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In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the ''omophorion'' (, meaning "() borne on the shoulders"; Slavonic: омофоръ, ''omofor'') is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. Originally of wool, it is a band of brocade decorated with four crosses and an eight-pointed star and is worn about the neck and shoulders.〔(St Vladimir's Seminary )〕 By symbolizing the lost sheep that is found and carried on the Good Shepherd's shoulders, it signifies the bishop's pastoral role as the icon of Christ. Clergy and ecclesiastical institutions subject to a bishop's authority are often said to be "under his ''omophorion''". The equivalent vestment in Western Christian usage is the archiepiscopal ''pallium'', the use of which is subject to different rubrics and restrictions, while all Orthodox bishops wear the ''omophorion''. ==Use== The ''omophorion'' has two forms: the ancient great ''omophorion'', which passes around the neck, is folded in the front, and hangs down past the knees in both the front and the back, like a loosely-worn long scarf; and the small ''omophorion'' which is much simpler, passing around the neck and hanging down in the front similar to an ''epitrachelion'' (stole), only wider and shorter, coming down only a little past the waist. Because of the complexity of the great ''omophorion'', and because of the dignity of the episcopal office, whenever the bishop puts on the ''omophorion'' or takes it off, he is assisted by two subdeacons. Whenever he presides at any divine service, the bishop will be vested in the ''omophorion''. If he is serving the Divine Liturgy he will wear both the great and the small ''omophorion'' at different times over his liturgical vestments. At any service other than the Divine Liturgy he will usually wear the small ''omophorion''. At the Divine Liturgy, the rubrics call for the bishop to put on and take off the ''omophorion'' numerous times. When he is first vested, the subdeacons place the great ''omophorion'' on him, but afterwards, when the rubric calls for him to wear the ''omophorion'', it is replaced, for the sake of convenience, with the small ''omophorion''. In some places, when several bishops concelebrate, it is now the custom for the chief celebrant to use the great ''omophorion'' when called for, and the other bishops to wear the small ''omophorion'' throughout. In the Ruthenian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, often only the great ''omophorion'' is used. In this simplified usage, the great ''omophorion'' is not replaced by the small ''omophorion'', and is worn by the bishop throughout the entire liturgy. In such cases, the ''omophorion'' is often sewn into shape and can be simply draped onto the shoulders rather than wrapped on by assistants. Some Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops, however, will insist on the full ceremonial. During the All-Night Vigil, the bishop will wear the small ''omophorion'' at the beginning, but then near the end will change into the great ''omophorion'' for the Great Doxology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「omophorion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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