ENGLISH
While the Doxastikon of the Beatitudes, or the Third Antiphon, is being sung, the Priest and Deacon, standing in front of the Holy Table, make three bows; then the Priest takes the holy Gospel and gives it to the Deacon, who kisses the Priest’s hand. And so they come out through the north door, preceded by lights, and make the Little Entrance. Standing in the middle of the Church they bow their heads.
GREEK Ψαλλομένου δὲ τοῦ Δοξαστικοῦ τῶν Μακαρισμῶν, ἤ τοῦ τρίτου Ἀντιφώνου, ὁ Ἱερεὺς καὶ ὁ Διάκονος, στάντες πρὸ τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης, ποιοῦσι προσκυνήματα τρία˙ εἴτα λαβὼν ὁ Ἱερεὺς τὸ ἅγιον Εὐαγγέλιον, δίδωσι τῷ Διακόνῳ, ἀσπαζομένῳ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτου. Καὶ οὕτως ἐξελθόντες διὰ` τοῦ βορείου μέρους, προπορευομένων αὐτῶν λαμπάδων, ἤ ἑξαπτερύγων, ποιοῦσιν τήν Μικρὰν Εἴσοδον, καὶ στάντες ἐν τῷ μέσῳ τοῦ Ναοῦ, κλίνουσιν ἀμφότεροι τὰς κεφαλάς.
ENGLISH While the Doxastikon of the Beatitudes, or the Third Antiphon, is being sung, the Priest and Deacon, standing in front of the Holy Table, make three bows; then the Priest takes the holy Gospel and gives it to the Deacon, who kisses the Priest’s hand. And so they come out through the north door, preceded by lights, and make the Little Entrance. Standing in the middle of the Church they bow their heads.