Eritrean Orthodox liturgy

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Eritrean Orthodox liturgy is the traditional Christian worship of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, characterized by ancient Ge'ez chant, elaborate ritual, and a rich musical and poetic heritage rooted in the compositions of Saint Yared.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgy
Eastern Christian rite
Oriental Orthodox liturgy
associatedLanguage Arabic
Tigrinya
celebratesFeast Feast of Easter
Feast of Epiphany
Feast of Meskel
Feast of Nativity
linked to: Nativity of Christ

Feast of Timkat
Feast of the Transfiguration
Feasts of Saint Mary
linked to: Marian feasts

Feasts of local saints
derivedFrom Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy
emphasizes Incarnation and Tewahedo Christology
Mystical participation in the heavenly liturgy
Veneration of saints
Veneration of the Virgin Mary
followsCalendar Alexandrian liturgical calendar
linked to: Coptic calendar

Eritrean Orthodox liturgical year
hasCanonicalBasis Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church canons
hasComponent Anaphora
Antiphonal singing
Chant
Daily offices
Divine Liturgy
Eucharistic celebration
Homily
Incense offering
Intercessory prayers
Litanies
Liturgical dance
Liturgy of the Faithful
Liturgy of the Word
Matins
Night vigil
Processions
Prostrations
Responsorial singing
Scripture readings
Use of drums
Use of prayer sticks
Use of sistra
Vespers
hasFastingContext Advent fast
Fast of the Apostles
linked to: Apostles' Fast

Fast of the Assumption of Saint Mary
linked to: Dormition Fast

Great Lent
linked to: Lent
hasMusicalHeritage Saint Yared's hymns
hasMusicalSystem Zema chant tradition
hasPoeticForm Mahlet
Mawlid hymns for feasts
Mewasit
Mewasit of the Saints
Qene
Zemare
hasStructure Communion rite
Consecration
Dismissal
Introductory rites
Offertory
hasTheologicalSource Alexandrian theological tradition
Patristic writings of the Oriental Orthodox Church
liturgicalLanguage Ge'ez
performedIn Eritrean Orthodox churches
Monasteries of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
performedOn Fasting seasons
Major feast days
Sundays
primaryLanguage Ge'ez
requires Deacons
Debtera
Ordained priest
rootedIn Compositions of Saint Yared
sharesChristologyWith Armenian Apostolic liturgy
Coptic Orthodox liturgy
Malankara Orthodox liturgy
Syriac Orthodox liturgy
sharesTraditionWith Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy
usedBy Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
usesAnaphora Anaphora of Saint Athanasius
Anaphora of Saint Basil
Anaphora of Saint Cyril
Anaphora of Saint Dioscorus
Anaphora of Saint Epiphanius
Anaphora of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Anaphora of Saint John Chrysostom
Anaphora of Saint John the Evangelist
Anaphora of the 318 Nicene Fathers
Anaphora of the Apostles
Anaphora of the Lord
usesChantMode Araray mode
Ezel mode
Ge'ez mode

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Saint Yared influenced Eritrean Orthodox liturgy
Geʽez usedInLiturgy Divine Liturgy of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
subject linked to: Geez
linked to: Eritrean Orthodox liturgy
Yared influenced Eritrean Orthodox liturgy