Theodore of Mopsuestia shows them symbolized by the ministers who arrange the offerings upon the altar: “By means of the deacons who minister in what is being accomplished, we can see in spirit the invisible Powers ministering as they assist in this ineffable liturgy.”
Further on he adds...
“You must realize that there is an image of the invisible Powers in this service that the deacons are charged with now, as they bear the offering for the oblation... And when they have brought it in, it is placed upon the Holy Altar by the angels for the perfect fulfillment of the Passion.
The deacons who spread the cloths upon the altar recall the burial linens. And those who, once the sacred Body has been produced, stand on either side and fan the air around it, represent the angels who remained by Christ all the while He was dead. To honor Him, until they had seen His Resurrection.”
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