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Deacon's Stole #182257 01/12/06 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 138 US drewmeister2 Junior Member
drewmeister2 Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 138 US	A friend from another forum asked me why the deacon points his stole at the icon of Jesus during the intercessions (like, for favorable times....Let us pray to the Lord). Is this because we are directing our prayers at Him? Thanks .

Re: Deacon's Stole #182258 01/12/06 09:19 AM
Joined: Aug 1998 Posts: 4,337 Likes: 24 Washington, PA Fr. Deacon Lance Moderator Member
Fr. Deacon Lance Moderator Member Joined: Aug 1998 Posts: 4,337 Likes: 24 Washington, PA	Technically the deacon is not pointing at the icon but raising his hand in prayer, kind of a half orans position. Raising the orar is also a kind of signal of attention. In the Roman Senate when one wanted to speak the stole was raised. Fr. Deacon Lance My cromulent posts embiggen this forum.

Re: Deacon's Stole #182259 01/12/06 07:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,405 Likes: 38 Canada Orthodox Catholic Member
Orthodox Catholic Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,405 Likes: 38 Canada	Dear Fr. Deacon Lance, And, I am informed by two priests, a Senator raised two fingers up, like the priest and bishop does today when blessing the faithful. Prof. Alex Roman (my new title)

Re: Deacon's Stole #182260 01/12/06 09:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 138 US drewmeister2 Junior Member
drewmeister2 Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 138 US	Quote Originally posted by Deacon Lance: Technically the deacon is not pointing at the icon but raising his hand in prayer, kind of a half orans position. Raising the orar is also a kind of signal of attention. In the Roman Senate when one wanted to speak the stole was raised. Fr. Deacon Lance Thank you!

Re: Deacon's Stole #182261 01/12/06 10:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 477 Phoenix L Laka Ya Rabb Member
Laka Ya Rabb Member L Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 477 Phoenix	This is very cool, I didn't know this.

Re: Deacon's Stole #182262 01/13/06 05:31 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,885 Western Australia Pavel Ivanovich Member
Pavel Ivanovich Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,885 Western Australia	The photos of the Protodeacon at St Elias Church (Toronto) web site would support Fr Deacon's information of the finger formation and the holding up of the orarion.

Re: Deacon's Stole #182263 01/13/06 11:29 AM
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Orthodox Catholic Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 26,405 Likes: 38 Canada	Dear Friends, We once had a Deacon who did this so gracefully that our eyes were fixed on him during the Liturgy most intently! He really "stole" the show . . . Alex

Re: Deacon's Stole #182264 01/14/06 12:40 AM
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Laka Ya Rabb Member L Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 477 Phoenix	:rolleyes: har har! Lol!

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