Why The First Girl Cannot Be Baptized For An Unmarried Girl

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Why an unmarried girl cannot baptize the first girl: myths and facts

Baptism is a Christian rite, around which there are many signs and superstitions. The people believe that an unmarried girl cannot be the first to baptize a girl. But why shouldn't this be done? And how does the Orthodox Church feel about this?

Signs and superstitions about an unmarried girl as a godmother

A popular omen says that an unmarried girl who baptized the first girl is able to take away the child's happiness. There is also a belief that an unmarried godmother in the future will prevent her goddaughter from finding her love, unwittingly “sharing” her fate with her.

There is a superstition that a godmother who is not married can give her fate to her goddaughter

In addition, participation in the sacrament of baptism will be reflected in the fate of the girl herself. The people believe that an unmarried godmother can never get married. Another superstition says that in the future, the unmarried godmother will pay for the sins of her goddaughter when she enters adulthood.

Church opinion

The Orthodox Church refutes all the signs and superstitions concerning this issue. The priests assure that the baptismal ceremony will not in any way affect the personal life of either the goddaughter or the godmother, because the Lord has prepared each person for his special fate.

However, in Christianity there are real reasons why a girl may be denied the desire to become a godmother:

• she was under 18 years old (in Orthodoxy, it is believed that only an adult person who understands all the responsibility and realizes the responsibilities that fall on him during the sacrament can be a godparent);
• she is unbaptized;
• she professes a different religion;
• the girl leads the wrong way of life, does not visit temples and does not believe in God.

Also, an unmarried woman should not accept the role of godmother if she is not sure that she can introduce her goddaughter to spiritual life, devote enough time to her, and also raise the girl on an equal basis with her mom and dad.

Duties of the godmother

Becoming a godmother for a girl is a serious step. After the baptism ceremony, the girl will have to become a second mother for the child, help her in upbringing and completely replace her for the goddaughter if something happens to the parent.

The godmother must be present at the wedding of her goddaughter

It is the godmother who is obliged to bring up the spirituality in the girl, visit churches with her, go to communion, and also pray for her goddaughter. She should become a good example for the child in both spiritual and worldly life, help him in difficult times.

The role of the godmother is very responsible and serious. A girl who has agreed to baptize a child should remember that they become godparents for life. You cannot refuse this status under any circumstances.