# 2025-08-13: Subdeacons Meeting

##### Agenda

- Role Adjustments (see below)

##### Role Adjustments:

- See what feedback the Subdeacons have about the roles
- Our Feedback: 
    - \#4 should NOT say "Let those who read" while he is holding the censer 
        - Usually, it's not preferable that someone who is doing a specific function with the censer, candle, water, etc. is the one saying the response at the same time.
    - Updating to have #1 holding the wine cruet, saying the first and last confessions  
        
        - Not everyone will be serving as #1, who distributes the responses
        - Position #1 requires someone who is always on-time, who is always focused and not getting lost in the liturgy, who is consistent in attending liturgies, etc.
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##### Small Rituals:

- Litany of the Gospel 
    - Hold the cross in front of the gospel because the Cross came before the Gospel
    - Go in from the main altar
    - Then go around with Abouna and hold the gospel until reaching your spot to say ⲥⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧⲉ
- The Procession of Incense 
    - Vespers (Verses of Cymbals)
    - Matins (Verses of Cymbals)
    - Before Pauline Epistle
    - After Catholic Epistle
    - There are responses to be prayed here inaudibly
- Greet One Another  
    
    - Don't say it from behind the altar, but say it from the #3 spot
- The Candles
- Communion - receiving the Body a second time, receiving the Blood a second time, drinking water from the Paten, and receiving the water of blessing... do a circle. Don't back up