Prosphora is a loaf of bread used for eucharistic rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is a leavened bread made out of wheat with a special stamp on its side used during the preparatory part of the Divine Liturgy (proskomede). Central part of the prosphora (the Lamb) is used for communion; the rest is used for commemorative particles placed on paten (diskos), as well as bread given to those who didn't take communion during the service (antidoron, "instead of the gift"). It is customary for layman to bake prosphoras and bring them before the Liturgy.