Deacon

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Referenced by other concepts but not yet explicitly defined in any topic.

Episodes

• 054 — Liturgics — 1. The Orthodox Church and its inner structure. The Clergy and the Laymen
• 179 — Liturgics — 7. The Daily Liturgical cycle. The Vespers
• 184 — Liturgics — 13. Great Immovable (or Fixed) Feasts of the 12 Greatest Feasts (Dodekaorton).
• 213 — New Testament — Topic 30

Related Concepts

• Cheirotonia
• Litany
• Orarion
• Sotnitsa
• Sticharion Podriznik

Biblical References

• 1 Timothy 3:8, 12 — *Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain, Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households. *
• Acts 6:1-6; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:8 — Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution…
• 1 Cor. 16:1; 1 Tim. 3:11 — *With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia: Likewise also their wives must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect. *