Aer
The aer (literally the "air"; modern Greek: Αέρας; Slavonic: Воздухъ, Vózdukh) is a veil used for covering the paten and chalice during and after the Eucharist. The priest shakes the aer over the chalice when the creed is read; this symbolizes the descent of the Holy Spirit. The aer also represents the shroud of Christ.
In the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, the aer covers the head of the priest during the Great Entrance.
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External links
- Wikipedia:Aër
- Aer from A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology by Fotios K. Litsas, Ph.D. (Orthodox Research Institute)
- Why does the priest wave the aer over the Sacred Gifts during the Liturgy? by Fr. Michael Monos, voithou of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron, OH
- Aër from the Catholic Encyclopedia
