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class="sidebar-heading" style="background-color:gold"> Overview</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church">Structure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_theology" title="Eastern Orthodox theology">Theology</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_Eastern_Orthodox_theology" title="History of Eastern Orthodox theology">History of theology</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_worship" title="Eastern Orthodox worship">Liturgy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="History of the Eastern Orthodox Church">Church history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament#Eastern_Orthodoxy_and_Oriental_Orthodoxy" title="Sacrament">Holy Mysteries</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theosis_(Eastern_Christian_theology)" title="Theosis (Eastern Christian theology)">View of salvation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theotokos" title="Theotokos">View of Mary</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icon#Eastern_Orthodox_teaching" title="Icon">View of icons</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Background</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus" title="Crucifixion of Jesus">Crucifixion</a> / <a href="/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus" title="Resurrection of Jesus">Resurrection</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus" title="Ascension of Jesus">Ascension<br />of Jesus</a></div></li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church" title="Christian Church">Christian Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostolic_succession" title="Apostolic succession">Apostolic succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Marks_of_the_Church" title="Four Marks of the Church">Four Marks of the Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodoxy" title="Orthodoxy">Orthodoxy</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church">Organization</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomy_(Eastern_Orthodoxy)" title="Autonomy (Eastern Orthodoxy)">Autonomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autocephaly" title="Autocephaly">Autocephaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarchate" title="Patriarchate">Patriarchate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarch_of_Constantinople" title="Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople">Ecumenical Patriarch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episcopal_polity#Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Episcopal polity">Episcopal polity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canon_law_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church">Canon law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clergy#Orthodoxy" title="Clergy">Clergy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_(Eastern_Orthodox_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop (Eastern Orthodox Church)">Bishops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(Orthodox_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Priesthood (Orthodox Church)">Priests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon#Eastern_Orthodoxy_and_Eastern_Catholicism" title="Deacon">Deacons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Christian_monasticism#Byzantine_monasticism" title="Eastern Christian monasticism">Monasticism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Degrees_of_Eastern_Orthodox_monasticism" title="Degrees of Eastern Orthodox monasticism">Degrees</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_brotherhood" title="Orthodox brotherhood">Bratstvo</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Autocephaly" title="Autocephaly">Autocephalous</a> jurisdictions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content">Autocephalous Churches who are officially part of the communion: <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople" title="Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople">Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Alexandria" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Antioch" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch">Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Church">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_Orthodox_Church" title="Serbian Orthodox Church">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Orthodox_Church" title="Romanian Orthodox Church">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Orthodox_Church" title="Bulgarian Orthodox Church">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_Orthodox_Church" title="Georgian Orthodox Church">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Cyprus" title="Church of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Greece" title="Church of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Orthodox_Church" title="Polish Orthodox Church">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albanian_Orthodox_Church" title="Albanian Orthodox Church">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_the_Czech_Lands_and_Slovakia" title="Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia">Czech Lands and Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_Orthodox_Church_%E2%80%93_Archdiocese_of_Ohrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of Ohrid">North Macedonia</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches <i>de jure</i>: </p> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_America" title="Orthodox Church in America">America</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: </p> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Ukraine" title="Orthodox Church of Ukraine">Ukraine (OCU)</a></li></ul> <p>Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church: </p> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_(Moscow_Patriarchate)" title="Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)">Ukraine (UOC)</a></li></ul> </div> <p><br /> </p> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Autonomy" title="Autonomy">Autonomous</a> jurisdictions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sinai" title="Church of Sinai">Sinai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_of_Finland" title="Orthodox Church of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church" title="Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church">Estonia (EP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_Japan" title="Orthodox Church in Japan">Japan (MP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Orthodox_Church" title="Chinese Orthodox Church">China (MP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Orthodox_Metropolis_of_the_Americas" title="Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas">Americas (RP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis_of_Bessarabia" title="Metropolis of Bessarabia">Bessarabia (RP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis_of_Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u_and_All_Moldova" title="Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova">Moldova (MP)</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Semi-Autonomous: </p> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Crete" title="Church of Crete">Crete (EP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Orthodox_Church_of_the_Moscow_Patriarchate" title="Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate">Estonia (MP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Outside_of_Russia" title="Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia">ROCOR (MP)</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Episcopal assemblies</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Australia,_New_Zealand,_and_Oceania" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania">Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Austria" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Belgium,_Holland,_and_Luxembourg" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg">Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Canada" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_France" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Germany" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Great Britain and Ireland">Great Britain and Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Italy_and_Malta" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Italy and Malta">Italy and Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Latin_America" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Latin America">Latin America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Scandinavia" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Scandinavia">Scandinavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Spain_and_Portugal" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Spain and Portugal">Spain and Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_Switzerland_and_Liechtenstein" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Switzerland