitude, the network did not break.

After that, Jesus Christ says to them: "Come, have dinner."

And none of the disciples dared to ask Him: "Who are You?" knowing that it is the Lord.

Jesus Christ took bread and gave them fish as well.

During lunch, Jesus Christ showed Peter that He forgives his denial and elevates him back to the title of His apostle. Peter by his denial sinned more than the other disciples, therefore the Lord asks him: "Simon Jonah! Do you love Me more than they (other disciples)?"

Peter answered Him, "so, Lord, You know that I love You."

Jesus Christ says to him: "Feed my lambs."

Then again, for the second time, Jesus Christ said to Peter: "Simon Jonah, do you love Me?"

Peter again answered: "So, Lord, You know that I love You."

Jesus Christ says to him: "Feed my sheep."

And finally, for the third time, the Lord says to Peter: "Simon Ionin! Do you love Me?"

Peter was saddened that the Lord asked him for the third time: "Do you love Me?" And said to Him: "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you."

Jesus Christ and to this says to him: "feed my sheep".

So the Lord helped Peter three times to atone for his threefold denial of Christ, and to testify of his love for Him. After each answer, Jesus Christ returns to him, with the other apostles, the title of the apostolic (makes his sheep shepherd).

After that, Jesus Christ says to Peter: "Truly, truly, I say to you: when you were young, you girded yourself and went where you wanted; and when you are old, then stretch out your hands and another will gird you, and lead you where you don’t want. ”With these words, the Savior made it clear to Peter by what death he would glorify God - he would accept a martyr's death for Christ (crucifixion). Having said all this, Jesus Christ tells him:“ Follow me. ”

Peter, turning, saw John following him. Pointing at him, Peter asked: "Lord, what is he?"

Jesus Christ said to him: "If I want him to be as long as I come, then what is it to you? You follow Me."

Then a rumor spread among the disciples that John would not die, although Jesus Christ did not say so.

NOTE: See John ch. 21.

The appearance of Jesus Christ to the apostles and more than five hundred disciples

Then, at the command of Jesus Christ, the eleven apostles gathered on one mountain in Galilee. More than five hundred disciples also came there. There Jesus Christ appeared before everyone. Seeing Him, they bowed down; and some doubted.

Jesus Christ came up and said: "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. So, go, teach all nations (My doctrine), baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; teach them to observe all that I have commanded you. And now I will be with you all the days until the end of the age. Amen".

Then separately Jesus Christ appeared again Jacob.

So continued forty days after His resurrection, Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples, with many faithful proofs of His resurrection, and talked with them about the Kingdom of God.

NOTE: See the Gospel: Matthew, ch. 28 , 16-20; from Mark, ch. 16 , 15-16; see in the 1st Epistle of Ap. Paul to Corinth., ch. 15 , 6-8; see in the Acts of Sts. Apostles ch. 1 , 3.

Christ is Risen!

Great event - Light Christ's Resurrection celebrated by the Holy Orthodox Church as the greatest of all holidays. This is the Holidays, the Feast and the Celebration of the celebrations. This holiday is also called Easter, that is, the Day on which our transition from death to life and from earth to heaven... The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ lasts a whole week (7 days) and the service in the church is performed in a special, more solemn way than on all other holidays and days. On the first day of the Feast, Matins begins at midnight. Before Matins, the clergy, dressed in light clothes, together with the believers, at the bell ringing, with lighted candles, a cross and icons, walk around the church (make a procession), in imitation of the myrrh-bearing wives, who walked early in the morning to the Savior's tomb. During the procession, everyone sings: Thy Resurrection, Christ the Savior, the Angels sing in heaven: and on earth, make us praise with a pure heart... The initial exclamation of Matins is made in front of the closed doors of the temple, and the troparion is sung many times: Christ is Risen... and with the singing of the troparion they enter the temple. The service is performed throughout the week with the Royal Doors open, as a sign that now, by the Resurrection of Christ, the gates of the Kingdom of God are open to all. On all days of this great holiday, we greet each other with fraternal kissing with the words: " Christ is Risen! "and in response words:" Truly Risen! "We Christ and exchange colored (red) eggs, which serve as a symbol of a new, blissful life that has opened from the Savior's tomb. All the bells are ringing all week. From the first day of Holy Easter to Vespers of the Holy Trinity, no kneeling or prostration can be expected. it should be.

On the Tuesday following Easter Week, the Holy Church, sharing the joy of the Resurrection of Christ with the dead in the hope of a general resurrection, especially commemorates the dead, therefore this day is called " Radonitsa". The funeral Liturgy and the universal requiem are celebrated. It has long been customary to visit the graves of our close relatives on this day.

In addition, we remember the day of the Resurrection of Christ every week - on Sunday.

Troparion of the Easter holiday.

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the grave.

Christ rose from the dead, conquering death by death and giving life to those in the graves, that is, to the dead.

Is risen

Resurrected, revived; trampling- having won; living in coffins- to those in coffins, to deceased people; belly bestowing- giving life.

Easter kontakion.

Easter chants.

The angel exclaimed to the blessed (Mother of God): pure Virgin, rejoice! and again I say: rejoice! Your Son rose from the grave on the third day after death and raised the dead: people, have fun!

Glorify, glorify the Christian Church, because the glory of the Lord has shone over you: triumph now and be merry! But you, Pure Mother of God, rejoice in the resurrection of the one who was born by you.

