can someone plz explain to me why readers and above wear batrasheens ?? and what does the X and the H represent. also can someone please tell me what are the qualifications for someone to be promoted from singer to reader??
The H at the front represents a belt a servant would wear,meaning that the deacon is ready to serve everyone,while the X at the back represents the cross that he must carry. I have also heard that IXH were the initials of Christ,the I being the deacon himself, but i have not read this anywhere and may just be a contemplation, read this website it will explain it better. http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/thecopticchurch/sacraments/7_priesthood.html
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