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 | | The newly tonsured Reader Stephen chants the "Prokeimenon", which literally means "lying ahead", its Stichera (verses) being almost exclusively from the Psalms and which always precede the Epistle (or Old Testament) Reading for the day. |
 | | The Archbishop turns to bless all with the incense, while holding the Dikiri which symbolizes the two natures of Christ - True God and True Man. The Trikiri which is held by the Deacon represents the Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. |
 | | At the Great Entrance, the holy gifts are born from the "Table of Oblation" to the Altar by passing from the North Deacon's Door through the Royal Doors, in this case, giving them into the hands of the Archbishop, as he chants special commemorations. |
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