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Orthodox Terminology
SACRAMENTAL FANS PDF Print E-mail
FanSACRAMENTAL FANS - (Sl. Ripidion, Gr .Exapteriga) Round metallic disk representing a cherub's head surrounded by six wings, mounted on an upright shaft. Its original purpose was to keep away flies from the Holy Gifts during the anaphora. Two of these sacramental fans are usually placed in back of the altar and are carried at the entrances and other processions.
 

The Sayings of the Fathers

Do not seek the advice of him that is not thy fellow in behavior, though he be very prudent. A layman who has experienced things is "Be an ascete with the humble, to learn from his ways. If to see his habits is profitable to those who see him, how much more the character of his behaviour and teachings received from his very lips. - Pearls from Saint Isaac of Syria (From homily 5)
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