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30 November 2020

Eastern Rite - Orlets

Today is the Feast of St. Andrew, the First-called, brother of St. Peter the Prince of the Apostles. He was a disciple of St. John the Baptist. Tradition has it that he was crucified on a cross shaped in the form of an X at Patras in Achiia (Greece) A.D. 60, under the reign of Nero, Emperor.
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The orlets (Russian: Орлец, meaning eaglet), is a small rug, usually round, used in some traditions for a bishop to stand on during services at which he officiates. The eagle depicted on the rug represents an eagle overlooking and hovering over a city, just as the bishop through his consecration is called to be an overseer of his city, the flock entrusted to his care. 

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