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	Vestments
		Pontifical vestments are the liturgical head-covering, excepting in the Armenian Rite where the priest also wears such a covering for the head, the sakkos, the omophorion, the epigonation, and the epimanikia.
		It is even possible, though not demonstrated, that, as early as the close of the pre-Constantinian period, liturgical insignia came into use among the bishops and deacons, as the orarion, or stole, and the omophorion or pallium.
		The omophorion and orarion were the first to receive symbolical interpretation, which was given by Isidore of Pelusium (died about 440); the earliest symbolism of the entire priestly dress of the Greek Rite is found in the Historia ekklneiastike, probably of the eighth century.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/v/vestments.html (2972 words)

	Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church ::: The Bishop's Vestments
		Small Omophorion: Worn after the Gospel reading until the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy because from that time on he is a simple celebrant and servant of the Lord.
		The Omophorion, both Great and Small, are usually decorated with the figure of Christ or that of a lamb and are symbolic of the stray sheep that Christ, the 'good shepherd,' carried on his shoulders.
		Pectoral Cross: A cross of precious metal and jewels lays over the Omophorion and is worn as a reminder that the Bishop bears his cross and upholds the commandments of Scripture and faithfully fulfills the holy and saving words of Jesus Christ.
	www.annunciationgoc.com /worship09b4.htm (518 words)

	Omophorion - Definition, explanation
		In the Orthodox liturgical tradition, the omophorion is one of the bishop's vestments and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority.
		When the rubrics call for the omophorion to be removed and replaced frequently, the standard great omophorion is replaced for the sake of convenience with the small omophorion, a shorter band worn after the manner of an epitrachelion.
		In some places, when several bishops concelebrate, it is now the custom for the chief celebrant to use the great omophorion when called for, and the other bishops to wear the small omophorion throughout [1].
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/om/omophorion.php (315 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pallium
		The correct view may well be that the pallium was introduced as a liturgical badge of the pope, and it does not seem improbable that it was adopted in imitation of its counterpart, the pontifical omophorion, already in vogue in the Eastern Church.
		Among the pictures dating from the seventh and eighth centuries, in which we find the omophorion, are the lately discovered frescoes in S. Maria, Antiqua in the Roman Forum.
		Concerning the origin of the omophorion similar theories have been put forth as in the case of the pallium.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11427a.htm (1919 words)

	Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. completes 15th Sobor (11/08/98)
		The prism through which all the visions and divisions of Ukrainian Orthodoxy in America is being refracted is the decision made in March 1995 by the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. to accept the "omophorion" (spiritual authority) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
		And yet another group definitely doubts the wisdom of their hierarchs and council and feels that the decision to accept the omophorion was incorrect.
		Bishop Vsevolod, formerly the hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America, a Church that had always been under the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was being elevated to archbishop of the UOC-U.S.A. In front of all the delegates, the new archbishop verbally confronted a priest; for what reason was unclear to witnesses.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1998/459814.shtml (2168 words)

	Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557) \| Publications for Educators \| Explore & Learn \| The Metropolitan ...
		Literally "inhabited earth"): the civilized world, equivalent to the borders of the Roman Empire, the adoption of the title Ecumenical Patriarch, by the Constantinopolitan see, expressed a controversial claim on universal authority, that was challenged by the Papacy.
		The omophorion was worn over the phelonion, and later over the sakkos.
		The crosses of patriarchal omophorions were blue (see cat 135).
	www.metmuseum.org /explore/byzantium_III/glossary_o.html (464 words)

	Patriarch Filaret completes visit to the United States (11/14/99)
		Speakers noted that the decision to accept the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was made and presented as a fait accompli, that no real discussion was held on the implications of the decision, and that the bishops should have held discussions with their faithful before they agreed to become bishops under Constantinople, not after.
		Yet, in all your constitutions and by-laws, it is written that you are autocephalous; accepting the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarch and remaining an independent Orthodox Church are exclusive.
		I emphasize that I was in favor only of Eucharistic union, and not that the bishops of the UOC/U.S.A. accept the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on behalf of themselves and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United States.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1999/469903.shtml (1977 words)

	Omophorion - OrthodoxWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Originally of wool, it is a band of brocade decorated with crosses and is worn about the neck and around the shoulders.
		In some places, when several bishops concelebrate, it is now the custom for the chief celebrant to use the great omophorion when called for, and the other bishops to wear the small omophorion throughout.
		The equivalent of the omophorion in the Church of Rome is called the pallium.
	orthodoxwiki.org /index.php?title=Omophorion&redirect=no (182 words)

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		We are a cenobitic community for women under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America.
		Our monastery is dedicated to one of the greatest feast days of the Orthodox Church, the falling asleep of the Theotokos, celebrated on August 15.
		To learn more about our monastery click on the links provided.
	www.dormitionmonastery.com (149 words)

	History, More Detail
		Raphael, a missionary at heart, went to the imperial capital of St. Petersburg to meet with His Grace, Nicholas, ruling bishop of the Russian Diocese of the Aleutian Islands and North America, who was then in Russia to recruit new missionaries.
		After being canonically received under the omophorion of Bishop NICHOLAS, Father Hawaweeny arrived in the United States on November 17, 1895.
		Upon his arrival in New York, Archimandrite Raphael established a parish at 77 Washington Street in lower Manhattan, at the center of the Syrian immigrant community.
	www.antiochian.org /671 (1443 words)

	Deacones - Catholic Encyclopedia
		In the Russian Church the candidate, after having been led three times around the altar and kissed each corner, kneels before the bishop.
		The bishop lays the end of his omophorion upon his neck and marks the sign of the cross three times upon his head.
		Then he lays his hand upon the candidate's head and says two prayers of some length which speak of the conferring of the Holy Ghost and of strength bestowed upon the ministers of the altar and recall the words of Christ that "he who would be first among you must become as a servant" (
	www.piney.com /DeaconsCE.html (4307 words)

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