and Liechtenstein">Switzerland and Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_Canonical_Orthodox_Bishops_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America">United States of America</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Noncanonical jurisdictions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Believers" title="Old Believers">Old Believers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiritual_Christianity" title="Spiritual Christianity">Spiritual Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/True_Orthodoxy" class="mw-redirect" title="True Orthodoxy">True Orthodoxy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catacomb_Church" title="Catacomb Church">Catacomb Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Calendarists" title="Old Calendarists">Old Calendarists</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Orthodox_Catholic_Church" title="American Orthodox Catholic Church">American Orthodox Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_World_Patriarchs" class="mw-redirect" title="American World Patriarchs">American World Patriarchs</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church#Churches_that_are_unrecognized" title="Organization of the Eastern Orthodox Church">National</a> churches:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abkhazian_Orthodox_Church" title="Abkhazian Orthodox Church">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Autocephalous_Orthodox_Church" title="Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Church_in_Italy" title="Orthodox Church in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Orthodox_Church" title="Latvian Orthodox Church">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Orthodox_Churches_in_Montenegro" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Orthodox Churches in Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish Orthodox Church">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_%E2%80%93_Kyiv_Patriarchate" title="Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate">UOC–KP</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Orthodox_Church" title="Evangelical Orthodox Church">Evangelical Orthodox</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_council" title="Ecumenical council">Ecumenical councils</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_seven_ecumenical_councils" title="First seven ecumenical councils">First Seven Ecumenical Councils</a>:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea" title="First Council of Nicaea">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Council_of_Constantinople" title="First Council of Constantinople">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ephesus" title="Council of Ephesus">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon" title="Council of Chalcedon">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Council_of_Constantinople" title="Second Council of Constantinople">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Council_of_Constantinople" title="Third Council of Constantinople">Sixth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Council_of_Nicaea" title="Second Council of Nicaea">Seventh</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li>Other possible ecumenical councils:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Council_of_Constantinople_(Eastern_Orthodox)" title="Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Council_of_Constantinople" title="Fifth Council of Constantinople">Ninth</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li>Other important councils:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quinisext_Council" title="Quinisext Council">Quinisext Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synod_of_Jassy" title="Synod of Jassy">Jassy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Moscow_Synod" title="Great Moscow Synod">Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synod_of_Jerusalem_(1672)" title="Synod of Jerusalem (1672)">Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Constantinople_(1872)" title="Council of Constantinople (1872)">Constantinople (1872)</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="History of the Eastern Orthodox Church">History</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_Fathers" title="Church Fathers">Church Fathers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentarchy" title="Pentarchy">Pentarchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Iberia" title="Christianization of Iberia">Christianization of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Bulgaria" title="Christianization of Bulgaria">Christianization of Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus%27" title="Christianization of Kievan Rus'">Christianization of Kievan Rus'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Schism" title="East–West Schism">Great Schism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Russian_Orthodox_Church" title="History of the Russian Orthodox Church">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church_under_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="History of the Eastern Orthodox Church under the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy_in_North_America" title="Eastern Orthodoxy in North America">North America</a></li> <li>Moscow–Constantinople schism <ul><li><a href="/wiki/15th%E2%80%9316th_century_Moscow%E2%80%93Constantinople_schism" title="15th–16th century Moscow–Constantinople schism">15th–16th c.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Moscow%E2%80%93Constantinople_schism" title="1996 Moscow–Constantinople schism">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Moscow%E2%80%93Constantinople_schism" title="2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism">2018</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_theology" title="Eastern Orthodox theology">Theology</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Eastern_Orthodox_theology" title="History of Eastern Orthodox theology">History of Eastern Orthodox theology</a> <ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/History_of_Eastern_Orthodox_theology_in_the_20th_century" title="History of Eastern Orthodox theology in the 20th century">20th century (Neo-Palamism)</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apophatic_theology" title="Apophatic theology">Apophaticism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrismation" title="Chrismation">Chrismation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_contemplation" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian contemplation">Contemplative prayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essence%E2%80%93energies_distinction" title="Essence–energies distinction">Essence vs. Energies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesychasm" title="Hesychasm">Hesychasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity" title="Trinity">Holy Trinity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypostatic_union" title="Hypostatic union">Hypostatic union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icon" title="Icon">Icons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metousiosis" title="Metousiosis">Metousiosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystical_theology#Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Mystical theology">Mystical theology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicene_Creed" title="Nicene Creed">Nicene Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepsis" title="Nepsis">Nepsis</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Economy_(religion)" title="Economy (religion)">Oikonomia</a></i> vs <i><a href="/wiki/Akribeia" title="Akribeia">Akribeia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ousia" title="Ousia">Ousia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palamism" title="Palamism">Palamism</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Philokalia" title="Philokalia">Philokalia</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phronema" title="Phronema">Phronema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_view_of_sin" title="Eastern Orthodox view of sin">Sin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theosis_(Eastern_Christian_theology)" title="Theosis (Eastern Christian theology)">Theosis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theotokos" title="Theotokos">Theotokos</a></i></li></ul> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theological_differences_between_the_Catholic_Church_and_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Theological differences between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church">Differences from the Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_teaching_regarding_the_Filioque" title="Eastern Orthodox teaching regarding the Filioque">Opposition to the Filioque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_opposition_to_papal_supremacy" title="Eastern Orthodox opposition to papal supremacy">Opposition to papal