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== Liturgy of the Faithful ==
=== The Great Entrance ===
As the assembly begins chanting the [[Cherubic Hymn]], the celebrants go to the ''prothesis'' or table of preparation. The priest presents the [[discosdiskos]] to the deacon and takes the [[chalice]] himself. The deacon leads the priest through the north door of the icon screen. The clergy bring the gifts in procession to the holy doors, the central doors of the icon screen, while the deacon calls the faithful to attention, asking that the Lord will remember all people in his kingdom. As the holy gifts are carried solemnly through the holy doors, the assembled faithful conclude the Cherubic Hymn. ''(Note: if a deacon is not present, the priest makes this entrance with the discos and chalice alone.)''
After the priest blesses the faithful the deacon exclaims, "The doors! The doors!" This famous exclamation once marked the point in the service at which the doors to the temple were locked, only faithful Christians remaining. Over the centuries, visitors have been allowed to stay, though the solemnity of what follows is still recalled with this phrase.
