The difference between Epitrachelion and Omophorion

When used as nouns, epitrachelion means the liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the eastern orthodox church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the western stole, whereas omophorion means a band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and is worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the eastern christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the western archepiscopal pallium.

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  1. Epitrachelion as a noun (Eastern Orthodoxy):

    The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

  1. Omophorion as a noun:

    A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and is worn on the neck and around the shoulders as the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition, equivalent to the Western archepiscopal pallium.

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