Agiasma ( Greek Αγίασμα - a shrine) - in Orthodoxy the name of holy water , that is, water sanctified in the temple according to a certain rite.
Distinguish:
- The Great Agiasma is water consecrated according to the order of great consecration on the day of the Epiphany ( January 19 ), as well as on the eve of Epiphany Eve. [1] In contrast to the great consecration of water, there is still little that is performed on ordinary days at prayers . Such water is not an agiasm. The Orthodox church tradition considers great hagiasma as a kind of lower degree of Communion (even the vessel for sanctifying water resembles a chalice in shape). In cases where penance and the prohibition of communion are imposed on a Christian, the clause indicated in the canonical rules is made: " Let him sing like agiasm ." [2]
- Agiasma is the water consecrated for Baptism .
- In the Greek usage, “ agiasma ” is also called the world that comes from holy icons and relics .
Notes
- ↑ How Agiasma became “galloping” (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 20, 2011. Archived on February 7, 2012.
- ↑ About holy water
Literature
- A. Plyushar . Encyclopedic Lexicon , Volume 1. - Printing House of A. Plyushar; S.-P., 1835 - p. 157 (Ag_asma).