Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information CenterProthesis or Ceremony of Preparation of the Oblations of the Qurban (Holy Bread) for Holy Eucharist and the Antidoron before the Divine Liturgy - The Text for the Particles for the Dead
The Prothesis or the Ceremony of Preparation of the Oblations is before the beginning of the Divine Liturgy. During this
Ceremony, the priest/abouna prays and cuts the Qurban (Holy Bread) based on the nine squares on the large
side of the Holy Seal or (IC|XC NIKA Stamp) impression. During the Ceremony of Preparation, the priest prays and cuts the Qurban (Holy Bread) based on the nine squares on the large side of the Holy Seal or (IC|XC NIKA Stamp) impression. Particles for the dead are cut from this square on the Qurban (Holy Bread).This square has a small IC|XC NIKA impression. This square is in the square below the large Center Square with the IC|XC NIKA impression on the Qurban. Particles for the dead are cut from this square. A diagram of the Holy Seal is within the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, page 17, published by Eparchy of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts), United States, 2009 The text for the Particles for the Dead during the Prothesis or the Ceremony of Preparation of the OblationsThe priest removes a particle while he says: "In memory and for the remission of sins of the blessed founders of this holy church (or monastery)." The priest places this particle beneath the first particle of the first row beneath "The Lamb". This particle is the first particle in the second row of two rows of a varying number of particles to the bottom of "The Lamb". The priest commemorates specific people who have fallen asleep in the Lord by name. "Remember, Lord, N." The priest places this particle to the left of the first particle of the second bottow row. For each person, the priest removes a particle while he says: "Remember, Lord, Name." The priest places this particle to the left of the preceding particle of the bottow row. The priest repeats this process until he has prayed for all whose have fallen asleep in the Lord to be remembered at that Divine Liturgy. The priest removes a particle while he says: "Remember all our Orthodox Fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection to eternal life and in communion with You, O Lord who love mankind." The priest places this particle to the left of the preceding particle of the bottow row. Also, the deacon remembers the living and the dead.The priest removes the final particle while he says: "Remember also, Lord, my unworthiness and pardon my transgressions, deliberate and indeliberate." The priest places the final particle at the left of the preceding particle of the bottow row. This particle completes the final row. Web Site Home - Theology Home - Hierarchy Home - Locations Home - Education Home - Stewardship Home - Links Home - Vendors Home - Alphabetical Index Home - Thesaurus Home - Sitemap Home - Arabic fonts Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Martha Liles Web URL address: Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center or https://www.mliles.com/melkite/ E-mail: mliles@mliles.com or mliles@mliles.com Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is
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