4.4. Additional Leitūrgia Script⁑
4.4.1. Prologue⁑
4.4.1.1. Lighting the Lykhnon⁑
If the Leitūrgia is being done with a lykhnon which is to be lit for the Leitūrgia and is to be extinguished afterwards, light it and recite (leader only):
I call upon you, o living God, radiant with illuminating fire,o unseen parent of the Sun, o invisible begetter of light!Give your strength to this fire,pour forth your light-giving power into this fire,and set to work your divine spark within this fire.Let it enter into this flame and fill it with your spirit,moving it by your holy breath and presence!O sacred fire, o light that shines with the light of God!Manifest your power for my knowledge, and let there be the light of knowing!Manifest your power for my rebirth, and let there be the light of life!Let the holy temple of almighty God within you open for me,let there be breadth, depth, length, height, fullness, and brightness,let the crown of your Sun-like radiance appear!May God shine forth through your flame and within your light,and may your light remain by me here in this place and now at this time!
4.4.1.2. Call to the Way⁑
Tip
Optional, but encouraged if done with other people, whether as a group or open to the public.
Standing by the doorway to the euktērion facing outwards, recite (leader only):
O all you children of mankind, o all you born of the Earth,o all who you have given yourselves over to drink and sleep in your ignorance of God!Make yourselves sober, cease your drunken sickness,end your bewitchment by unreasoning sleep!Why have you given yourselves over to death,when you have the power to claim immortality?You who have wandered with Error, you who have partnered with Ignorance:think again, think anew!Free yourselves from the darkness, take hold of the Light,take part in divine immortality, leave behind your corrupt destruction!Do not surrender to the way of death by your mockery or distance,but come, rise, and be guided on the way of life!
Close the door.
4.4.1.3. First Salutation⁑
4.4.1.3.1. On One’s Own⁑
Recite:
May I live in wholeness and health!
4.4.1.3.2. If Others are Present⁑
The leader announces:
Hail to those whom the greeting is given with blessing,to my siblings, to holy children of God!
The leader recites:
May we live in wholeness and health!
All others present repeat the above as one.
4.4.1.4. Foundation — Opening⁑
Clap, extend the arms out, and recite (leader only):
The glory of the All is God, both Divinity and Nature,for natural Divinity is renewed by Nature,and divine Nature is founded in Divinity.
Prostrate silently, setting intentions silently if desired, then sit or kneel at the bōmos.
4.4.1.5. Meditation⁑
If desired, spend time in meditation before proceeding.
4.4.1.6. Prologue of Aid and Seven Requests⁑
Recite:
Almighty God, Lord, King, Master, Helper, hear me!
Recite, bowing at each “O God”:
O God, hear me my prayers.O God, save me from error.O God, cleanse me from vice.O God, protect me from danger.O God, rescue me from torment.O God, keep me from irreverence.O God, free me from ignorance.
If desired, prostrate and recite the Supplication of the Holy:
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, be merciful to me.Holy God, Holy Maker, Holy Forebear, be gracious to us.Holy God, Holy One, Holy Source, be propitious to us all.
4.4.2. Former Personal Prayers⁑
If desired, recite whatever personal prayers as one might choose.
If desired, prostrate and recite the Supplication of the Holy:
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, be merciful to me.Holy God, Holy Maker, Holy Forebear, be gracious to us.Holy God, Holy One, Holy Source, be propitious to us all.
4.4.3. Hermetic Prayers⁑
4.4.3.1. Opening Prelude Supplication⁑
Recite:
Sow in me the words of wisdom, and nourish me with the water of immortality.By this, for this, and for everything, I give unto you my thanks.
