Quick Fact: The Ethiopian Tewahdo prayer beads Mequteria መቁጠሪያ

November 15, 2015 March 15, 2023

For centuries Ethiopians have used prayer beads as part of their religious practice. They usually have 42 beads corresponding to the lashes Jesus received. Some hermits use Mequteria with a few hundred beads.

I will defer to experts on how these beads are used, but the following is one approach:
1. Start with the Lord’s Prayer, followers by Qudus Gebriel’s salutation to Mariam
2. Igzi’o mahrene kirististos 41 times
3. Be’inte Mariam mahrene kiristos X 41
4. Kiriyalayson X 41
5. Sador (piercing on the side of Iyesus), Akador (piercing on right hand), Danat (piercing on left hand), Adera (piercing right foot), Rodas (left foot) X 41
6. O Amlak X 41
7. O Kiristos
8. Igzi’o ke meatu sewrene bente Mariam woladitu X 41
9. Elohe X 41
10. Ye! Ye! Ye! X 41
This is as far as I know…..it is a lot more…..for others to criticize and add.
Constant practice is one of the most spiritually relaxing

Source: Abebe Haregewoin