Great Entrance

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The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.

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Great Entrance canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical procession ⓘ
rite of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ
accompaniedBy chant of the Cherubic Hymn ⓘ
incense ⓘ
processional cross in some traditions ⓘ
associatedWith Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist

offertory ⓘ
carriedObjects bread for the Eucharist ⓘ
wine for the Eucharist ⓘ
custom bowing of heads by the faithful during the procession in many places ⓘ
commemoration of civil and ecclesiastical authorities in some traditions ⓘ
follows Great Litany and readings section ⓘ
gesture commemoration of living and departed during the procession in some usages ⓘ
silent priestly prayers of offering ⓘ
languageTerm Greek: Μεγάλη Είσοδος ⓘ
liturgicalCharacter solemn ⓘ
liturgicalFunction preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice ⓘ
transfer of bread and wine to the altar ⓘ
liturgicalMoment before the anaphora ⓘ
liturgicalPosture standing by the faithful ⓘ
liturgicalRank major entrance ⓘ
locationFrom prothesis ⓘ
locationTo holy altar ⓘ
participants choir ⓘ
faithful congregation ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Divine Liturgy ⓘ
performedBy concelebrating clergy ⓘ
deacon ⓘ
priest ⓘ
precededBy Little Entrance ⓘ
religiousTradition Byzantine Rite ⓘ
requires aer and veils for covering the gifts ⓘ
chalice ⓘ
diskos ⓘ
prosphora ⓘ
symbolism Christ’s journey to voluntary passion and death ⓘ
offering of the Church’s gifts to God ⓘ
theologicalSignificance manifestation of the Church’s offering united to Christ’s sacrifice ⓘ
timeWithinService after the Liturgy of the Word ⓘ
at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Faithful ⓘ
usedByChurch Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
some Byzantine Rite communities of the Oriental Orthodox ⓘ
usedIn Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ

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