ecclesiarch การใช้

• Teoctist Ar
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  u to the post of ecclesiarch.
• He became Grand Ecclesiarch ( i . e . Head Sacristan ) of the Patriarchate in Constantinople.
• In Greek practice, particularly as observed on Mount Athos, during the portion of Vespers known as " Lord, I cry unto Thee " the ecclesiarch ( sacristan ) and his assistant will perform a full censing of the temple and people using hand censers.
• These are services of a similar structure to, but briefer than, the hours . their usage varies with local custom, but generally they are used only during the Nativity Fast, Apostles Fast, and Dormition Fast on days when the lenten alleluia replaces " God is the Lord " at matins, which may be done at the discretion of the ecclesiarch when the Divine Liturgy is not celebrated.