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==Clerical awards==
When a bishop wishes to confer an [[Clergy awards|award]] or honor on a deacon or priest under his [[jurisdiction]], this will normally be accomplished at the [[Little Entrance]] of the [[Divine Liturgy]]. At the end of the Third [[Antiphon]] (normally the [[Beatitudes]]), the procession with the [[Gospel Book]] will halt at the bishop's [[Cathedra]]. The clergyman who is to receive the award will be presented to the bishop, who will remove his [[miter|mitre]], lay his hand upon the head of the clergyman and say the prayer for the particular award. He will then confer the award (a cross, [[kamilavka]], mitre, etc.) and the people will exclaim, "Axios! Axios! Axios!" This exclamation does not indicate the same participation of the laity as it does at ordination; rather, it is simply an expression of their acknowledgment of the clergyman's worthiness for the award, similar to applause at a secular awards ceremony.
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