Debteras tell the story of Christ's coming ; The birth of Christ : the congregation claps and ululates ; The kings come with gifts : antiphonal chanting ; Antiphonal chanting in the araray zema by the merighieta ; Priests beat the drums : congregation joins with sistra ; Prayer of Thanksgiving in the ge'ez zema ; Prayer for all those in trouble ; The Epistle of St. Paul : read in amharic ; Prayer of Thanksgiving ; Prayer for the church in the izl zema ; Prayer of praise to the Creator ; Communion prayer ; Qene by the merighieta