supremacy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_worship" title="Eastern Orthodox worship">Liturgy and worship</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Liturgy" title="Divine Liturgy">Divine Liturgy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Service_(Eastern_Orthodoxy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Divine Service (Eastern Orthodoxy)">Divine Services</a></li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akathist" title="Akathist">Akathist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apolytikion" title="Apolytikion">Apolytikion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artos" title="Artos">Artos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ectenia" title="Ectenia">Ectenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euchologion" title="Euchologion">Euchologion</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Holy Water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iconostasis" title="Iconostasis">Iconostasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Prayer" title="Jesus Prayer">Jesus Prayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kontakion" title="Kontakion">Kontakion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entrance_(liturgical)" title="Entrance (liturgical)">Liturgical entrances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liturgical_fan_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgical fan in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Liturgical fans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lity_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Lity in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Lity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_service_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Memorial service in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Memorial service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memory_Eternal" title="Memory Eternal">Memory Eternal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omophorion" title="Omophorion">Omophorion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowing_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Bowing in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox bowing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Praxis_(Byzantine_Rite)" title="Praxis (Byzantine Rite)">Praxis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraklesis" title="Paraklesis">Paraklesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_greeting" title="Paschal greeting">Paschal greeting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Homily" title="Paschal Homily">Paschal Homily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_troparion" title="Paschal troparion">Paschal troparion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayer_rope" title="Prayer rope">Prayer rope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosphora" title="Prosphora">Prosphora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_bell_ringing" title="Russian Orthodox bell ringing">Russian bell ringing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semantron" title="Semantron">Semantron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_cross#Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Sign of the cross">Sign of the cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sticheron" title="Sticheron">Sticheron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troparion" title="Troparion">Troparion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vestment#Byzantine_Rite" title="Vestment">Vestments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurible#Byzantine_Rite" title="Thurible">Use of incense</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar" title="Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar">Liturgical calendar</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_cycle" title="Paschal cycle">Paschal cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_feasts_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church">12 Great Feasts</a></li> <li>Other feasts:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Orthodoxy" title="Feast of Orthodoxy">Feast of Orthodoxy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercession_of_the_Theotokos" title="Intercession of the Theotokos">Intercession of the Theotokos</a></li></ul> </div> <ul><li>The four fasting periods:</li></ul> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nativity_Fast" title="Nativity Fast">Nativity Fast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lent" title="Great Lent">Great Lent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apostles%27_Fast" title="Apostles' Fast">Apostles' Fast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dormition_of_the_Mother_of_God" title="Dormition of the Mother of God">Dormition</a> Fast</li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Major figures</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athanasius_of_Alexandria" title="Athanasius of Alexandria">Athanasius of Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ephrem_the_Syrian" title="Ephrem the Syrian">Ephrem the Syrian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basil_of_Caesarea" title="Basil of Caesarea">Basil of Caesarea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyril_of_Jerusalem" title="Cyril of Jerusalem">Cyril of Jerusalem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_of_Nazianzus" title="Gregory of Nazianzus">Gregory of Nazianzus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_of_Nyssa" title="Gregory of Nyssa">Gregory of Nyssa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chrysostom" title="John Chrysostom">John Chrysostom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyril_of_Alexandria" title="Cyril of Alexandria">Cyril of Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Climacus" title="John Climacus">John Climacus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maximus_the_Confessor" title="Maximus the Confessor">Maximus the Confessor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_of_Damascus" title="John of Damascus">John of Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_the_Studite" title="Theodore the Studite">Theodore the Studite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kassia" title="Kassia">Kassiani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyril_and_Methodius" title="Cyril and Methodius">Cyril and Methodius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Photios_I_of_Constantinople" title="Photios I of Constantinople">Photios I of Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Palamas" title="Gregory Palamas">Gregory Palamas</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Other topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_church_architecture" title="Eastern Orthodox church architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Folk_Orthodoxy" title="Folk Orthodoxy">Folk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encyclical_of_the_Eastern_Patriarchs" title="Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs">Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_cross" title="Russian Orthodox cross">Eastern Orthodox cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eastern_Orthodox_saint_titles" title="List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles">Saint titles</a></li> <li><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Russia-Sergiev_Posad-Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra-Fountain_with_Holy_Water.jpg/500px-Russia-Sergiev_Posad-Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra-Fountain_with_Holy_Water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Fountain with holy water. <a href="/wiki/Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra" class="mw-redirect" title="Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra">Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sergiev_Posad" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergiev Posad">Sergiev Posad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Among <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Catholic">Eastern-Rite</a> <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Christians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holy_water" title="Holy water">holy water</a> is blessed in the church and given to the faithful<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to drink at home when needed and to bless their homes. In the weeks following the <a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Epiphany" class="mw-redirect" title="Feast of Epiphany">Feast of Epiphany</a>, clergy visit the homes of parishioners and conduct a service of blessing by using the holy water that was blessed on the Feast of Theophany. For <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptism</a>, the water is sanctified with a special blessing. </p><p>Throughout the centuries, there have been many springs of water that have been believed by members of the Orthodox Church to be miraculous. Some still flow