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{{About|the East Syriac Rite canonical hours|general understanding and history|Canonical hours|West Syriac Rite canonical hours|Shehimo}}
[[File:Ramsha in Syriac Aramaic.svg|thumb|Ramsha in Syriac Aramaic script.]]
'''Ramsha'''<ref name=Maronite>{{cite web|url=http://stjohnmaron.org/September-14---Holy-Cross-Evening.php|title=Home|publisher=Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718054818/https://www.maronitemonastery.com/|archive-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> ({{langx|syc|{{Script/Strng|ܪܡܫܐ}}}}) is the [[Aramaic]] and [[East Syriac Rite]] term for the evening Christian [[liturgy]] followed as a part of the [[Canonical hours#East Syriac Rite|seven canonical hours]] or Divine Office, roughly equivalent to [[Vespers]] in [[Western Christianity]]. It's also called '''Ramsho''' in the [[West Syriac Rite]]. It is used in the Syriac churches of the East Syriac tradition, including the [[Assyrian Church of the East]] of Iraq, the [[Ancient Church of the East]] of Iraq, the [[East Syriac Rite|East Syriac]] [[Saint Thomas Christians]] of the [[Kerala|Malabar coast, Kerala]], [[India]] ([[Syro-Malabar Church|Syro Malabar Catholic Church]] and [[Chaldean Syrian Church]]), and the [[Chaldean Catholic Church]] of Iraq. The Chaldean Catholic and Syro-Malabar Churches are all [[Eastern Catholic]] churches in full communion with the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite book
| title =Divine Praises in Aramaic Tradition
| author = Fr. Varghese Pathikulangara CMI
| publisher =Denha Services
| year =2011
| isbn =978-93-81207-02-4
| url =http://www.nasranifoundation.org/books/pdf/DivinePraisesinAramaicTradition.pdf
| pages =8–12
| location =Kottayam}}</ref>

In the East Syriac tradition, a liturgical day begins with the Ramsha during evening at 6:00 pm which draws direct reference from {{Bibleverse|Genesis|1:5|NABRE}}.<ref>{{cite book
| title =The Nestorians and Their Rituals
| author =George Percy Badger
| publisher =Joseph Masters
| year =1852
| isbn =
| url =https://archive.org/details/nestoriansandth00nealgoog
| page =[https://archive.org/details/nestoriansandth00nealgoog/page/n42 16]
| location =Kurdistan}}</ref> The [[Second Vatican Council]] made it clear that the canonical hours, referred to as the "[[Liturgy of the Hours]]" within the new form of the [[Roman Rite]], are the official prayers of the Catholic Church along with the celebration of the [[Eucharist]], which is done in the [[Holy Qurbana|Holy Qurbana or Qurbono]] in the Syriac tradition.<ref name="divine">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11219a.htm|title=Divine Office|encyclopedia=Catholic Encyclopedia}}</ref>

==Canonical hours in the Syriac tradition==
[[File:Ramsha of Syro-Malabar Church.jpg|thumb|Ramsha prayer book of<br /> the [[Syro-Malabar Church]] ]]
The Shehima, the Divine Prayers, Divine Office, Liturgy of the Hours, or canonical hours are all regular terms for the liturgy Ramsha is a part of. In accordance with the Jewish tradition, the following are the [[fixed prayer times|seven times of prayer]] in the Syriac Churches:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Canonical hours in East Syriac and English
|-
! East Syriac name !! English name !! Time
|-
| [[Ramsho|Ramsha]] || [[Vespers]] or Evening Liturgy|| 6 pm
|-
| Suba-a || [[Compline]] || 9 pm
|-
| Lelya || [[Midnight office|Midnight Liturgy]] || 12 am
|-
| Qala d Shahra || Vigil Liturgy || 3 am
|-
| Sapra || [[Matins]]/Morning Liturgy || 6 am
|-
| Quta'a || 3rd Hour || 9 am
|-
| Endana<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasranifoundation.org/books/pdf/DivinePraisesinAramaicTradition.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-04-17 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081743/http://www.nasranifoundation.org/books/pdf/DivinePraisesinAramaicTradition.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://houseofbrands.pk/blogs/blog/about-ramsha-brands|title = About Ramsha Brands}}</ref> || 6th Hour || 12 pm
|-
|}

{{Eastern Catholicism}}

==See also==
* [[Saint Thomas Christians]]
* [[Shehimo]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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