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Prosphora Circular Carved Wooden Stamp/Seal for The Holy Bread - Orthodox Liturgy
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Prosphora Circular Carved Wooden Stamp/Seal for The Features
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A religious holy bread seal (sfragida) stamps a special design on the Holy Bread (prosforo) before baking. The stamps for the offering of Holy Communion are made of beech wood, with authentic orthodox symbolic carvings for the holy Sacrament.
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In the center is the Lamb (symbol: IC XC NI KA Christogram), to the viewer's right is the Panagia, mother Mary (symbol: ΜΘ (Μήτηρ Θεοῦ)), to the left are the Nine Angelic Ranks (symbol: nine triangles), and on the top and bottom are extra Lambs for Presanctified (symbol: said Christogram). The positions of the Panagia and Nine Ranks will be reversed when the impression is made.
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Made from 100% Real beechwood. Hand picked to ensure maximum quality, far better than plastic ones.
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Made from local wood artisans in Greece. Symbols are carved deeply for excellent transfer to the loaf.
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Diameter 15cm (5.9 inches) - Weight: 0.280 kg
About Prosphora Circular Carved Wooden Stamp/Seal For The
A religious holy bread seal (sfragida) stamps a special design on the prosforo before baking. During preparation of the Eucharist, the priest conducts the proskomithi in which he first cuts out the center of the stamped design that says "IC,XC, NIKA" (Jesus Christ Conquers). It becomes the Body of Christ (the Lamb). Then the large triangle on the left is cut in honor of the Virgin Mary. The nine small triangles on the right are cut to commemorate the angels, prophets, apostles, holy fathers and prelates, martyrs, ascetics, holy unmercenaries, Joachim and Anna, and all saints, including the saint of the day's liturgy. The last cuts are tiny squares to remember specific names of the living and the dead. In the ancient Tradition of the Orthodox Church, Holy Mystery of Communion is carried out through the mediums of wine and leavened bread. The bread is specially baked for the purpose of communion, and it is called "Prosphora" (meaning "that which is offered" in Greek.) Prosphora is made from only four ingredients, wheat flour (white), yeast, salt, and water. Salt was not used in early times and not now in the Jerusalem Patriarchate Church. Any member of the church who is in good standing and whose conscience is clean may bake prosphora. Often in a parish church the women will take turns baking the prosphora; in monasteries, the task is often assigned by the Hegumen (abbot or abbess) to one or several monastics of virtuous life. It is common but not necessary to go to confession before baking prosphora, and it is often done in the morning while fasting. Sometimes, special kitchen implements are used for making the prosphora which are used for no other purpose. There may be special prayers said before commencing, and baker tries to maintain a religious state of mind throughout, often saying the Jesus Prayer. Usually enough prosphora for a number of services are baked at the same time. Weight: 0.280 kg Dimensions: 20 cm × 20 cm × 5 cm