4.4.3.2. Prayer of Thanksgiving⁑
Silently recite:
We give thanks to you!Every soul and heart reaches up to you,o ineffable Name honored as “God” and praised as “Forebear”,for to everyone and everything you have showntender kindness, affection, love, and sweetest activity,granting to us mind, word, and knowledge:mind, that we may understand you;word, that we may call upon you;knowledge, that we may know you.We rejoice, for we have been enlightened by your knowledge.We rejoice, for you have revealed yourself to us.We rejoice, for you have made us incarnate divine by your knowledge.The thanksgiving of humanity to you is this alone:that we may know you.O Light of Mind, we know you.O Life of Life, we know you.O Womb of every creature, we know you.O Mother pregnant with the nature of the Father, we know you.O eternal permanence of the begetting Source, we know you.Thus do we worship your goodness.Thus do we ask for one favor:that we be preserved in your knowledge.Thus do we ask for one protection:that we not fall away from this sort of life. ※
4.4.3.3. Closing Prelude Supplication⁑
Recite:
Let me be receptive to Holy Mind and Sovereign Reason,that I may be inspired by the divine breath of Truth,that I may praise God with all my soul and all my strength.
4.4.3.4. Triple Trisagion⁑
Recite:
Holy is God, the Begetter of All.Holy is God, whose will is done by your own powers.Holy is God, who wishes to be known and is known by your own.Holy are you, by whose Word all things are joined.Holy are you, in whose image all Nature arose.Holy are you, of whom Nature has not formed a like figure.Holy are you, stronger than all power.Holy are you, grander than all excellence.Holy are you, mightier than all praise.O you who are unsayable,o you who are unspeakable,o you who are called in silence,accept pure speech offerings from a soul and heart stretched out to you.Grant my request not to fall from the knowledge that befits my essence.Accept me and strengthen me, and with this grace,I shall enlighten those who are in ignorance of their race:my siblings, your children.Thus do I believe and bear witness;I go forth to Life and Light.Blessed are you, my Forebear!I who am yours wish to be holy as you are holy,for you have given to me all authority. ※
4.4.3.5. Sigōdia⁑
Engage in sigōdia, dwelling in thanks and awe and contemplation of the Godhead.
If others are present, the leader judges how long to spend in sigōdia. At their discretion, they should gently ring the bell once to let others know to continue.
4.4.4. Studies⁑
If desired, engage in study of the Way of Hermēs.
If desired, prostrate and recite the Supplication of the Holy:
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, be merciful to me.Holy God, Holy Maker, Holy Forebear, be gracious to us.Holy God, Holy One, Holy Source, be propitious to us all.
4.4.5. Latter Personal Prayers⁑
If desired, recite whatever personal prayers as one might choose.
If desired, prostrate and recite the Supplication of the Holy:
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, be merciful to me.Holy God, Holy Maker, Holy Forebear, be gracious to us.Holy God, Holy One, Holy Source, be propitious to us all.
4.4.6. Epilogue⁑
4.4.6.1. Singing of the Child⁑
Recite:
To you, o God, the first author of all generation, do I send these offerings of speech.O God, you are the Source, you are the Lord, you are the Mind!Receive these words of mine as you will,for by your will are all things accomplished through your Word. ※
Prostrate silently, then stand.
4.4.6.2. Foundation — Closing⁑
Extend the arms out, and recite (leader only):
The glory of the All is God, both Divinity and Nature,for natural Divinity is renewed by Nature,and divine Nature is founded in Divinity.
Clap once.
4.4.6.3. Final Salutation⁑
4.4.6.3.1. On One’s Own⁑
Recite:
May I walk in reverence and knowledge!
4.4.6.3.2. If Others are Present⁑
The leader recites to all:
May we walk in reverence and knowledge!
All others present repeat the above as one.
4.4.6.4. Extinguishing the Lykhnon⁑
If the Leitūrgia is being done with a lykhnon that was lit for the Leitūrgia and is to be extinguished afterwards, recite (leader only):
It is you who gives us fire, and through the fire light;it is you who gives us light for our eyes and our hearts.I put out this lamp that shines with your holy fire,not to quench your light nor to stem your blessing,but for the safety and preservation of my life.As I put out this flame, grant me your Light forever,for yours is the light that can never truly be extinguished.Go forth from this lamp, o holy light of the highest God;depart, holy brightness, and let your flame be scattered,but let your light always dwell within me as a lamp in my soul,that I too may always shine with the holy light of the highest God.
Extinguish the lykhnon.