The Holy Eastern Church: a Popular Outline of Its History, Doctrines ...
The Holy Eastern Church: a Popular Outline of Its History, Doctrines ...
Richard Frederick Littledale
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The bishops have them embroidered with an icon of Christ. 3- The priest next puts on the Epi- trachelion, or neck-piece ; this is one form of the Latin stole; but, instead of its being thrown round the neck, the priest's head is put through a hole, and the vestment hangs down in front. In large churches it is studded with gems and gold : sometimes it is of brocade, sometimes of rich silk. It is always worn by an officiating priest, at all his prayers, not only those offered in church, but those... made at home preparatory to his going there to minister. It represents, it is said, the easy yoke of Christ, which each one must put on. Digitized by Google THE EASTERN CHURCH. tMJ 4. After this comes the Zone, or Belt, which binds both the stoicharion and epi- tracheUon together. 5. Next he puts on the Phsenolion, or Phselonion, which is the Greek Chasuble {Jjatin pcenula). It is a vestment of very- great antiquity, and is said to be the same as the phselones (which we translate cloak) which S.
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