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BIGpedia - Eucharist - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (3142 words) |
 | In the Orthodox tradition, fermented red wine and leavened bread are always used. |
| In Orthodox practice, there are two altars: the Table of Preparation (Prothesis, Proskemedia) for the preparation of the bread and wine before the Divine Liturgy and the Holy Table, the main altar in the center of the Sanctuary [10]. |
| There is a special cloth called the Antimension (Greek: "instead of the Table") which is signed by the bishop to give permission to celebrate the Eucharist on an altar other than his own. |
| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: East Syrian Rite (4140 words) |
| Three other Anaphorae are mentioned by Ebedyeshu (metropolitan of Nisibis, 1298) in his catalogue, those of Barsuma, Narses, and Diodorus of Tarsus; but they are not known now, unless Dr. Wright is correct in calling the fragment in Brit. |
| The Eucharistic Liturgy is preceded by a preparation, or "Office of the Prothesis", which includes the solemn kneading and baking of he loaves. |
| The real leavening, however, is done by means of fermented dough (khmira) from the preparation of the last Eucharistic Liturgy. |
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