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Great Entrance
The procession of the eucharistic gifts to the holy table — the eschatological royal procession accompanied by the Cherubic Hymn.
The Great Entrance is the solemn procession during the Divine Liturgy in which the gifts are carried through the nave and through the Royal Doors to the holy table. Accompanied by the Cherubic Hymn and the commemoration of the faithful. The entrance images the royal procession of Christ into the heavenly sanctuary. The gifts are not yet consecrated — they become the Body and Blood only at the epiclesis.