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After a [[dismissal]] common to the services of the Church, the faithful come forward to venerate the [[Blessing cross|cross]] and leave the church. Renewed by the eucharistic meal, they are sent forth as witnesses to Christ in the world.
==See also==
* [[Blood in the Bible]]
* [[Eucharist]]
== Bibliographical Resources ==
* Bp. Augustinos N. Kantiotes (Bp. of Florina, Greece). ''On The Divine Liturgy: Orthodox Homilies''. 2 Volumes. Transl. and Forwarded by Asterios Gerostergios. (Massachusetts: [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ibmgs/ Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies], 1986). Complete set ISBN 0-914744-71-2
:Originally appeared in the Greek under the title: ''' ''Εις την Θειαν Λειτουργιαν, Πατρικαι Ομιλιαι'' ''', published by the Orthodox Missionary Brotherhood, "Ο Σταυρος" ("The Cross"), Athens, 1977.
*Bradshaw, Paul, ed. ''Essays on Early Eastern Eucharistic Prayers'' (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997) ISBN 081466153X
:Essays on eucharistic prayers (''[[anaphora]]s'') from various periods and locales.