Canon 3 What may be offered at the altar

Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων

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If any bishop or presbyter, contrary to the Lord's ordinance concerning the sacrifice, offers certain other things upon the altar, either honey, or milk, or, instead of wine, strong drink artificially made, or birds or certain animals, or pulses, contrary to the ordinance, let him be deposed; except new ears of grain, or grapes, in their proper season. And let it not be permitted for anything else to be brought to the altar than oil for the lamp, and incense at the time of the holy offering.

Εἴ τις ἐπίσκοπος, ἢ πρεσβύτερος, παρὰ τὴν τοῦ Κυρίου διάταξιν τὴν ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ, προσενέγκῃ ἕτερά τινα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, ἢ μέλι, ἢ γάλα, ἢ ἀντὶ οἴνου σίκερα ἐπιτηδευτά, ἢ ὄρνεις ἢ ζῶά τινα, ἢ ὄσπρια, παρὰ τὴν διάταξιν, καθαιρείσθω· πλὴν νέων χίδρων, ἢ σταφυλῆς, τῷ καιρῷ τῷ δέοντι. Μὴ ἐξὸν δὲ ἔστω προσάγεσθαί τι ἕτερον πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον, ἢ ἔλαιον εἰς τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ θυμίαμα τῷ καιρῷ τῆς ἁγίας προσφορᾶς.

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