The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 26
Canon 26 Only readers and cantors may marry after ordination
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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Of those who have come into the clergy unmarried, we order that only readers and cantors may marry, if they wish.
Τῶν εἰς κλῆρον προσελθόντων ἀγάμων, κελεύομεν βουλομένους γαμεῖν, ἀναγνώστας, καὶ ψάλτας μόνους.
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