to this day, such as the one at <a href="/wiki/Pochaev_Lavra" class="mw-redirect" title="Pochaev Lavra">Pochaev Lavra</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>, and the Life-Giving Spring of the <a href="/wiki/Theotokos" title="Theotokos">Theotokos</a> in <a href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a> (commemorated annually with the blessing of holy water on <a href="/wiki/Bright_Friday" class="mw-redirect" title="Bright Friday">Bright Friday</a>). </p><p>Although Eastern Orthodox do not normally bless themselves with holy water upon entering a church like Catholics do, a quantity of holy water is typically kept in a <a href="/wiki/Baptismal_font" title="Baptismal font">font</a> placed in the <a href="/wiki/Narthex" title="Narthex">narthex</a> (entrance) of the church, where it is available for anyone who would like to take some of it home with them. It is customary for Orthodox to drink holy water, to use it in their cooking and to sprinkle their houses with it. </p><p>Often, when objects are blessed in the church (such as the palms on <a href="/wiki/Palm_Sunday" title="Palm Sunday">Palm Sunday</a>, <a href="/wiki/Icons" class="mw-redirect" title="Icons">Icons</a> or sacred vessels) the blessing is completed by a triple sprinkling with holy water using the words, "This (<i>name of item</i>) is blessed by the sprinkling of this holy water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." </p><p>Holy water is sometimes sprinkled on items or people when they are blessed outside the church building, as part of the prayers of blessing. In Russia, it is common for Orthodox Christians to bring newly bought cars to the church for blessing. Holy water is sprinkled inside and out, as well as under the hood. Similarly, in <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, the fishing boats are sprinkled with holy water at the start of the fishing season as the priest prays for the crews' safety and success. Some Catholics also have a priest bless their cars or homes with holy water as a way of invoking God's blessing and protection. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Blessings">Blessings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holy_water_in_Eastern_Christianity&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Blessings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg/220px-The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg/330px-The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg/440px-The_consecration_of_water_on_the_Theophany._Kustodiev.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1447" /></a><figcaption><i>Great Blessing of Waters</i> (1921 painting by <a href="/wiki/Boris_Kustodiev" title="Boris Kustodiev">Boris Kustodiev</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>Orthodox Christians most often bless themselves with holy water by drinking it. It is traditional to keep a quantity of it at home, and many Orthodox Christians will drink a small amount daily with their morning prayers. It may also be used for informal blessings when no clergy are present. For example, parents might bless their children with holy water before they leave the house for school or play. It is also often taken with prayer in times of distress or <a href="/wiki/Temptation" title="Temptation">temptation</a>. </p><p>There are two rites for blessing holy water: the <b>Great Blessing of Waters</b> which is held on the <a href="/wiki/Great_Feasts" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Feasts">Feast</a> of <a href="/wiki/Theophany" title="Theophany">Theophany</a>, and the <b>Lesser Blessing of Waters</b> which is conducted according to need during the rest of the year. Both forms are based upon the Rite of Baptism. Certain feast days call for the blessing of Holy Water as part of their liturgical observance. </p><p>The use of holy water is based on the <a href="/wiki/Baptism_of_Jesus" title="Baptism of Jesus">Baptism of Jesus</a> by <a href="/wiki/John_the_Baptist" title="John the Baptist">John the Baptist</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Jordan_River" title="Jordan River">River Jordan</a>, and the Orthodox interpretation of this event. In their view, John's baptism was a baptism of repentance, and the people came to have their sins washed away by the water. Since Jesus had no sin, but was God incarnate, his baptism had the effect not of washing away Jesus' sins, but of blessing the water, making it holy—and with it all of creation, so that it may be used fully for its original created purpose to be an instrument of life. </p><p>Jesus' baptism is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox churches at the Feast of <a href="/wiki/Theophany" title="Theophany">Theophany</a> (literally "manifestation of God") on January 6 (for those Orthodox Christians who use the <a href="/wiki/Julian_Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Calendar">Julian Calendar</a>, January 6 falls on the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregorian Calendar">Gregorian Calendar</a> date of January 19). At the <a href="/wiki/Vespers" title="Vespers">Vespers</a> of this feast, a font of holy water is typically blessed in the church, to provide holy water for the parish's use in the coming year. The next morning, after the <a href="/wiki/Divine_Liturgy" title="Divine Liturgy">Divine Liturgy</a> a procession goes from the church to a nearby river, lake or other body of water, to bless that water as well. This represents the redemption of all creation as part of humanity's salvation. </p><p>In the following weeks, the priest typically visits the homes of the members of the parish and leads prayers of blessing for their families, homes (and even pets), sprinkling them with holy water. Again, this practice is meant to visibly represent God's sanctifying work in all parts of the people's lives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Great_Blessing_of_Waters_at_Theophany">Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holy_water_in_Eastern_Christianity&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baptism_(15th_c.,_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg/250px-Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg/375px-Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg/500px-Baptism_%2815th_c.%2C_Annunciation_Cathedral_in_Moscow%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1855" /></a><figcaption>Icon of the <a href="/wiki/Theophany" title="Theophany">Theophany</a> by St. <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Rublev" title="Andrei Rublev">Andrei Rublev</a>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1360</span>, in the <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Annunciation,_Moscow" title="Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow">Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jordana1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jordana1.jpg/220px-Jordana1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jordana1.jpg/330px-Jordana1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jordana1.jpg/440px-Jordana1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="867" data-file-height="1030" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Polish_Orthodox_Church" title="Polish Orthodox Church">Polish Orthodox</a> archbishop blessing the waters on the Eve of <a href="/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)" title="Epiphany (holiday)">Theophany</a> with a triple candlestick – <i>"King Candles"</i></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg/220px-BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg/330px-BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg/440px-BlesssingofWatersNeva.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>Blessing the Waters of the <a href="/wiki/Neva" title="Neva">Neva</a> on <a href="/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)" title="Epiphany (holiday)">Theophany</a> (<i>Today's Russia</i>, Lankenau and Oelsnitz, Leipzig, 1876)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Sanok,_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG/220px-1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG/330px-1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG/440px-1_Sanok%2C_Blessing_of_the_holy_water_at_San_River.