Vestments
Nabedrennik
A rectangular cloth hung at the right hip — the first liturgical award given to a priest.
Церковный справочник
Что означают слова, которые звучат в храме: облачения, богослужения, таинства, устройство храма.
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Parish practice
Name day
The feast of the saint whose name one bears — a personal church feast, unrelated to one's birthday.
The church building
Narthex
The first room inside the church doors, between the porch and the nave; once the place of catechumens and penitents.
The church building
Nave
The main space between narthex and sanctuary where the congregation stands.
Ranks of sanctity
New Martyr
Those who suffered for the faith under the Soviet persecutions; their joint commemoration is the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
Icons
Nimbus (halo)
The circle of light around the head. Christ's always contains a cross and the letters Ο ΩΝ; everyone else's does not.
Divine services
Nocturns (Midnight office)
The midnight service recalling the prayer in Gethsemane and the sudden coming of Christ; in parishes it is served once a year, before the Paschal Matins.
Clergy and ranks
Novice
One living in a monastery under obedience but not yet tonsured and bound by no vows; he is free to leave.