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Altars and Supplies |
 | | Atop the altar is the tabernacle, a miniature shrine sometimes built in the form of a church, inside of which is a small ark containing the reserved Sacrament for use in communing the sick. |
| | Also kept on the altar is the Gospel book and the antimension, a silken cloth imprinted with an icon of Christ being prepared for burial, which has a relic sewn into it and bears the signature of the bishop. |
| | When not in use, the antimension is left in place wrapped in the eiliton, a cloth of plain silk, linen or cotton. |
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