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The reason is that it leaves the deacon's right hand free to assist at the altar. He or she 'sets the table' and cleans up afterwards. It is a symbol of the deacon's readiness to act in the name of the church and for the building up of God's people.

Can't find my copy to quote from, but I would expect to find a reference to it in Ormonde Plater's book The Deacon in the Liturgy.

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