Qeddase Lemba Beta Ezira’El: Our Full Geez lunar Calendar (Sena Beta EzraEl Sena Tsihuf ( literature))

Our Book '' Qeddase Lemba Beta Ezira'El is a book of the Lemba Beta Ezirael Full Geez lunar Calendar or the whole liturgical yearly cycle .This book gives an overview of Who the Lemba Beta Ezirael people are; the ones that this liturgy is intended for.. It explains that Lemba Beta Ezirael people are the ones who are known by some as ''Ethiopian Jews'' and are the same people as the ones called ''Lembas Black Jews of Southern Africa'', They are descendants of Ancient Israelites originally from the city of Sena, Asir Greater Yemen. They were Geez speaking Gazan tribes.The moon is the central figure of this calendric cycle and calculation. This Calendar is unique to Lemba Beta Ezirae'El people and this book provides details with the aid of tables, illustrations and figures. The festivals, fasts rituals and communal celebrations are explained.. How they are celebrated or observed !! And what their signficance is!!Prayers, songs and chants recited at the feasts and fasts are stipulated under each feast and fast or ritual in this book.. Geez transliterations and accurate English translations are provided; making it easy for readers from all walks of life to comprehend..This book is the first one of its kind to be published in Standard English. This book also serves like a book collection and the readers will realize that within the book. are other books ;like the Book of hours or Book of the priest/ monk. This book is usually read in the sanctuary or in the monasteries where our priests and monks function in their office called the ''office of hours''. They lead their congregation in prayers songs and in the general worship.The importance of number ''seven'' is emphasized in this book. Most importantly the number seven is related to the Seventh day of the week that we call '' Sanbat'' It is the Sanbat the holy entity and this book explains the importance of keeping the Sanbat holy. And what prayers to recite and what songs to sing duirng the Sanbat and other feasts. The Sanbat is the centrality of the entire liturgy. Therefore, this book of the liturgy presents a special liturgy of the Sanbat morning ritual and the whole Liturgy of the Seventh Sanbat. The liturgy of the Seventh Sanbat is a part of this book and contains 54 Segments. It is a very rare liturgy in Lemba Beta Ezira'El..This iturgy is also designed according to the uses and the counting of number''seven'' taking us all to the jubiliee weeks. jubiliee Sabbaths and jubilee years .The Segments of this liturgy have verses under them given numbering, as it is done with biblical texts and or verses..The lemba Beta Ezira'El language '' Geez'' plays an important role in our liturgy in terms of its astronomical and numerical properties. Our Geez Syllables or alphabets or letters with theirr pictographic properites frame and shape our lunar calendar.. Our Geez numerical and alphabets are used to form an alphanumerical numbering system of our liturgy. So, as one reads this liturgy, they become familiar with our Geez numerical and the Geez script and or the fidal.No other book explains this better that our Qeddase. . Read more