[Salvation]

This thread is not about flying pigs! LOL!

Maybe someone can find a picture of one. I'm off soon to Scripture Study with my priest.

Sorry this is so late -- My monitor died this morning -- snap, crackle, pop. So I am using a borrowed one from my church.

New word for a vestment for me.

[Salvation]

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Gift of Integrity	Nuncio	Epigonation

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[dila813]

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Epigonation The epigonation (from Greek, "upon the knee") is a stiff, diamond-shaped vestment worn on the right side by priests and bishops. In the Byzantine tradition, the epigonation is awarded to a priest upon his elevation to exomologos (confessor) or the rank of οικονόμος. In the Russian tradition, it is an award given after many years of service. It represents a shield, originating from the thigh shield worn by soldiers during the days of the early church. The epigonation holds a dual meaning. First, it denotes the celebrant as a "soldier" of Christ. Second, it symbolizes the Word of God, fighting the wiles of the enemy. The epigonation is known as the palitsa in the Russian tradition.

[dila813]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palitza

n Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite the palitza is worn by all bishops, and as an ecclesiastical award for some priests.[1] Its origin is traced to the practice of Byzantine Emperors awarding ceremonial swords to their military commanders in recognition of their valour in defending the empire. Such swords were often accompanied by elaborate thigh-shields which were suspended from the belt and protected the leg from bruising caused by the constant bumping of the sword against the thigh. When the emperors began to give awards to the clergy, the thigh-shield alone was awarded.[2]

The vestment is a stiff, diamond-shaped cloth that hangs on the right side of the body below the waist, suspended by one corner from a strap drawn over the left shoulder. In the Russian tradition it is an award for service; in the Greek tradition it is usually a sign that the priest has an advanced academic degree and a blessing to hear confessions. If a Russian priest has been awarded both the nabedrennik and the palitza, he shifts the former to the left side. It is considered to symbolise the “sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Ephesians 6:17); that is to say, the wearer’s defending of the faith by smiting all that is impure and vicious.[2]

Upon donning his palitza, the cleric prays: “Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Mighty One, in thy comeliness and thy beauty; and exert, and fare Thee well, and reign in the name of truth, and of meekness, and of justice; and Thy right hand shall guide Thee wondrously. Now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen”.

[dila813]

Simply, This is a garment that protects ones thigh from the cut of the sword worn at one’s hip.

In the case of a Priest, this is the Sword of the Holy Spirit.

[the invisib1e hand]

inching toward enlightement, one new word at a time.

[MGMSwordsman]

I don't know about an epigonation, but I think I do have a sequined Eucharistic codpiece somewhere in my wardrobe.

[annalex]

Epigonation of Bp. Mark (Maymon) of Toledo, featuring his patron saint, the Apostle Mark. orthodoxwiki.org

[kosta50]