Lay services that include such events as the communal blessing of the planting and harvest, or the celebration of saint’s days. Any priest can lead a Lesser Sapelah, although in most temples they are led by the Pelnala or one of the other masters. Persons attending the mass usually bring a sacrifice or donation in kind or coin, according to their means. Most temples hold a Lesser Sapeleh mass on the 4th, 12th, 20th, and 28th days of each month.
Temples have chambers available to individuals or small groups who wish to worship privately. These private ceremonies consist of prayer or meditation which may or may not be assisted by an Ebasethe. Peonian worshippers who wish to make confession employ one such chamber, unburdening their sin on an Ebasethe who then suggests a pennance, most often a labor for the church to “renew the spirit”. Ebasethe who hear confessions of serious or violent crimes try to convince the culprits to submit to secular justice.
Lesser Sapelah (Lay Mass)
4th, 12th, 20th, and 28th days of each month