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It should be noted that a 'blessed' subdeacon may not touch the altar or assume other perogatives of ordained subdeacons outside services.
→Contemporary practise
Subdeacons are mentioned in canons with age restrictions (of 20 years of age) and prohibitions on marriage after ordinations (like deacons and priests) - e.g., Apostolic canon 26. A variety of methods of dealing with these canons have been employed, including:
* Blessing acolytes or readers to vest and act as a subdeacon temporarily.or permanently:* Blessing acolytes or readers to vest and act as a subdeacon permanently (causing This causes a new distinction between a 'blessed subdeacon' and an 'ordained subdeacon'). It should be noted that a 'blessed subdeacon' may not touch the altar or assume other perogatives of ordained subdeacons outside services.
* Reserving the formal ordination service to candidates for the diaconate
* Simply ignoring the canons and permitting subdeacons to marry.
=== Etiquette ===