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Entrance (liturgical)
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In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine-rite Catholic churches, an entrance is a procession during which the clergy enter into the sanctuary through the Holy Doors. The origin of these entrances goes back t
Orthodox subdeacon and priest making the Great Entrance during the Divine Liturgy.
Orthodox subdeacon and priest making the Great Entrance during the Divine Liturgy.
The Little Entrance during the Divine Liturgy (Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Düsseldorf, Germany).
The Little Entrance during the Divine Liturgy (Church of the Protection of the Theotokos, Düsseldorf, Germany).
Orthodox priest and deacons praying the Cherubic Hymn at the beginning of the Great Entrance.
Orthodox priest and deacons praying the Cherubic Hymn at the beginning of the Great Entrance.
Great Entrance at an outdoor hierarchical Divine Liturgy. In the center the protodeacon with the diskos is kneeling in front of the bishop.
Great Entrance at an outdoor hierarchical Divine Liturgy. In the center the protodeacon with the diskos is kneeling in front of the bishop.
Aër
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The Aër is the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. It is rectangular in
Entrance (liturgical)
…priest comes out of the Holy Doors to bow to the people, asking their forgiveness. He then goes to the prothesis, censes the offering, and places the Aër (a large veil which covers the diskos and chalice) on the deacon's left shoulder—if there is no deacon, he places the veil over his own back so that…
Aër covering a Chalice and Diskos on the Prothesis
Aër covering a Chalice and Diskos on the Prothesis
Priest standing at the Holy Table (altar) after the Great Entrance. The Aër has been laid over the chalice and diskos.
Priest standing at the Holy Table (altar) after the Great Entrance. The Aër has been laid over the chalice and diskos.
Gold-thread embroidered Aer (13th century)
Gold-thread embroidered Aer (13th century)
Finely embroidered Aër and smaller cross-shaped veils for the Chalice and Diskos (a mitre stands at the upper left)
Finely embroidered Aër and smaller cross-shaped veils for the Chalice and Diskos (a mitre stands at the upper left)