In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, the Songs of Degrees ( Greek: anabathmoi ) make up the Eighteenth Kathisma ( division of the Psalter ), and are read on Friday evenings at Vespers throughout the liturgical year.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, he is known as " Joseph the all-comely ", a reference not only to his physical appearance, but more importantly to the beauty of his spiritual life.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, a selection from Baruch ( which is considered an extension of the Book of Jeremiah, and is announced in the services as " Jeremiah ") is read as one of the eight Paroemia ( Old Testament readings ) during the Vesperal Divine Liturgy on Christmas Eve.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, a litany is referred to as an ektenia.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, the pre-Lenten season lasts three weeks, beginning on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee and continuing through the Sunday of Forgiveness ( the day before the beginning of Great Lent ).

In the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, the sprinkling of holy water takes place on numerous occasions.

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