- The
Orarion (Gr****: ὀράριον; Slavonic: орарь, orar) is the
distinguishing vestment of the
deacon and
subdeacon in the
Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental...
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permitted to wear the
orarion (the
bishop presents the reader, who is to
serve on the altar, with the
orarion).
Readers do not
cross the
orarion while wearing...
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simple orarion which is only
draped over the left
shoulder but, if
elevated to the rank of archdeacon, the
deacon wears the "doubled-
orarion", meaning...
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stole originated from a kind of
liturgical napkin called an
orarium (cf.
orarion) very
similar to the sudarium. In fact, in many
places the
stole is called...
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bishops and
priests to wear the
stole uncrossed.
Corresponds to the
Orthodox orarion and
epitrachelion (see below). Alb The
common garment of any ministers...
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where acolytes are
ordained and
blessed to wear the
orarion, as the
latter do not wear the
orarion crossed in
front but
simply hanging straight down. The...
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hierarchical duties. The
archdeacon wears the
double orarion,
which is
twice the
length of the
usual orarion, and
wraps under the
right arm as well as hanging...
- However, in Gr**** practice, the
custom has
developed to wear only the
orarion and
epimanikia without the
sticharion during the
lesser services. Before...
- priesthood,
corresponding to the
Western stole. It is
essentially the
orarion adapted for
priests and bishops, worn
around the neck with two ends of...
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ektenia holding his
orarion with the
first three fingers of his
right hand;
after each
petition he
makes the Sign of the
Cross thus
holding his
orarion....
