LITURGICAL TERMS
AND THEIR DEFINITIONS
1. ADVENT -It is of Latin origin, meaning `coming or `arrival, and is used in reference to the coming of Christ at the time of and preparation for His Nativity.
2. AER – -The largest of the three veils used to cover the diskarion and Chalice.
3. AKATHISTOS -A Greek word meaning `not permitted to sit’. It is a long hymn composed for devotional purposes to many different saints. The Akathistos for the Theotokos is used during Lent.