How to Benefit from the Holy Liturgy - Pope Kirillos Scientific Family

fasting must be done by all the altar vessels such as the water
jug and the chalice. All vessels must be completely dried and
wiped after washing them at the end of the Mass. The veil
must be kept upside down to dry and the water jug must be
emptied and left to dry upside down at the end of the Mass.
This is fasting.
iv. The rite of the deacon going out to the congregation with
the plate of incense during the Mass is not practiced now,
but it is still practiced in the prayers of Prostration at the
evening of Pentecost Sunday.
It is done as follows...
i. At the end of Tasbeha (Praises), and before the beginning
of the prayer, the deacon ignites some coal which is placed in
a certain bowl. He then takes the plate containing the incense
beads, and passes through the congregation so that
everybody may take a few beads.
ii. Each person mentions the names of those they know who
have departed, and with each name they take a bead and
place it in the other hand. This is done until all the departed
have been remembered. The deacon then passes through
with two empty plates; one for the incense of the departed
and one for the surplus incense beads.
iii. The deacon returns to the altar, placing the incense plate
containing the incense beads with the names of the departed
on the table before the priest, who is praying the
Thanksgiving Prayer in order to begin the first Prostration.
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