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I can tell right away what not to do. Neither adults nor children should be shown Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ", where with an ugly naturalism a man who dares to portray Christ the Savior, grimaces, replacing Christ's suffering with no one knows what. This leaves a murderous impression in the soul, completely ruins the mind and heart, deprives Orthodox Christian prayer spirit.

But our great-grandmothers, Arina Rodionovna, have always been able to communicate with children and adults, to retell the Gospel to them.

It is a big mistake to think that it is necessary to lisp with five or six-year-old babies, adapting the Holy Scriptures and resorting to some diminutive suffixes. This is the lot of Protestants who carry neither the spirit of reason nor the spirit of love.

Experience testifies that one-year-old babies also sharpen their eyes and accept grace not through the intellect, which has not yet developed in them, but with their sensitive and pure heart, which, like a sponge, absorbs everything that is light, graceful, high and genuine.

That is why those mothers who read aloud the Gospel over one-year-old babies sleeping in a cradle or in an arena were not mistaken. Because, I repeat, God's grace acts on the immortal human soul supremely natural.

“So, dear children, sit closer to me. Before you go to sleep, listen, friends, about what happened on Great Four, Thursday, in our opinion, ”says a modern, intelligent grandmother enlightened by Christian knowledge.

“Christ the Savior brings His disciples - Peter, John, Matthew, Bartholomew - remember these names - in large room, which is called the Zion chamber in the Gospel. It is located in Jerusalem. Many candles were lit in this room, and the floor and walls were covered with carpets. And Christ the Savior, from Whom comes love, peace, and beauty, girding himself with a white linen towel, approaching the apostles - Judas, Peter, Matthew - knelt down and washed their feet, dusty after traveling to Jerusalem from the surrounding villages. "

You need to know Russian literary language, gentlemen and ladies. Pedagogical, pastoral, and parental experience shows that the words that come from the depths of the soul, the words that we draw from the heart's box, are simple and uncomplicated, clear and beautiful, like manna from heaven, they condescend and remain in the memory of our listeners - and simple people and wise men.

And we would not have had either Pushkin, or Dostoevsky, or Chekhov, or Lermontov, if they did not receive such open lessons, which we have just tried to produce. So, taking these memories from their golden childhood, the geniuses of Russian literature subsequently enriched world literature with their own masterpieces. Which is what I wish for you.

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

An important question arises in families when we must reveal the secret of life and death to our children. When to our most beloved children, we must talk about the worst thing in our existence - about the end of our life.

And, probably, the death and suffering of Christ can become a way to reveal this secret to those little ones who are not yet familiar with death.

There is such a general and, probably, correct idea that a child does not feel death. Havehe has a sense of eternal life. And it is correct - because there really is no death.

There is death of only one kind - death of the body, temporary, inconclusive. After all, the human soul remains alive, feeling, loving or hating. This is what the child feels.

But as he grows, he sees that people are leaving this life - grandmothers, grandfathers, and maybe someone younger. And so, the suffering and death of Christ can lead a child to a deep rethinking, the experience of death - not as the final departure of a person, not as an endless tragedy, as a person who lives in the flesh feels it.

There is hardly anything to explain here - we need to slowly reveal the secret of our salvation.

What is it? The fact that we are imperfect, sinful and even can be rejected. But there is one who loved us even to death, and to the death of the godmother.

Christ, who loved us, clearly dies as a living person. As a person who does not want to die, who would like not to die, but dies, because it is necessary for us.

A child who begins to understand something about this, you can say so. Naturalism is not needed, as, for example, in the film directed by Mel Gibson - I think that not every adult can watch it.

But it is precisely in these mean expressions that a child, who in fact is a very thoughtful and receptive creature, can be said: Yes, He lived for us. And He died for us. Yes, it was painful and scary. (And what is "painful" and "scary" every child understands). But He loved us so much that He did it without doubting that it had to be done.

Yes, He worried, suffered, but he did it without thinking, because this is the solution to our problem.

If we had some other problem - not the problem of eternal death, which stands before all of us, but something more solvable and earthly, perhaps Christ would not have to die for this.

But it so happened that we had to die. And He died for us. And we will live. And He was resurrected, and we are resurrected.

By gradually revealing this secret, you can convey the foundations of Christianity to both the child and those adults who are still far from some theological topics, which are rather difficult.

Little by little, little by little, through love. After all, death itself is powerless and sometimes meaningless. And when this happens through love, when this truth is revealed to a person - greatest love Of God to us. Then everything can be explained.

Priest Dimitri Turkin

Of course, there are different children, different parents, different spiritual experience, different circumstances, so there is no universality. But, in any case, one must speak with reverence. The child should feel that we are in awe of this. This is very significant for us, very important.

How can children be told about the suffering of Christ? They just don't understand if the child is five or six years old. He does not understand, he thinks perfectly like a child. He has never suffered before, and God grant that he will live more in joy in his nursery.

But the child must be told with reverence. And if he does not understand something, then all this is deposited in his heart, in the memory of his heart. But, first of all, a reverence for the shrine, before Christ, before the sacred history is deposited in the memory of the heart.

The child then, gradually growing, remembering, putting all this in memory and using his life experience, adds to this the reverence that he remembered from childhood.

And then faith becomes alive, then he treats it as a shrine, and not as just a story of some kind that was once told by mom or dad.