The entrance prayers are the prayers recited by the deacon and priest upon entering the temple (church building) before celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
The entrance prayers are the preliminary portion of the Liturgy of Preparation which is done quietly and precedes the public part of the Divine Liturgy (see also kairon).
Famous quotes containing the words entrance and/or prayers:
“The raven himself is hoarse
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements.”
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