After the commemoration of the holy persons of the Christian Church and the glorification of God, who bestowed sanctity upon them, the second part of the prayer of the Diptychs begins. Here the priest asks God to be mindful of every Orthodox Bishop in the world and of every single person and especially of those in need. Even now in this most holy moment of the Divine Liturgy, the Church does not forget that in the world there is a lot of grief and hardship. The Divine Liturgy is not a supernatural process; it rather transmits the sanctification of God to the people of today so that they may be able to meet their various needs.

Some commentators of this prayer hold the opinion that the prayer alludes to the universality of the message of salvation. In other words: prayers for all people without exceptions might result in a society without distinctions.

26 from Αθωνική Ψηφιακή Κιβωτός on Vimeo.