Liturgy

Eastern Rites (Riti orientali)

• Apodosis (Ἀπόδοσις) (APODOSI (ἈΠΌΔΟΣΙΣ)) Vol. I, p. 973
  APODOSIS (Ἀπόδοσις). - It is the deposition, or conclusion of a feast that has been prolonged over several days. In the Byzantine rite, in…
• Aster or Asterisk (Ὁ Ἀστήρ. Ὁ Ἀστερίσκος) (ASTER O ASTERISCO (Ὁ ἈΣΤΉΡ. Ὁ ἈΣΤΕΡΊΣΚΟΣ)) Vol. II, p. 153
  ASTER OR ASTERISK (Ὁ Ἀστήρ. Ὁ Ἀστερίσκος). - It is an instrument made of two metal plates, bent into a semicircle, crossed and sometimes…
• Byzantine, Liturgy (BIZANTINA, LITURGIA) Vol. II, p. 982
  BYZANTINE, LITURGY. - This is the name given to the liturgy to which Byzantium gave its imprint and its specific character. I. ORIGIN. -…
• Discus (Dískos, Diacárion) (DISCOS (ΔΊΣΚΟΣ, ΔΙΑΚΆΡΙΟΝ)) Vol. IV, p. 1003
  DISCUS (Dískos, Diacárion). - In the Eastern rites this name is given to a small metal plate (of gold, silver, or gilded brass), deeper…
• Epimànica (Ἐπιμάνικα, Ἐπιμανία) (EPIMÀNICA (ἘΠΙΜΆΝΙΚΑ, ἘΠΙΜΑΝΊΙΚΑ)) Vol. V, p. 291
  EPIMÀNICA (Ἐπιμάνικα, Ἐπιμανία). - They are simple cuffs that serve to fasten at the wrists the ends of the sleeves of the sticharion…
• Italo-Byzantine Rite (ITALO-BIZANTINO, RITO) Vol. VII, p. 333
  ITALO-BYZANTINE, RITE. - It can be divided into two branches, the Italo-Greek and the Italo-Albanian. By the first designation is meant…
• Maštoc' (MASHTOTS) Vol. VIII, p. 192
  MAŠTOC'. - It is the Armenian Ritual properly so called, which contains the prayers and the practice for the administration of the…
• Orthros Vol. IX, p. 256
  ORTHROS. - In the Byzantine rite this word designates the hour of the Divine Office that corresponds to Matins of the Latin Office, in-…
• Pannychis Vol. IX, p. 427
  PANNYCHIS. - This word can designate several liturgical Offices in the Byzantine rite. 1) Today among the Greeks the p. is the divine…
• Zeon Vol. XII, p. 1103
  ZEON. - In the Byzantine liturgy this word designates the hot water which, after being blessed by the priest, the deacon pours into the…