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The Liturgy of Preparation, also Prothesis (Ancient Greek: Πρόθεσις, lit. 'a setting forth') [1] or Proskomedia (Προσκομιδή Proskomidē 'an offering, an oblation'), is the name given in the Eastern Orthodox Church [note 1] to the act of preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist.
The Ten Commandments of God and the Lord's Prayer. Grail Foundation Press. ISBN 978-1-57461-004-8. The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer; Peter Barenboim, Biblical Roots of Separation of Powers, Moscow, 2005, ISBN 5-94381-123-0. Boltwood, Emily (2012). 10 Simple Rules of the House of Gloria. Tate Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62024-840-9.
Expeditus (died 303), also known as Expedite, was said to have been a Roman centurion in Armenia who was martyred around April 303 in what is now Turkey, for converting to Christianity. Considered the patron saint of urgent causes, he is also known as the saint of time; he was commemorated by the Catholic Church on 19 April.
Greek-style prosphora seal, for one large loaf: in the center is the Lamb (symbol: IC XC NI KA Christogram), to the viewer's right is the Panagia (symbol: ΜΘ (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ)), to the left are the Nine Angelic Ranks (symbol: nine triangles), and on the top and bottom are extra Lambs for Presanctified (symbol: said Christogram).
Ex-voto in the church of Notre Dame de la Garoupe, Antibes, France.It thanks Notre Dame de Bon Port for her help during a shipwreck in the Bay of Bengal in 1857. Especially in the Latin world, there is a tradition of votive paintings, typically depicting a dangerous incident which the offeror survived.
Page from Codex Sinaiticus with text of Matthew 6:4–32 Alexandrinus – Table of κεφάλαια (table of contents) to the Gospel of Mark. The great uncial codices or four great uncials are the only remaining uncial codices that contain (or originally contained) the entire text of the Bible (Old and New Testament) in Greek.
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Tama (Greek: τάμα, pl. τάματα, tamata) are a form of votive offering or ex-voto used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church. Tamata are usually small metal plaques, which may be of base or precious metal , usually with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which the plaque is offered.