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Entrance (liturgical), the Glossary

In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, an entrance is a procession during which the clergy enter into the sanctuary through the Holy Doors.^[1]

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Christian processions
Eastern Christian liturgy

Aër

The Aër (Ἀήρ,; label; Slavonic: Воздýхъ, Vozdúkh) is the largest and outermost of the veils covering the Chalice and Diskos (paten) in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.

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All-night vigil

The All-night vigil is a service of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches consisting of an aggregation of the canonical hours of Compline (in Greek usage only), Vespers (or, on a few occasions, Great Compline), Matins, and the First Hour. Entrance (liturgical) and All-night vigil are liturgy of the Hours.

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Altar

An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes.

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Altar server

An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy.

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Ambon (liturgy)

The ambon or ambo (ἄμβων, meaning "pulpit"; Slavonic: amvón) in its modern usage is a projection coming out from the soleas (the walkway in front of the iconostasis) in an Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic church. Entrance (liturgical) and ambon (liturgy) are Eastern Christian liturgy.

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Angel

In Abrahamic religious traditions (such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and some sects of other belief-systems like Hinduism and Buddhism, an angel is a heavenly supernatural or spiritual being.

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Antiphon

An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain.

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.

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Archangel

Archangels are described as the second-lowest rank of angel in De Coelesti Hierarchia (On the Celestial Hierarchy) written by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century.

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Baptism

Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.

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Basil of Caesarea

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas; Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – 1 or 2 January 378), was Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.

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Beatitudes

The Beatitudes are sayings of Jesus, and in particular eight or nine blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings.

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Bishop

A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.

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Bowing in the Eastern Orthodox Church

The different kinds of bows one could encounter at an Eastern Orthodox service are shown in the drawing below.

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Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople. Entrance (liturgical) and Byzantine Rite are Eastern Christian liturgy.

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Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.

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Candle

A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance.

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Cathedra

A cathedra is the raised throne of a bishop in the early Christian basilica.

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Chalice

A chalice (from Latin calix 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink.

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Cherubikon

The Cherubikon (Greek: χερουβικόν) is the usual Cherubic Hymn (Greek: χερουβικὸς ὕμνος, Church Slavonic) sung at the Great Entrance of the Byzantine liturgy.

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Clergy

Clergy are formal leaders within established religions.

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Deacon

A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

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Divine Liturgy

Divine Liturgy (Theia Leitourgia) or Holy Liturgy is the usual name used in most Eastern Christian rites for the Eucharistic service.

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Early Christianity

Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325.

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Eastern Catholic Churches

The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (sui iuris) particular churches of the Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope in Rome.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (translit) is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that compose the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Entrance (liturgical)

In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, an entrance is a procession during which the clergy enter into the sanctuary through the Holy Doors. Entrance (liturgical) and entrance (liturgical) are Christian processions, Eastern Christian liturgy and liturgy of the Hours.

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Epistle

An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal didactic letter.

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Feast of the Cross

In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations of the Feast of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Entrance (liturgical) and Feast of the Cross are Christian processions.

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Flabellum

A flabellum (plural flabella), in Christian liturgical use, is a fan made of metal, leather, silk, parchment or feathers, intended to keep away insects from the consecrated Body and Blood of Christ and from the priest, as well as to show honour.

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God the Father

God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity.

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God the Son

God the Son (Θεὸς ὁ υἱός, Deus Filius; האל הבן) is the second Person of the Trinity in Christian theology.

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Gospel

Gospel (εὐαγγέλιον; evangelium) originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported.

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Gospel Book

A Gospel Book, Evangelion, or Book of the Gospels (Greek: Εὐαγγέλιον, Evangélion), is a codex or bound volume containing one or more of the four Gospels of the Christian New Testament – normally all four – centering on the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the roots of the Christian faith.

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Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts".

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Great Lent

Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast", respectively), is the most important fasting season of the church year within many denominations of Eastern Christianity.

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Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday (Sabbatum Sanctum), also known as Great and Holy Saturday (also Holy and Great Saturday), Low Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday (in Portugal and Brazil), Saturday of the Glory, Sábado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, and called "Joyous Saturday", "the Saturday of Light", and "Mega Sabbatun" among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Christians prepare for the latter.

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Holy Spirit

In Judaism, the Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is the divine force, quality and influence of God over the universe or his creatures.

