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In one sense, vestments function as a uniform, identifying their wearer by his office and function, but they also serve the spiritual function of helping to bring the faithful into the atmosphere of understanding that in the Church, the Christian seeks to move ever more deeply into the Kingdom of Heaven. Thus, the wearing of vestments helps to render the clergy as [[icons]] of our Lord and his [[angels]], serving at the one [[altar]] of God.
Vestments and other distinctive clerical clothing are used in both the [[Byzantine Rite|Eastern]] and [[Western Rite|Westernrites]] rites of the [[Orthodox Church]].
==Eastern Rite==
