There is a throne with a chalice and a paten on it: the vessels are used during the Divine Liturgy and at Holy Communion: the faithful partake bread which is thought to be the actual body of Christ and wine which is thought to be the actual blood of Christ and thus partake the eternal life.
Chalice
a cup on a high stand used during the Divine liturgy for the consecrated wine representing the blood of Jesus Christ.
Discos
(in Greek ‘plate’) is a plate used during the Divine Liturgy to hold the Lamb (portion of the host representing the body of Christ) as well as particles for the Theotokos, the Saints and living and departed.
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