Eagle rug

The eagle rug placed at the bishop's cathedra is slightly larger than the others used during the services.

The eagle rug is always placed so that the head of the eagle faces the direction the bishop will be facing.

During the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy many eagle rugs are used.

The bishop will in this instance, as always, wear his Panagia enkolpion, and will stand on the eagle rug.

An orlets, or "eagle rug" will usually be placed at both the High Place and the throne in the nave.

The eagle rug is normally woven or embroidered so as to depict an eagle soaring over a city that is surrounded by walls and towers.

He says the Nicene Creed as he stands on the portion of the eagle rug depicting the tail of the eagle.

Often, Ton Despótēn is chanted while the bishop, vested in full, stands on an eagle rug and blesses his flock with dikirion and trikirion.

Whenever he blesses, the bishop stands on an orletz ("eagle rug"), and at certain times he blesses using dikirion and trikirion.

Before his Consecration, a bishop-elect will be led onto a very large eagle rug, used specifically for this purpose, as the Consecrating Bishops examine him regarding his faith.

Any time a bishop is present in the church, or functioning at some service outdoors - whether vested and serving or whether simply wearing the mantle - he will stand on an eagle rug.

He is then led to the center of the eagle rug to make a more thorough explanation of the Orthodoxy of his Faith regarding Trinitarian theology, Christology and Sacred Tradition.

There will always be one where he is seated or standing, and before he moves to a spot (such as on the Ambo) to give a blessing, an eagle rug will be placed there for him to stand on as he blesses.

He is then led to the portion of the eagle rug depicting the head of the eagle, and vows to follow the Sacred Canons and teachings of the Church, to preserve the peace of the Church, and to faithfully and zealously fulfill the obligations of the Episcopate.