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Great Blessing of Waters on the <a href="/wiki/Sanok" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanok">Sanok</a> river on the Day of Theophany</figcaption></figure> <p>On the <a href="/wiki/Great_Feast" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Feast">Great Feast</a> of <a href="/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)" title="Epiphany (holiday)">Theophany</a>, holy water is blessed twice: at the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/Divine_Liturgy" title="Divine Liturgy">Divine Liturgy</a> on the eve of the feast, and on morning of the feast itself. After <a href="/wiki/Crucession" class="mw-redirect" title="Crucession">processing</a> to the place where the vessel of water is prepared, to the singing of appropriate <a href="/wiki/Troparion" title="Troparion">troparia</a> (hymns) of the Theophany, there are a group of <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Scripture</a> readings (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Isaiah#35:1" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Isaiah">Isaiah 35:1–10</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Isaiah#55:1" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Isaiah">Isaiah 55:1–13</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Isaiah#12:3" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Isaiah">Isaiah 12:3–6</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/1_Corinthians#10:1" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/1 Corinthians">1 Corinthians 10:1–4</a>), culminating in the baptism account from the <a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Gospel</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist" title="Mark the Evangelist">Saint Mark</a> (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Mark#1:9" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Mark">1:9–11</a>) followed by the <a href="/wiki/Ektenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ektenia">Great Litany</a>. This is sung just as at the beginning of the Divine Liturgy, but with the following additional petitions which make clear what is being asked of God and what the use, purpose, and blessing of the water is believed to entail. </p> <blockquote> <dl><dd>That these waters may be sanctified by the power, and effectual operation, and descent of the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Spirit" title="Holy Spirit">Holy Spirit</a>, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That there may descend upon these waters the cleansing operation of the super-substantial <a href="/wiki/Trinity" title="Trinity">Trinity</a>, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That he will endue them with the <a href="/wiki/Divine_grace" title="Divine grace">grace</a> of redemption, the blessing of Jordan, the might, and operation, and descent of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That <a href="/wiki/Satan" title="Satan">Satan</a> may speedily be crushed under our feet, and that every evil counsel directed against us may be brought to naught, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That the Lord our God will free us from every attack and temptation of the enemy, and make us worthy of the good things which he hath promised, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That he will illumine us with the light of understanding and of piety, and with the descent of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That the Lord our God will send down the blessing of Jordan, and sanctify these waters, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That this water may be unto the bestowing of <a href="/wiki/Sanctification" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanctification">sanctification</a>; unto the remission of <a href="/wiki/Sin" title="Sin">sins</a>; unto the healing of <a href="/wiki/Soul" title="Soul">soul</a> and body; and unto every expedient service, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That this water may be a fountain welling forth unto life eternal, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That it may manifest itself effectual unto the averting of every machination of our foes, whether visible or invisible, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>For those who shall draw of it and take of it unto the sanctification of their homes, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That it may be for the purification of the souls and bodies of all those who, with faith, shall draw and partake of it, let us pray to the Lord.</dd> <dd>That he will graciously enable us to perfect sanctification by participation in these waters, through the invisible manifestation of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> </blockquote> <p>Then, following a lengthy set of didactic prayers that expound on the nature of the feast and summarize <a href="/wiki/Salvation" title="Salvation">salvation</a> history, praising God's creation of and mastery over the <a href="/wiki/Classical_element" title="Classical element">elements</a>, the priest makes the <a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Sign of the Cross">Sign of the Cross</a> over the water with his hand and prays specifically for the blessing to be invoked upon it. At the climax of the service, he immerses the hand cross into the water three times in imitation of Christ's baptism to the singing of the festal <a href="/wiki/Troparion" title="Troparion">troparion</a>: </p> <blockquote> <dl><dd>When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, <dl><dd>The worship of the Trinity was made manifest.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>For the voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, <dl><dd>And called Thee His beloved Son.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, <dl><dd>Confirmed the truthfulness of His word.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>O Christ God, Who hast revealed Thyself, <dl><dd>And hast enlightened the world, glory be to Thee!</dd></dl></dd></dl> </blockquote> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Greek_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek Language">Greek</a>: </p> <blockquote> <dl><dd>Εν Ιορδάνη βαπτιζομένου Σου, Κύριε, <dl><dd>Η της Τριάδος εφανερώθη προσκύνησις.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>Του γαρ γεννήτορος η φωνή προσεμαρτύρει Σοι, <dl><dd>αγαπητόν Σε Υιόν ονομάζουσα.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>Και το Πνεύμα εν είδει περιστεράς, <dl><dd>Εβεβαίου του λόγου το ασφαλές.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>Ο επιφανής, Χριστέ, ο Θεός, <dl><dd>Και τον κόσμον φωτίσας, δοξα Σοι</dd></dl></dd></dl> </blockquote> <p>The priest then blesses the entire church and congregation with the newly consecrated water. All come forward to be sprinkled over the head with the Theophany Water as they kiss the hand cross, and to drink some of it. </p><p>The priest will then set out to bless the homes of all of the faithful with Theophany Water. In large parishes, this process will take some time. However, the priest must bless all of the houses of the faithful before the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Great_Lent" title="Great Lent">Great Lent</a>. In monasteries the <a href="/wiki/Hegumen" title="Hegumen">Hegumen</a> (Superior) will bless the cells of all of the <a href="/wiki/Monk" title="Monk">monks</a>. </p><p>Orthodox Christianity teaches that the Great Blessing of Waters actually changes the nature of the water,<sup id="cite_ref-AbpJohn_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbpJohn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that water so blessed is no longer corruptible, but remains fresh for many years.<sup id="cite_ref-AbpJohn_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AbpJohn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Blessing_of_Waters_at_Theophany" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany">Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <p>The Great Blessing of Waters is normally only blessed at this one time of the year; however, at the <a href="/wiki/Consecration#Consecration_of_a_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Consecration">Consecration</a> of a church, a Great Blessing of Waters will often precede the service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lesser_Blessing_of_Waters">Lesser Blessing of Waters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holy_water_in_Eastern_Christianity&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lesser Blessing of Waters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG/220px-Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG/330px-Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG/440px-Holy_water_in_Thessaloniki.