_The priest puts on his sacred vestments in the following manner. First, taking up his_ =stoicharion= _in his left hand, and making three bows towards the east, he signs it with the sign of the cross, saying_: Blessed be our God always, etc. _And then he puts it on, saying_, My soul shall rejoice, etc., _as the deacon said above._ _Next he takes up the_ =epitrachêlion=, _and, blessing it, he saith_: Blessed be God who poureth out His grace on His priests, like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down unto the beard, even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. _He then takes the_ =zônê=, _and girding himself therewith, saith_: Blessed be God who hath girded me with strength, and hath put me in the right way, making my feet like harts' feet, and hath set me up on high. _He next puts on his_ =epimanikia=, _saying as was said above by the deacon. After which he takes up his_ =hepigonation=, _if he be of such dignity as to wear one, and blessing it and kissing it, saith_: Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty, according to thy worship and renown. Good luck have thou with thine honour, ride on because of the word of truth, of meekness, and righteousness, and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things: always, now and for ever, even unto ages of ages. Amen. _Then he takes his_ =phelônion=, _and blesses and kisses it, saying_: Let thy priests, O Lord, be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints sing with joyfulness: always, now and for ever, even unto ages of ages. Amen.[103] When the vestments are put off after the communion, the priest says _Nunc Dimittis_, =trisagion=, and _Pater Noster_. It does not appear that any complex rules hold good in the Greek Church respecting the vestments to be worn on certain days in the Church's year. The following synopsis of the vestment uses in the ordination service will show most clearly the nature and distribution of Ecclesiastical vestments in the Eastern Church. _Ordination of a Reader_: A short =phainolion= put on by the bishop, which is presently removed by the subdeacons; the =stoicharion= is then blessed and put on by the bishop. _Ordination of a Subdeacon_: The candidate comes dressed in the =stoicharion=; the subdeacons hand the =ôrarion= to the bishop, who signs it on the cross; the new subdeacon kisses the cross and the bishop's hand, and girds himself with the =ôrarion=. _Ordination of a Deacon_: The candidate kneels before the altar; the bishop, at the beginning of the service, puts the end of the =ômophorion= upon him. After the service the bishop takes the =ôrarion= and puts it on the new deacon's left shoulder, saying =axios=, which is repeated thrice by the choir; then the bishop gives him the =epimanikia=, and =axios= is repeated as before. The fan (for blowing flies from the table) is presented after this, with the same words.