Morning / Evening Prayers

Preparation

  • wash hands and face
  • hymn to Hestia and Hermes (HH 29)
  • light altar candles, incense (stick)

^morning^evening^

hymn to Helios HH 31, Macrob. Sat. I.c.23. or hymn to the Muses HH 25 hymn to Selene HH 32 or hymn to Nyx OH 3
  • greeting the Gods

χαίρετε αθανατοι Θεοι
Ζευ καί Ἡρα, Απολλων καί Αρτεμις,
Ἡφαιστος καί Αθηνη, Ἐρμης καί Ἑστιη,
Ποσειδων καί Δημητηρ, Αρες καί Αφροδιτη

hymns for the days of the week

SundayApollon HH (3 a/b), 21; OH 34
MondayArtemis HH 9, 27 - Demeter HH 2, 13 – Asklepios HH16
TuesdayAres HH 8 - Hephaistos HH 20
WednesdayAthene HH 11, 28; OH 32 - Hermes HH (4), 18; OH 28
ThursdayZeus HH 23; OH 15 - Hera HH 12; OH 16
FridayPoseidon HH 22 - Aphrodite HH (5),6,10
SaturdayHestia HH 24, 29 Kronos OH

Prayers

[intro:]

κλύθε μευ / κλύτε ἡμίν, νυν ευχαις αγαναις χαιρετε

hear me/us and rejoice at my/our friendly prayer.

[or]

κλύοντες θεοὶ δικαίας λιτὰς ἁμετέρας τελεῖθες

hear, o Gods, our righteous prayers and fulfill them

[personal wishes and thanks]

Libation

[the libation is done with appropriate words, such as "now I bring this libation to you as a sign of thankfulness and our relationship"

then:]

ω Θεοί γένοιτο ταύτα ἡμὶν

O Gods, so shall it be for us!


χαίρωμεν

Rejoice!

  • extinguish candles (leave incense burn to end)
 
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