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Fountain with Holy Water in <a href="/wiki/Thessaloniki" title="Thessaloniki">Thessaloniki</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Lesser Blessing is called "lesser" not because it is shorter (in fact, it isn't), but because it does not have the same solemnity as the Great Blessing, and does not necessarily change the nature of the water. </p><p>While much is the same, the rite begins with Psalm 142 (<a href="/wiki/Septuagint" title="Septuagint">LXX</a>) and the hymns to the Theophany of the Great Blessing are replaced in the Lesser Blessing with hymns to the <a href="/wiki/Theotokos" title="Theotokos">Theotokos</a>. The scriptural readings are different (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Hebrews#2:11" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Hebrews">Hebrews 2:11–18</a>, <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/John#5:1" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/John">John 5:1–4</a>), and the special petitions at the Great Litany are different: </p> <dl><dd>That these waters may be sanctified by the power, and effectual operation, and descent of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>That there may descend upon these waters the cleansing operation of the super-substantial Trinity, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>That this water may be unto the healing of souls and bodies, and unto the banishing of every hostile power, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>That the Lord our God will send down the blessing of Jordan, and sanctify these waters, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>For all those who entreat of God's aid and protection, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>That he will illumine us with the light of understanding, with the consubstantial Trinity, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>That the Lord our God will show us forth sons and heirs of his kingdom, through partaking of and sprinkling with these waters, let us pray to the Lord.</dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_(1882).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg/220px-Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg/330px-Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg/440px-Constantin_Daniel_Stahi_-_Natur%C4%83_moart%C4%83_%E2%80%93_Ap%C4%83_sfin%C5%A3it%C4%83_%281882%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="591" data-file-height="462" /></a><figcaption><i>Holy Water</i>, painting by <a href="/wiki/Constantin_Daniel_Stahi" title="Constantin Daniel Stahi">Constantin Daniel Stahi</a> (1882) showing the implements used in the blessing of holy water. From left to right: A priest's <a href="/wiki/Kamilavka" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamilavka">kamilavka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Epitrachelion" title="Epitrachelion">epitrachelion</a> (stole), <a href="/wiki/Euchologion" title="Euchologion">Euchologion</a>, bowl of water, <a href="/wiki/Blessing_cross" title="Blessing cross">blessing cross</a>, candle, <a href="/wiki/Aspergillum" title="Aspergillum">aspergillum</a> made of <a href="/wiki/Basil" title="Basil">basil</a> branches, <a href="/wiki/Incense" title="Incense">incense</a> (Muzeul Naţional de Artă, <a href="/wiki/Bucharest" title="Bucharest">Bucharest</a>).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg/220px-Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg/330px-Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg/440px-Metropolitan_Korniliy_-_Consecration_a_well_8648.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Korniliy_(Titov)" class="mw-redirect" title="Korniliy (Titov)">Metropolitan Korniliy</a>, the head of <a href="/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Old-Rite_Church" title="Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church">Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church</a>, consecrating a well</figcaption></figure> <p>Then the priest says a prayer very similar to the one used at Theophany, but when he immerses the hand cross into the water three times, instead of singing the troparion of Theophany, he sings the troparion of the Cross: </p> <blockquote><p>Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, granting unto the faithful victory over enemies. And by the power of Thy Cross, do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.</p></blockquote><p>The Lesser Blessing of Waters may be performed according to need. It is specifically called for on August 1 (the feast of the <a href="/wiki/Procession_of_the_Cross#August_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Procession of the Cross">Procession of the Cross</a>); on Bright Friday (Friday in <a href="/wiki/Bright_Week" title="Bright Week">Easter Week</a>) which is the feast of the Theotokos of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=32">"Life-giving Spring"</a>; and on the Feast of <a href="/wiki/Mid-Pentecost" title="Mid-Pentecost">Mid-Pentecost</a>, when all of the fields are blessed. There is also a tradition of blessing Holy Water on the first day of each month. </p><p>Though there is no special blessing said over it, the water used for the <a href="/wiki/Washing_of_Feet" class="mw-redirect" title="Washing of Feet">Washing of Feet</a> on <a href="/wiki/Maundy_Thursday" title="Maundy Thursday">Maundy Thursday</a> could be considered a form of holy water, in that the <a href="/wiki/Bishop" title="Bishop">Bishop</a> or Hegumen will bless the faithful with it at the end of the ceremony. Among the <a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church" title="Coptic Orthodox Church">Coptics</a>, this water <i>is</i> blessed with the cross before the Washing of Feet. The Coptics also sprinkle the faithful with holy water on <a href="/wiki/Palm_Sunday" title="Palm Sunday">Palm Sunday</a>, and at the end of every Divine Liturgy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holy_water_in_Eastern_Christianity&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Holy_water" title="Holy water">Holy water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_water_font" title="Holy water font">Holy water font</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ablution_in_Christianity" title="Ablution in Christianity">Ablution in Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglican_devotions" title="Anglican devotions">Anglican devotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_devotions" title="Catholic devotions">Catholic devotions</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Holy_water_in_Eastern_Christianity&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>(Mother) Mary; Ware, (Archimandrite) Kallistos (Tr.)(1998). <i>The Festal Menaion</i> (reprint), pp 348–359. 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href="/wiki/Midnight_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Midnight Office">Midnight Office</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Orthros" title="Orthros">Orthros</a> <small>(Matins)</small></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Prime_(liturgy)#Byzantine_Rite" title="Prime (liturgy)">First Hour</a> <small>(Prime)</small></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Terce#Eastern_Christian_Office" title="Terce">Third Hour</a> <small>(Terce)</small></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sext#Eastern_Christian_Office" title="Sext">Sixth Hour</a> <small>(Sext)</small></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nones_(liturgy)#Eastern_Christian_Office" title="Nones (liturgy)">Ninth Hour</a> <small>(None)</small></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Inter-Hours" title="Inter-Hours">Inter-Hours</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Typica" title="Typica">Typica</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/All-night_vigil" title="All-night vigil">All-night vigil</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Occasional</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baptism#Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Baptism">Baptism</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Insufflation" title="Insufflation">Insufflation</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Minor_exorcism_in_Christianity" title="Minor exorcism in Christianity">Minor exorcism</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christian_burial#Eastern_Orthodox_and_Eastern_Catholic_burial_ritual" title="Christian burial">Burial</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Absolution_of_the_dead#Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Absolution of the dead">Absolution of the dead</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Memory_Eternal" title="Memory Eternal">Memory Eternal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Memorial_service_in_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Memorial service in the Eastern Orthodox Church">Memorial service</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chrismation" title="Chrismation">Chrismation</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Churching_of_women#In_the_East" title="Churching of women">Churching of women</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Consecration_in_Eastern_Christianity#Consecration_of_a_church" title="Consecration in Eastern Christianity">Consecration of a church</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Cornerstone#Eastern_Churches" title="Cornerstone">Blessing of the cornerstone</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Exorcism_in_Christianity#Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Exorcism in Christianity">Exorcism</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Holy_Week" title="Holy Week">Holy Week</a> liturgies <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Maundy_(foot_washing)#Eastern_Christian_practice" title="Maundy (foot washing)">Foot washing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Great_Hours" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Hours">Great