03 December 2020

Eastern Rite - Altar

Today is the Feast of St Zephaniah, Prophet, said to be of the Tribe of Simeon, who foretold the judgments of God upon Jerusalem, and the ultimate conversion of the Jews. He lived in the 7th century B.C.

And the Feast of Our venerable father, Theodulus, who was Prefect of Constantinople A.D. 320.
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The altar is the area at the east end of a church, usually behind an iconostasis (altar screen). The word (Hebrew: מזבח -‎ mizbe'ah - altar) means "a place of sacrifice" in Hebrew (Gr. ἱερόν θυσιαστήριον - hieron thysiasterion; Sl. prestol). The altar often is also referred to as the sanctuary. An Altar Table is located in the center of the altar as one enters through the Royal Doors in the iconostasis. This table is often referred to as the Holy Table.

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