[Kolokotronis]

" The same prayer appeared in the Latin text of yesterday's funeral, after the Consecration, in the Commemoration of the Dead:"

Nice, even if it appeared in a corrupted fashion in a base and coarse tongue. :) Just Kidding, Rom!!!!!!!

[Pyro7480]

A picture, similar to the one below, was one the front page of the Washington Post today, above the fold. I was very glad to see it. The Eastern Christians, both Orthodox and Catholic, deserve the visibility!

PS - Though I think I know the answer to the question, I want to be sure. What is the significance of the deacon holding his stole up, mirroring the bishop with the censor? I know that in the traditional Latin rite of exorcism, the stole can be used to bless an oppressed person, so I guess this is something similar. Also, one of the TV commentators said something about the Eastern bishops using incense instead of holy water, though they failed to mention that Cardinal Ratzinger also blessed the coffin with incense. That whole comment brought to my mind whether or not water is blessed in a similar way in the East (I would assume so). Please pardon me if I this sounds wrong, but I don't know too much about such things.