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: 10am to 12pm
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 souls of my ancestors.
Today, on the first day of the new year, I read the prayer on 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 heavens and vast ocean of our ancestors who have protected and sheltered us from all disasters over the past year.
We respectfully invite our ancestors' souls to enjoy the offerings, praying for 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 gods.
I respectfully bow to my ancestors, the souls of my paternal and maternal ancestors of the family name... (family name)
Today is the second day of the first lunar month, the first day of the Lunar New Year [name of year], dispelling the cold, harsh east wind, welcoming the Lunar New Year of Spring, rain and dew permeate, all things are renewed, everywhere there are ceremonies, everywhere there are reports.
We, the believers, are: …
Residing at: … (address)
On the occasion of the New Year, prepare incense, flowers, rice, and offerings before the altar, and offer them to the Heaven and Earth Gods. I think of the Gods' shining aura and great virtue. 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 you to descend before the altar, witness my sincerity, and receive the offerings. I pray that all of my descendants will be happy and prosperous, and that their descendants will be healthy and strong.
I hope that the local God and the local deity will bless the homeowner with good fortune and luck in the coming year, and that he will be safe from all disasters. From the beginning to the middle, half of the year to the end, his career will be smooth, and all wishes will come true.
Now, according to the laws of the year, the Yin and Yang operate, it is the week of the Lunar New Year. The second 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 three springs. Therefore, we, together with all descendants in the house, prepare incense, flowers, offerings, and rituals, and present them before the Altar. We respectfully invite our ancestors and the souls of our paternal and maternal ancestors. We humbly ask them to descend to the altar to enjoy the offerings.
I pray to the local God of the City, the local God, to protect us, to ward off evil spirits and disasters. From the beginning to the middle of the year, from the middle of the year to the end of the year, may our careers be smooth, our wishes come true, and our desires come true.
Pray for us: May we be healthy and well throughout the year, and may our nights be filled with good fortune. May all our circumstances be favorable and our work be successful. May everyone enjoy peace and prosperity, May the Yin and Yang support us, and may our wishes come true. May no evils come in the four seasons, and may good omens come in the eight solar terms.
We respectfully invite the spirits of the previous and current owners, the plants and trees residing in this land and house to come and enjoy the offerings.
With all my heart, I bow to you and ask you to witness.
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (bow and pray 3 times)
