Small Entrance
This book is carried during the Small Entrance
the Book of Gospels
These two gifts are carried during the Great Entrance
The bread and the wine
This object reminds us of Christ's sacrifice
The Cross
This prophet saw the Seraphim crying, "Holy, Holy, Holy"
Isaiah
Originally, the Gospel Book was kept here for protection during persecutions
A separate building outside the church (Sacrastine)
The Gospel Book represents this person
Jesus Christ
The Great Entrance reminds us of this event
Christ going to His Crucifixion
These represent the angels during the Great Entrance
The fans
This apostle saw heavenly worship in chapters 4 and 5 of Revelation
St. John the Theologian
The original beginning of the Liturgy included these people entering together
The clergy and the faithful
The Small Entrance reminds us of this event of Christ's life
Christ beginning His public ministry and preaching
The bread and wine are carried from the Table of Preparation to this place
The Holy Altar
This is used because the gifts are holy and dedicated to God
The Censer (incense)
Jesus said, "Where two or three are gathered..."
"...there am I in the midst of them"
The Cherubic Hymn says we mystically represent these heavenly beings
The Cherubim
The candles carried by the acolytes represent this prophet who prepared the way for Christ
John the Baptist
This Greek word means "offering"
Prosforo
The cloth worn around the priest's shoulders during the Great Entrance is called this
The Aer
This thief asked Jesus to remember him in His Kingdom
The Good Thief
The priest says this during the Great Entrance
"May the Lord God remember you in His Kingdom"
Besides Christ's ministry, the Small Entrance also symbolizes this heavenly reality
Our entrance into the Kingdom of God together with the angels and saints
Placing the gifts on the altar represents this event after Christ's death
Christ being laid in the tomb
The Aer symbolizes this
The burial shroud of Christ
The Divine Liturgy begins with "Blessed is..."
"...The Kindgom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
The bread and wine offered by the faithful ultimately symbolize this relationship
Our cooperation with God(synergy), offering our lives to Christ