<P> Among the Paleo - Orthodoxy and Emerging Church movements in Protestant and evangelical churches, which includes many Methodists and Presbyterians, clergy are moving away from the traditional black Geneva gown and reclaiming not only the more ancient Eucharist vestments of alb and chasuble, but also cassock and surplice (typically a full length Old English style surplice which resembles the Celtic alb, an ungirdled liturgical tunic of the old Gallican Rite). </P> <P> In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, any member of the clergy of whatever rank, will be vested when serving his particular function during the Divine Liturgy or other service . As in the Latin Church, the use of vestments is rooted in the early history of the church . The various vestments serve several different functions . The three forms of stole (Orarion, Epitrachelion, and Omophorion) are marks of rank . The three outer garments (Sticharion, Phelonion, and Sakkos) serve to distinguish the clergy from the laity . Some are practical (Zone and Epimanikia), holding the other vestments in place . Some (Nabedrennik and Epigonation) are awards of distinction . </P> <P> In addition to these functions, most vestments carry a symbolic meaning as well . These symbolic meanings are often indicated by the prayer that the priest says as he puts each item on . These prayers are verses taken directly from the Old Testament, usually the Psalms . For example, the prayer for the Sticharion is from Isaiah 61: 10: </P> <Dl> <Dd> My soul will rejoice in the Lord, for he has clothed me with a garment of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of gladness; he has placed a crown on my head as on a bridegroom, and adorned me with beauty as a bride . </Dd> </Dl>

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