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Holy Week

Holy Week (lit) is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity.

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Iconostasis

In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis (εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church.

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Incarnation

Incarnation literally means embodied in flesh or taking on flesh.

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Incense

Incense is an aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom (Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407 AD) was an important Early Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.

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John of Damascus

John of Damascus (Yūḥana ad-Dimashqī; Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós,; Ioannes Damascenus; born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, يوحنا إبن منصور إبن سرجون) or John Damascene was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.

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John the Baptist

John the Baptist (–) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD.

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Jordan River

The Jordan River or River Jordan (نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, Nahr al-ʾUrdunn; נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, Nəhar hayYardēn), also known as Nahr Al-Sharieat (نهر الشريعة.), is a river in the Levant that flows roughly north to south through the freshwater Sea of Galilee and on to the salt water Dead Sea.

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Justin II

Justin II (Iustinus; Ioustînos; died 5 October 578) was Eastern Roman emperor from 565 until 578.

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Kontakion

A kontakion (Greek κοντάκιον, kondakion, plural κοντάκια, kondakia) is a form of hymn in the Byzantine liturgical tradition. Entrance (liturgical) and kontakion are liturgy of the Hours.

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Liturgical book

A liturgical book, or service book, is a book published by the authority of a church body that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official religious services.

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Liturgical year

The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.

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Liturgy

Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group.

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Liturgy of Preparation

The Liturgy of Preparation, also Prothesis (a setting forth) or Proskomedia (Προσκομιδή 'an offering, an oblation'), is the name given in the Eastern Orthodox Churchand those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite to the act of preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist.

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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (Greek: λειτουργία τών Προηγιασμένων Δώρων) is a Byzantine Rite liturgical service which is performed on the weekdays of Great Lent wherein communion is received from Gifts (the Body and Blood of Christ) that are sanctified (consecrated) in advance, hence its name; this Divine Liturgy has no anaphora (eucharistic prayer).

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Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names,The day is also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries.

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Orarion

The Orarion (Greek: ὀράριον; Slavonic: орарь, orar) is the distinguishing vestment of the deacon and subdeacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.

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Paten

A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass.

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Phos Hilaron

Phos Hilaron (Φῶς Ἱλαρόν|translit.

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Priest

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.

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Procession

A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. Entrance (liturgical) and procession are Christian processions.

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Proclus of Constantinople

Proclus (Greek: Πρόκλος; c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death.

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Prostration

Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position.

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Prothesis (altar)

The prothesis is the place in the sanctuary in which the Liturgy of Preparation takes place in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches. Entrance (liturgical) and prothesis (altar) are Eastern Christian liturgy.

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Psalms

The Book of Psalms (תְּהִלִּים|Tehillīm|praises; Psalmós; Liber Psalmorum; Zabūr), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ("Writings"), and a book of the Old Testament.

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Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist

The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is present in the Eucharist, not merely symbolically or metaphorically, but in a true, real and substantial way.

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Royal doors

The royal doors, holy doors, or beautiful gates are the central doors of the iconostasis in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church.

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Rubric

A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis.

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Sacredness

Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers.

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Sanctuary

A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine.

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Septuagint

The Septuagint, sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy (Hē metáphrasis tôn Hebdomḗkonta), and often abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew.

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Theology

Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity.

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Theotokion

A Theotokion (pl.) is a hymn to Mary the Theotokos, which is read or chanted (troparion or sticheron) during the canonical hours and Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, as well as in the praises of the Oriental Orthodox churches. Entrance (liturgical) and Theotokion are liturgy of the Hours.

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Thurible

A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin) is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services.

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Trisagion

The Trisagion (Τρισάγιον; 'Thrice Holy'), sometimes called by its opening line Agios O Theos, is a standard hymn of the Divine Liturgy in most of the Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.

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Troparion

A troparion (Greek τροπάριον, plural:,; Georgian:,; Church Slavonic) in Byzantine music and in the religious music of Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a short hymn of one stanza, or organised in more complex forms as series of stanzas. Entrance (liturgical) and troparion are liturgy of the Hours.

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Vespers

Vespers is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. Entrance (liturgical) and Vespers are liturgy of the Hours.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrance_(liturgical)

Also known as Entrance (liturgy), Great Entrance, Little Entrance, Liturgical entrance.

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Christian processions

Eastern Christian liturgy

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