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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
liturgical procession
ⓘ
rite of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| accompaniedBy |
chant of the Cherubic Hymn
ⓘ
incense ⓘ processional cross in some traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.