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‎Etiquette: "Dn." is used as an abbr. for "dean." Strike "even" from style description.

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 In some jurisdictions, a deacon may be blessed by his bishop and parish priest to distribute the [[Eucharist]] to the faithful, either from a second [[chalice]] at a regular [[liturgy]] where a priest is serving or in connection with a [[typika]] service that is celebrated when the priest is absent.
 ===Allowances===
 Deacons are permitted to wear a cassock; this is done as a sign of his suppression of his own tastes, will and desires, and his canonical obedience to God, his bishop and the liturgical and canonical norms of the Church. Deacons are also permitted to wear the exoraso (or ryassa).  In jurisdictions that utilise clergy shirts, deacons generally wear a clergy shirt with collar.
-During services, the deacon is usually vested in a sticharion with an orarion that hangs over the left shoulder; with the exception of around the consecration of Communion, the deacon will arrange his sticharion like a subdeacon.
+During services, the deacon is usually vested in a sticharion with an orarion that hangs over the left shoulder; with the exception of around the consecration of Communion, when the deacon will, for practicality, arrange his sticharion like a subdeacon.
 In addition, to complete his duties, the deacon is permitted to touch the Table of Oblation, the Altar, and to move through the Royal Doors.
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 In the Orthodox Church, the diaconate is not just a step to priesthood, many deacons have no intention of ever becoming priests. They see it as a permanent office, as a position for full or part time service to the work of the Church.
-Originally deacons of the Church assisted the bishops in good deeds and works of charity.  But at some time in recent centuries the diaconate became an almost exclusive liturgical function where the deacons only assist at the celebration of the Church services.
+Originally deacons of the Church assisted the bishops in good deeds and works of charity.  But at some time in recent centuries the diaconate became an almost exclusive liturgical function where the deacons only assist at the celebration of the Church services, helping in other areas like any other knowledgeable member of the laity.
 === Rankings of deacons ===

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 [[bg:Дякон]]
 [[fr:Diacre]]
 [[ro:Diacon]]

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 == Etiquette ==
-For formal occasions (for example, in the heading of a letter or when introducing a speaker), one would politely address or refer to a deacon as "The Rev. Deacon [John Smith]."  ''Deacon'' is often [[Abbreviations|abbreviated]] ''Dcn.'' or ''Dn.''
+For formal occasions (for example, in the heading of a letter or when introducing a speaker), one would politely address or refer to a deacon as "The Rev. Deacon [John Smith]."  ''Deacon'' is often [[Abbreviations|abbreviated]] ''Dcn.'' or ''Dn.'' (though the second is used as an abbreviation for [[dean]]).
-In informal settings, for example, in normal conversation, it is appropriate to simply refer to a deacon as "Deacon [John]."  Note that in some traditions, however, it is common to refer to deacons as "Father"&mdash;for instance, "Father Deacon [John]" or even "Father [John]."
+In informal settings, for example, in normal conversation, it is appropriate to simply refer to a deacon as "Deacon [John]."  Note that in some traditions, however, it is common to refer to deacons as "Father"&mdash;for instance, "Father Deacon [John]" or "Father [John]."
 Deacons cannot bless, so it is inappropriate to ask a deacon for his blessing; blessings are given only by bishops and priests. In some traditions, however, such as in Greece, the deacon's hand (as well as the hand of an abbess of a monastery or, occasionally, an unordained monastic) is sometimes kissed as a sign of respect for the Holy Spirit which operates through that person's office. Neither kissing a deacon's hand nor not kissing it is strictly "right" or "wrong."

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 *[http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/bulgakov-deacon.html The Deacon] (from the Bulgakov handbook)
 *[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/clergy_etiquette.aspx Clergy Etiquette]
 [[Category:Clergy]]

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 *[http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/bulgakov-deacon.html The Deacon] (from the Bulgakov handbook)
 *[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/clergy_etiquette.aspx Clergy Etiquette]
 [[Category:Clergy]]

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 == Diaconal ministry ==
-The deacon ministers to the [[priest]] and [[bishop]] in the divine services and assists in the celebration of the [[mysteries]] of the Church.  A deacon may not, however, celebrate the mysteries by himself.  Unlike in the west today, where all the deacon’s functions at High Mass can carried out by a priest, in the Orthodox Liturgy only a real deacon can perform the some of the diaconal functions.
+The deacon ministers to the [[priest]] and [[bishop]] in the divine services and assists in the celebration of the [[mysteries]] of the Church.  A deacon may not, however, celebrate the mysteries by himself.
 With the blessing of the presiding priest or bishop, the deacon leads the people in the collective prayers and reads from the Holy Scriptures during the divine services.  He is also responsible for the decorum of the public worship and calls the people to attention at appropriate times.