Hours</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Epitaphios_(liturgical)" title="Epitaphios (liturgical)">Epitaphios Threnos</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Epitafio" class="mw-redirect" title="Epitafio">Epitafio</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Prayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Friday Prayer">Good Friday Prayer</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_prayer_for_the_Jews" title="Good Friday prayer for the Jews">for the Jews</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Improperia" title="Improperia">Improperia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Easter_Vigil#Byzantine_Christianity:_Eastern_Orthodoxy_and_Greek_Catholicism" title="Easter Vigil">Paschal Vigil</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Homily" title="Paschal Homily">Paschal Homily</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Hours" title="Paschal Hours">Paschal Hours</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wedding_ring#Christian" title="Wedding ring">Vows</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_Crowning" title="Mystery of Crowning">Mystery of Crowning</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Holy_orders#Eastern_Christianity" title="Holy orders">Ordination</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Axios_(acclamation)" title="Axios (acclamation)">Axios</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anointing_of_the_sick#Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Anointing of the sick">Unction</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Last_rites#Orthodox_and_Eastern_Catholic_Churches" title="Last rites">Last rites</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Common</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Alleluia" title="Alleluia">Alleluia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Antiphon" title="Antiphon">Antiphon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Epistle#Eastern_churches" title="Epistle">Apostol</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dismissal_(liturgy)" title="Dismissal (liturgy)">Dismissal</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ecphonesis" title="Ecphonesis">Ecphonesis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ectenia" title="Ectenia">Ectenia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gospel_(liturgy)" title="Gospel (liturgy)">Gospel</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kathisma" title="Kathisma">Kathisma</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kyrie" title="Kyrie">Kyrie</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christian_laying_on_of_hands" title="Christian laying on of hands">Laying on of hands</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer" title="Lord's Prayer">Lord's Prayer</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Megalynarion" title="Megalynarion">Megalynarion</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Axion_Estin" title="Axion Estin">Axion Estin</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Polychronion" title="Polychronion">Polychronion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint_Ephrem" title="Prayer of Saint Ephrem">Prayer of Saint Ephrem</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Procession#Eastern_Orthodox" title="Procession">Procession</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Prokeimenon" title="Prokeimenon">Prokeimenon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Secret_(liturgy)#Byzantine_Rite" title="Secret (liturgy)">Secret</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Sign of the Cross">Sign of the Cross</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Theotokion" title="Theotokion">Theotokion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trinitarian_formula" title="Trinitarian formula">Trinitarian formula</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Troparion" title="Troparion">Troparion</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Irmos" title="Irmos">Irmos</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Katavasia" title="Katavasia">Katavasia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paschal_troparion" title="Paschal troparion">Paschal troparion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ypakoe" title="Ypakoe">Ypakoe</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ton_Despotin" title="Ton Despotin">Ton Despotin</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trisagion" title="Trisagion">Trisagion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Usual_beginning" title="Usual beginning">Usual beginning</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Divine Liturgy</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ablution_in_Christianity#Eastern_and_Oriental_Christian" title="Ablution in Christianity">Ablution</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anaphora_(liturgy)" title="Anaphora (liturgy)">Anaphora</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Anamnesis_(Christianity)" title="Anamnesis (Christianity)">Anamnesis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elevation_(liturgy)#Byzantine_Rite" title="Elevation (liturgy)">Elevation</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Epiclesis" title="Epiclesis">Epiclesis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fraction_(religion)#Eastern_Christian" title="Fraction (religion)">Fraction</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Words_of_Institution#Byzantine_Christian_Churches" title="Words of Institution">Words of Consecration</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cherubikon" title="Cherubikon">Cherubikon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Entrance_(liturgical)" title="Entrance (liturgical)">Entrance</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Entrance_prayers" title="Entrance prayers">Entrance prayers</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kairos" title="Kairos">Kairos</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kiss_of_peace#Eastern_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiss of peace">Kiss of peace</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Communion_(chant)#The_koinonikon_cycle_of_the_Divine_Liturgy_in_Orthodox_rites" title="Communion (chant)">Koinonikon</a></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Let_all_mortal_flesh_keep_silence" title="Let all mortal flesh keep silence">Let all mortal flesh keep silence</a></i></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_Preparation" title="Liturgy of Preparation">Liturgy of Preparation</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Offertory" title="Offertory">Offertory</a></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Only-begotten_Son" title="Only-begotten Son">Only-begotten Son</a></i></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sursum_corda" title="Sursum corda">Sursum corda</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Zapivka" title="Zapivka">Zapivka</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Zeon_(liturgy)" title="Zeon (liturgy)">Zeon</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Divine Office</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Song_of_Ascents#Anabathmoi" title="Song of Ascents">Anabathmoi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Apolytikion" title="Apolytikion">Apolytikion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Aposticha" title="Aposticha">Aposticha</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Artoklasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Artoklasia">Artoklasia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canon_(hymnography)" title="Canon (hymnography)">Canon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gloria_in_excelsis_Deo" title="Gloria in excelsis Deo">Doxology</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Exapostilarion" title="Exapostilarion">Exapostilarion</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lity_in_Eastern_Christianity" title="Lity in Eastern Christianity">Lity</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canticle#Eastern_Christian" title="Canticle">Odes</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Paraklesis" title="Paraklesis">Paraklesis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Polyeleos" title="Polyeleos">Polyeleos</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Matins_Gospel" title="Matins Gospel">Matins Gospel</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Sub_tuum_praesidium" title="Sub tuum praesidium">Sub tuum praesidium</a></i></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sticheron" title="Sticheron">Sticheron</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Doxastikon" title="Doxastikon">Doxastikon</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Idiomelon" title="Idiomelon">Idiomelon</a></dd></dl></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Theos_Kyrios" title="Theos Kyrios">Theos