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| The clergy greet
Archbishop NATHANIEL at the entrance of the church, after which he enters and
vests. |
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The Liturgy begins
with "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages." |
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"Come let us
worship and bow down before Christ. O Son of God, risen from the dead, save us
who sing to You. Alleluia!" |
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| His Eminence
blesses at the Little Entrance. |
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His Eminence censing the
Holy Altar Table. |
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The clergy at
the High Place during the reading of the Epistle. |
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| Adn. David Oancea
& Dn. Mircea reading the Holy Gospel in the English & Romanian
languages. |
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Dn. Mircea saying his
last litany as a deacon. |
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The Great Entrance. |
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| Dn. Mircea is led to
his ordination to the priesthood from the back of the church... |
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...symbolizing the
fact that the clergy are chosen from among the people. |
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Fr. Romey & Fr.
Horaţiu lead Dn. Mircea around the Holy Altar Table three times, stopping
at each corner for him to kiss it. |
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around the Holy Altar Table, the candidate bows three times in front of the
ordaining bishop. |
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| Archbishop NATHANIEL
reads the Prayer of Ordination... |
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...while Psa. Anca
and the faithful in church kneel. |
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The new priest is
brought out of the altar and is vested in the priest vestments. |
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worthy! Vrednic este!" |
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As is the tradition,
Psa. Anca offers flowers to His Eminence. |
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You this spiritual and bloodless sacrifice, and we call on You, we pray You
and humbly supplicate You: Send Your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts here
offered." |
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The newly-ordained
priest is given the Eucharist to hold and pray over until it is time for
Communion. |
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The clergy
recite the Prayer before Communion. |
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The newly-ordained
Fr. Mircea communes from the chalice for the first time as a priest. |
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Toward the end of the
Liturgy, Fr. Mircea is brought forward to receive the prayer to be a Father
Confessor (to hear confessions). |
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His Eminence gives a
blessing during the singing of "God grant them many years! Mulţi
ani traiasca!" |
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Fr. Romey, Fr. Mircea,
Psa. Anca, Archbishop NATHANIEL, Fr. Horaţiu, & Adn. David pause for
a photo after the Liturgy. |
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Fr. Mircea blesses
the food at the luncheon hosted by the ladies auxiliary in honor of
Fr. Mircea
& Psa. Anca. |
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