Paschal trikirion
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The Paschal trikirion is a liturgical triple-candlestick used at Easter time in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic traditions.
Eastern Orthodox bishop holding a paschal trikirion with two deacons (backs to camera) holding paschal deacon's candles
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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.
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.
Great Entrance at an outdoor hierarchical Divine Liturgy. In the center the protodeacon with the diskos is kneeling in front of the bishop.