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Andrew, I agree with you that in the Latin and Anglican traditions, priests vest as deacons when they perform the role of a deacon at solemn mass or eucharist. Most orthodox find it strange that these priests "pretend" to be deacons by vesting as such. It is almost as if liturgical appearance is more important than the substance of their orders. [[User:Chrisg|Chrisg]] 00:44, July 4, 2008 (UTC)
:Well that is sort of what I intended. If there is no deacon serving, the priest does not stand out were the deacon stands for the litanies. Also, parts of the litanies are skipped, like at the Litany of the Catechumens. (And some parts of the quiet prayers in the altar). No big deal. - [[User:Andrew|Andrew]] 21:59, July 4, 2008 (UTC)
== Communion ==
The article currently states: "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."
There are two things that I wonder about in regard to the above statement. First, at seminary we were told that communing the people used to by primarily the deacons' job during the Liturgy. Which brings me to the second observation: when I was a deacon, I served in both a 'regular' liturgy and a hierarchical one where the deacon or deacons were the only ones distributing the Eucharist to the people. I'm not entirely sure how common that is or whether the above sentence should be rewritten. [[User:Vandrona|Vandrona]] 02:37, July 5, 2008 (UTC)
:Seconded - both that I've also seen this happen often, and that I'm not sure how to reword it. — by [[User:Pistevo|<font color="green">Pιs</font><font color="gold">τévο</font>]] <sup>''[[User talk:Pistevo|<font color="blue">talk</font>]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|<font color="red">complaints</font>]]''</sup> at 03:18, July 5, 2008 (UTC)
:: It's currently essentially Slavic-leaning. I would word it something like this: "Deacons may also distribute the Eucharist at the Divine Liturgy or at a Typika service, depending on the parish's liturgical tradition." —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]] <font face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">('''[[User:ASDamick/Wiki-philosophy|THINK!]]''')</font></small> 11:11, July 5, 2008 (UTC)
