A new priest returns to his congregation, and therefore the idea of processing his wife with him in the ritual of the Welcoming a New Priest (which has been practised in some eras) is not accepted.

The Synod agreed to the explanation set out in the report by Ritual Committee regarding the Feast of the Entry of the Lord Christ into the Temple. The rituals are as follows:

1. After the reading of the l...

In the period between the Feast of the Ascension and the Feast of Pentecost, the icons of the Resurrection and Ascension are to be processed daily (in the days that the liturgies are prayed) within th...