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=== [[Subdeacon|Subdiaconate]] ===Subdeacons are ordained either during the Third or Sixth Hour at the bishop's discretion. The [[orarion | orar]] is put on him, crossed back and front, then the bishop lays his hands upon his head and prays the prayer of ordination. The subdeacon then takes part in the washing of the bishop's hands, and remains standing on the solea, before the icon of the Saviour, holding the ewer and basin, until they are again required at the washing of the bishop'Ranks'''s hands at the [[cherubic hymn | cherubikon]]. According to the rubrics, the bishop then blesses the water and the newly-ordained subdeacon carries it into the midst of the church, among the people, for them to bless themselves with it. However, this is not followed in many jurisdictions today.
== Episcopacy [[Major orders]]==Candidates for the episcopacy are consecrated by three bishops (or at the very least two) to be bishops. The Quinisext Council decreed that bishops should be monks, and if anyone chosen is not, they need to be made one. A bishops vestments include wearing the klobuk and the mandiya, which are monastic garments.=== [[Deacon|Diaconate]] ===
=== [[Priest]]hood ===During the service of ordination to the priesthood, a priest leads the candidate, who then kneels and rests his head on the altar. The bishop puts his stole and right hand over the candidate's head as the candidate receives the [[Holy Spirit]]. The entire congregation witnesses the ordination and proclaims the work of the Holy Spirit by shouting in unison "[[Axios]]!" (Greek word meaning 'worthy'Ranks'''). The bishop bestows sacred [[vestments]] on the new priest, who receives [[Eucharist|communion]] and recites a special [[prayer]]. Through ordination, men who have been chosen from within the Church are set apart by the Church for special service to the Church. Much of the time, a candidate for ordination will pursue preparatory studies at a [[seminaries|seminary]].----*=== [[Bishop|Episcopacy]] ===*Archbishop*Metropolatin*PatriarchCandidates for the episcopacy are consecrated by three bishops (or at the very least two) to be bishops. A bishop's non-liturgical [[vestments]] include the [[kamilavka]] and [[epanokameloukion]] (veil) (which are joined together as the [[klobuk]] in the Russian tradition), along with the [[mantiya]], all of which are [[monastic]] garments.
==See also==
*[[Minor ordersOrdination of Women]]*[[Consecration of a bishop]] ==References==*''Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity (DEC)'', p. 117*''Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (ODCC), 3rd ed.'', pp. 1188-89
== External Links links==*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ordination-priesthood-en.asp The Holy Sacrament of Ordination to the Priesthood](text of the liturgical service)
*[http://oca.org/QA.asp?ID=156&SID=3 Requirements that lead to Priesthood]
*[http://www.3saints.com/ordination.html Sacrament of Ordination]
*[http://www.saintbarbara.org/faith/sacraments/priesthood/sac_priesthood.cfm The Sacrament of the Holy Priesthood] by Fr. Peter Orfanakos
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