Shemasi mdogo ni Mkristo anayetoa huduma fulani katika madhehebu mbalimbali, hasa wakati wa liturujia. Cheo chake kinafuata kile cha shemasi. Pengine kinalinganishwa kabisa na kile cha akoliti. The Byzantine rite of Ordination of a Subdeacon Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter History of Subdeacons Ministeria quaedam, Apostolic Letter on First Tonsure, Minor Orders, and the Subdiaconate Archived 23 Januari 2020 at the Wayback Machine.