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Ic Xc Ni Ka
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Nikolaos
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IC = Jesus XC = Christ NIKA = Conquors hence "Jesus Christ Conquors. The Priest says it over the Eucharist during Divine Liturgy. They are Greek Letters and is always painted with Christ in Iconography.
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Xpycoctomos
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Nikolaos said:
When does he say this? I'm nost saying you're wrong, it's just that I serve almost every week and I have never heard that., BUt, I do know that there are many silent prayers. THat is an awesome statement.. especially for the preist to say during the DL over the Eucharist. I don't know... it's just so powerful.
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Xpycoctomos said:
I am not entirely sure. I guess it depends on the priest and how he says it. I know my priest says alot of the prayers in Greek. And that is usually one of them. I think it is when he is blessing the bread, but I most likely wrong. I also know alot of the Blessed Bread has the IC XC NIKA baked into it. I was serving during the Holy Cross services this Sunday and had to cut up about 30 loaves so that part I am definatly sure of.
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Xpycoctomos
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Yeah, ours definitely has this always. I believe it is a requirement (not that it's invalid otherwise, but it's not just a choice), but I could be wrong.
John
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Matrona
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John, you should read a service book. 
It (should) describe the 'silent' prayers and what the priest does, and the IC XC NI KA plays heavily into the preparation of the Eucharist for the faithful to partake. I believe the Antiochian one (red with gold cross on cover) does this, and I know the Hapgood book definitely has it.
It (should) describe the 'silent' prayers and what the priest does, and the IC XC NI KA plays heavily into the preparation of the Eucharist for the faithful to partake. I believe the Antiochian one (red with gold cross on cover) does this, and I know the Hapgood book definitely has it.
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Xpycoctomos
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Matrona said:John, you should read a service book.
It (should) describe the 'silent' prayers and what the priest does, and the IC XC NI KA plays heavily into the preparation of the Eucharist for the faithful to partake. I believe the Antiochian one (red with gold cross on cover) does this, and I know the Hapgood book definitely has it.
Yeah, I know what is on the bread itself. But the poster said that the he believed the priest actually SAYS this over the bread near the epiclesis. And I don't remember a priest ever SAYING this. I could be totally wrong. Also, I think the poster (I forget who it was now) goes to a Greek parish whereas I have only ever gone to parishes of slavic heritage (OCA and Russian). So, either I missed this part every week (very possible since these prayers in my Church are actually kept "silent" as the name would lead anyone to believe) or it's not part of the tradition. If the priest does say it during the DL then that is pretty cool and I will focus in on my priest's whisperings for here on out
John
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yeah my priest at the antiochian one says the prayer, i've heard it every time i served during DL
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