The last public prayer of the Divine Liturgy is the "Prayer Before the Ambo". Originally, it was a prayer of thanksgiving said as the [[clergy]] descended the ambo at the end of the service. In ancient times, there was a large collection of Prayers Before the Ambo, written for the different [[feast days]] of the church year and for those occasional services, such as weddings and funerals, that called for celebration of the Divine Liturgy.

In the modern era, the raised platform immediately in front of the [[Royal Doors]] is part of the bema and forms a platform from which the [[deacon]] proclaims the litanies, from which the [[Gospel]] may be read, and the [[sermon]] and the dismissals are given by the [[priest]] during the [[Divine Liturgy|Divine Services]].