Kyrios</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%">Participants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acolyte" title="Acolyte">Acolyte</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altar_server" title="Altar server">altar server</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop#Catholic,_Eastern_Orthodox,_Oriental_Orthodox_and_Anglican_churches" title="Bishop">Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cantor_(Christianity)#Eastern_Christianity" title="Cantor (Christianity)">Cantor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canonarch" title="Canonarch">Canonarch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lampadarius" title="Lampadarius">Lampadarius</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censer" title="Censer">Censer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choir" title="Choir">Choir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon" title="Deacon">Deacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laity" title="Laity">Laity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hegumen" title="Hegumen">Hegumen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reader_(liturgy)#Eastern_liturgical_rites" title="Reader (liturgy)">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priest#Roman_Catholicism_and_Eastern_Orthodoxy" title="Priest">Priest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdeacon" title="Subdeacon">Subdeacon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary#Sanctuary_as_area_around_the_altar" title="Sanctuary">Sanctuary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A%C3%ABr" title="Aër">Aër</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altar_candle" title="Altar candle">Altar candle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altar_lamp" title="Altar lamp">Altar lamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Analogion" title="Analogion">Analogion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anointing_brush" title="Anointing brush">Anointing brush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antependium#Eastern_Christianity" title="Antependium">Antependium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antimins" title="Antimins">Antimins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambon_(liturgy)" title="Ambon (liturgy)">Ambon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bema" title="Bema">Bema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedra#Eastern_churches" title="Cathedra">Cathedra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diptych#Ecclesiastical" title="Diptych">Diptych</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_rug" title="Eagle rug">Eagle rug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altar#Byzantine_Rite" title="Altar">Holy Table</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iconostasis" title="Iconostasis">Iconostasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavabo" title="Lavabo">Lavabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relic#Christianity" title="Relic">Relic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_doors" title="Royal doors">Royal doors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soleas" title="Soleas">Soleas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_tabernacle" title="Church tabernacle">Tabernacle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prothesis_(altar)" title="Prothesis (altar)">Table of Oblation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Templon" title="Templon">Templon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%">Liturgical<br />objects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antidoron" title="Antidoron">Antidoron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artos" title="Artos">Artos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asterisk_(liturgy)" title="Asterisk (liturgy)">Asterisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azymite" title="Azymite">Azymite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptismal_font" title="Baptismal font">Baptismal font</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedding_ring#Wedding_ceremony_customs" title="Wedding ring">Betrothal ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessing_cross" title="Blessing cross">Blessing cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candelabra" title="Candelabra">Candelabra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalice#Christian" title="Chalice">Chalice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrism" title="Chrism">Chrism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crosier" class="mw-redirect" title="Crosier">Crosier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crucifix" title="Crucifix">Crucifix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikirion_and_trikirion" title="Dikirion and trikirion">Dikirion and trikirion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paschal_trikirion" title="Paschal trikirion">Paschal trikirion</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paten#Eastern_Christian_usage" title="Paten">Diskos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epitaphios_(liturgical)" title="Epitaphios (liturgical)">Epitaphios</a> (<a href="/wiki/Epitafio" class="mw-redirect" title="Epitafio">epitafio</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Holy water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icon" title="Icon">Icon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incense" title="Incense">Incense</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Religious_use_of_incense#Christianity" title="Religious use of incense">use</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koliva" title="Koliva">Koliva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khorugv" title="Khorugv">Khorugv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamb_(liturgy)" title="Lamb (liturgy)">Lamb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavabo" title="Lavabo">Lavabo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liturgical_fan_in_Eastern_Christianity" title="Liturgical fan in Eastern Christianity">Liturgical fan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menorah_(Temple)#In_other_cultures" class="mw-redirect" title="Menorah (Temple)">Menorah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myrrh#In_contemporary_Christianity" title="Myrrh">Myrrh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_of_catechumens" title="Oil of catechumens">Oil of catechumens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pall_(funeral)" title="Pall (funeral)">Pall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Podruchnik" title="Podruchnik">Podruchnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Processional_cross" title="Processional cross">Processional cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosphora" title="Prosphora">Prosphora</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramental_bread" title="Sacramental bread">sacramental bread</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyx" title="Pyx">Pyx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_water" title="Rose water">Rose water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramental_wine" title="Sacramental wine">Sacramental wine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_lamp" title="Sanctuary lamp">Sanctuary lamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spear_(liturgy)" title="Spear (liturgy)">Spear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spoon_(liturgy)" title="Spoon (liturgy)">Spoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurible" title="Thurible">Thurible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veil#Christianity" title="Veil">Veil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedding_ring#Christian" title="Wedding ring">Wedding ring</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_worship#Liturgical_books" title="Eastern Orthodox worship">Liturgical books</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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title="Psalter">Psalter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synaxarion" class="mw-redirect" title="Synaxarion">Synaxarion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triodion" title="Triodion">Triodion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Typicon" class="mw-redirect" title="Typicon">Typicon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:lightblue;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Vestment#Eastern_Church_vestments" title="Vestment">Vestments</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Pontifical_vestments#Eastern_Christianity" title="Pontifical vestments">Pontifical</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baptismal_clothing" title="Baptismal clothing">Baptismal clothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassock" title="Cassock">Cassock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choir_dress" title="Choir dress">Choir dress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liturgical_comb" title="Liturgical 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