Prayer for the 2nd day of Lunar New Year 2025 At Ty according to Vietnamese standards
The prayer for the second day of Tet is exactly according to traditional customs. The offering tray and prayer for the second day of Tet are just as important as the first day.
The prayer on the second day of the Lunar New Year At Ty is read during the worship ceremony when the homeowner offers rice and other items to ancestors and gods. The time of implementation can be flexible depending on the family's conditions, but it is best to perform it within the following time period to ensure solemnity and convenience for the worship ceremony:
Morning: From 6 to 8 o'clock.
Lunch: 10 to 12 o'clock.
Afternoon: From 4 to 6 pm.
Prayer for ancestors on the second day of Tet
Namo Amitabha Buddha (bow and pray 3 times)
Namo Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (bow and pray 3 times)
Today is January 2nd, year of the Dragon
At: … (home address)
I, the believer, am: ... and my whole family respectfully pay homage.
I respectfully bow to my ancestors, paternal and maternal uncles, brothers and sisters, and the souls of my paternal and maternal relatives.
I respectfully bow to my paternal uncles, maternal aunts, and the spirits of my ancestors.
Today, on the first day of the new year, I read the prayer for the 2nd day of the first lunar month of the year of Giap Thin 2024.
Our whole family would like to prepare incense, flowers, and rice with sincere hearts to offer before the altar. We would like to thank the high and vast heavens of our ancestors who have protected us from all disasters over the past year.
We respectfully invite our ancestors' souls to come and enjoy the offerings, praying for us a new year of peace, success in work, and all good things.
I respectfully inform you!
Amitabha Buddha!
Prayer to the God of Wealth on the 2nd day of Tet
Namo Amitabha Buddha (bow and pray 3 times)
I bow to the Nine Directions of Heaven, the Ten Directions of Buddhas, the Buddhas of the Ten Directions.
I respectfully bow to the future Maitreya Buddha.
I respectfully bow to Buddha, Heaven, Earth, and all the deities.
I respectfully bow to my ancestors, the spirits of my paternal and maternal ancestors of the family name... (family name)
Today is the 2nd day of the first lunar month, the first day of the Lunar New Year [name of year], dispelling the cold and fierce east wind, welcoming the Lunar New Year of Spring, the rain and dew permeate, all things are renewed, everywhere are rituals, everywhere are reports.
We, the believers, are: …
Residing at: … (address)
On the occasion of the New Year, prepare incense, flowers, rice, and offerings, and place them before the Altar to offer to the Heavenly and Earthly Gods. I think of the Gods' majestic and radiant aura, their great virtues. Their throne is ten thousand feet high and majestic, and they manifest the ten directions. My sincerity has just arisen, and the Venerable One is moved. I humbly ask them to descend before the Altar, to witness my sincerity, and to receive the offerings. I pray that all of our descendants will be happy and prosperous, and that their descendants will be healthy and strong.
I hope that the local God of the City and the local God will bless the homeowner with good fortune, good luck, and safety from all disasters in the coming year. May the beginning, middle, and end of the year be prosperous in career, and may all wishes and desires be granted.
Now, according to the laws of the year, the Yin and Yang operate, it is the week of Nguyen Dan. The 2nd day of Spring, welcoming the New Year. Descendants commemorate the grace of our ancestors as high as the sky and vast sea, not even an inch of grass can repay the three springs. Therefore, we, together with all the descendants in the house, prepare incense, flowers, offerings, and rituals, and present them before the Altar. We respectfully invite our ancestors, the souls of our paternal and maternal ancestors. We humbly ask them to descend to the altar to enjoy the offerings.
I pray for the grace of the City God, the local God of the land. Protect us, bring good fortune, and ward off evil spirits and disasters. From the beginning of the year to the middle, from the middle of the year to the end of the year, our career will be smooth, all wishes will come true, all desires will come true.
Pray for us: May we be healthy and prosperous all year round, and may our lives be filled with good fortune. May all circumstances be favorable and our work successful. May everyone enjoy peace and prosperity, May the Yin and Yang support us, and may our wishes come true. May no evils invade us in the four seasons, and may good omens come to pass in the eight solar terms.
We, the believers, respectfully invite the spirits of the previous and current owners, the plants and trees residing in this land and this house to come and enjoy the offerings.
With all my heart, I bow and ask for your witness.
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (bow and pray 3 times)
