Acolouthia (Ἀκολουθία)

ACOLUTIA (ἀκολουθία). – Arrangement, disposition of the prayers and ceremonies. Corresponding to the Latin ordo, ritus. Thus, in the Byzantine liturgy, we find a. for the recitation of the canonical hours, for the administration of the sacraments, for the preparation of the bread and wine before Mass, for assistance to the dying, for funeral rites, etc. Synonym: τᾶξις. Placido De Meester