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| Before the Divine
Liturgy, the candidate is taken by the deacons to the back of the church and
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Mircea is first
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Subdeacon. |
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places a towel over the head of the new Subdeacon, who is then led to the
iconostas where he remains for the first part of the Liturgy. |
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The Little Entrance. |
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Parish Cantor Dumitru
Capatina & Reader Alex Radulescu from St. George Cathedral (Dn. Mircea's
classmate in Romania) read the Epistle. |
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| The Great Entrance. |
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Archbishop NATHANIEL
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over the gifts during the recitation of the Creed. |
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Fr. Horatiu (l) &
Fr. Romey (r) look on as the Archbishop gives a blessing. |
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| Subdeacon Mircea in
front of the iconostas awaiting his ordination. |
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The Consecration of
the Gifts. |
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Archbishop NATHANIEL
blesses the gifts as Fr. Cosmin Antonescu of Youngstown OH (another of Dn.
Mircea's classmates) looks on. |
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| Subdeacon Mircea is
brought to the Holy Doors for the Archbishop's blessing at the beginning of
the ordination. |
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He is led around the
Holy Table three times by Adn. David Oancea (l) and Dn. Ovidiu Pacurar (r) of
Miramar FL (Dn. Mircea's classmate & Naşu). |
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"O Holy Martyrs,
who fought the good fight and have received your crowns, entreat the Lord that
he will have mercy on our souls." |
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| After each time
around the Holy Table, the candidate makes a prostration in front of the
hierarch. |
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The Prayer of
Ordination. |
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Dn. Mircea's wife,
Anca, in prayer during the ordination. |
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The deacons assist in
vesting the new deacon in his vestments as the Archbishop exclaims:
"He is worthy! Vrednic este" |
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| Dn. Mircea
receives the Body of Christ. |
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The clergy saying the
prayer before Communion. |
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Dn. Mircea communes
from the chalice for the first time. |
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| Dn. Mircea
saying his first litany as a deacon. |
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Receiving the
Archbishop's blessing at the end of the Liturgy. |
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The dismissal
blessing. |
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The serving clergy
pause for a photo with Dn. Mircea & Dsa. Anca. |
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As the faithful come
forward to kiss the icon and the cross, they congratulate Dn. Mircea as they
receive an icon card from him. |
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| In the hall,
Dn. Mircea is welcomed with a cake... |
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...as well as a
special coffee hour reception. |
