the diskos. The loaves are returned to the faithful. All of the particles for the living are placed in a line below the Lamb and the particles for the Theotokos and saints. Only Orthodox Christians may be commemorated on the diskos at the Proskomedia. The departed From the prosphoron of the departed the priest takes a larger particle as a general memorial of the departed hierarchs, rulers and the founders of the local church or monastery. He then takes out smaller particles in commemoration of departed Orthodox Christians. He commemorates the bishop who ordained him (if he is departed) and any of the departed whom he will, as well as the names in the diptychs and those presented by the faithful. All of the particles for the departed are placed in a line below the particles for the living. Before the conclusion, any concelebrating priests who would like to make their own commemorations of the living and the departed may do so. The celebrant himself For the last commemoration, the priest takes out a particle for himself, saying: "Remember, O Lord, mine unworthy self, and pardon me every transgression, whether voluntary or involuntary." Conclusion The deacon places incense in the censer and holds it up for the priest to bless. The priest blesses the incense saying the Prayer of the Censer. Next, the priest takes the Asterisk (star cover), holds it over the censer and then places it on the diskos, saying: "And the star came and stood over the place where the young child was." He then holds each of the smaller veils over the censer and places them on the discos and the chalice, respectively, saying appropriate prayers for each. Then he takes the larger veil, called the Aër, wraps it around the censer and then covers the chalice and diskos together. Finally, he takes the censer from the deacon and censes the covered Gifts. He then says the concluding Prayer of Offering (unless a bishop is celebrating; see below). Afterwards, the deacon performs a full censing of the prothesis, the holy table, the sanctuary, the entire church and the people while he recites the following hymn and Psalm 50 quietly to himself: In the Tomb with the body, and in Hades with the soul, in Paradise with the thief, and on the Throne with the Father and the Spirit, wast thou, O Christ, who art everywhere present