Taking the ripida, the ordained kisses the hand and shoulder of the bishop as a sign of gratitude for receiving the grace of the Priesthood through the bishop and stands near the left side of the altar, holding the ripida over the discos until the exclamation "Holy to the Holies," that is, until the time of Communion. He is the first of the deacons to commune (after the protodeacon), for in him the renewal and fulfillment of Divine grace has taken place.

At the end of the Communion of the people and the transfer of the chalice with the Holy Gifts to the altar, the newly-ordained deacon pronounces the litany "Forgive me, having received," showing the people that he has been appointed a servant of God and has received from Him the grace to make petitions and call those gathered to prayers and supplications, lifting them up to God.

Ordination to the priesthood

1. The history of the establishment of the rite

In literal translation, the word "presbyter" (preaRitpro^) means "elder". The Apostles borrowed this name of the second degree of priesthood from the Old Testament Church, calling themselves and the Christian pastors they ordain (1 Pet.

5, 1; 2 Jn. 1). The name itself indicates that the wisest and most experienced people were elected to the priestly degree. But more often the presbyter is called in the Scriptures a "priest" or a "priest" (ієреи^), as the Scriptures call the Lord Himself (Heb. 5:6; 10:21), and all believers sanctified in Jesus Christ (Ap. 1:6). The presbyter is also called "father" because he spiritually regenerates the faithful through the Sacraments and teachings and gives them an Orthodox education.

The rite of consecration to the priesthood has been preserved in the Orthodox Church since apostolic times. In the 2nd canon of the Holy Apostles it is decreed that one bishop should ordain a presbyter. In the Apostolic Decrees, the rite of presbyter consecration is prescribed to be performed by the laying on of the saint's hands on the head of the consecrated with prayer (Book 8, ch. 14). Dionysius the Areopagite says the following about the consecration of a presbyter: "The consecrated, kneeling both knees before the altar, has on his head the right hand of the bishop and is thus sanctified by the holy invocations, sealed with the sign of the cross and the greeting of the clergy."

2. The Scheme of the Rite of Consecration to the Priesthood

Placing air on the chapter of the consecrated in the Cherubic Hymn The transfer of air to the deacon

The exclamation: "Command..., command..., command, Your Grace Vladyka"

The protégé walks around the altar three times during the singing of the troparia

Kneeling before the Holy See