Daily rituals (Nova Roma)

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These are modern rituals for ''cultores'' of the ''religio Romana'' to perform daily at their ''[[lararium]]''. These rituals below are based on the prayers found in Cato's ''[[De Agricultura]]'' and various prayers found on imperial era inscriptions (for example, the ''Acta Ludorum Saecularium''). The rituals should be performed; if possible, in a clean [[tunica]] and [[toga]] for males, for females in tunica, [[stola]] and [[palla]]. The toga or palla should be draped ''[[capite velato]]'', so as to veil the performer from any and all ill omens that might present themselves in the course of the ritual. It is acceptable to perform this ritual in a more casual manner, without toga and in a cloak instead (e. g. [[lacerna]]), or even just in tunica, or even in modern clothes.
  
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These are modern rituals for Cultores of the Religio Romana to perform daily at their Lararium.
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You may find more information on [[household worship]] in our article on '''[[simple rituals for starters]]'''.
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==Opening of the daily rituals==
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*If others attend, say the following opening expression, but if you pray alone, it is not needed:
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::'''Be favorable by your tongues!'''
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:::'''''Favete linguis!'''''
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*Wash both hands in clean salted water and say:
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::'''Father Janus, be blessed.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, macte esto.'''''
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*Approach the lararium [[capite velato]], ignite the fire on your lararium, for example a [[lucerna]], then say:
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::'''Mother Vesta, be blessed.'''
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:::'''''Vesta mater, macte esto.'''''
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*Perform the [[adoratio]], then you can start the invocations and prayers.
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==Closing of the daily rituals==
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*Extinguish the fire on your lararium, and say:
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::'''Mother Vesta, be blessed.'''
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:::'''''Vesta Mater, macte esto.'''''
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::'''Father Janus, be blessed.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, macte esto.'''''
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*This is the end of the ritual. Perform the [[adoratio]], and if others attend, say the following closing expression, but if you pray alone, it is not needed:
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::'''You can go!'''
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:::'''''Ilicet!'''''
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= Shortened rituals =
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==Shortened morning ritual==
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<div class="scriptum">
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
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::'''Janus Matutinus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today, so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Iane Matutine, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), huiusce novi diei initio hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
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::'''For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!'''
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:::'''''Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!'''''
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*If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
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::'''(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.'''
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:::'''''(Name of deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus Matutinus, Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane Matutine, Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
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</div>
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==Shortened evening ritual==
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The evening ritual should be performed only if you have already done a standalone (or midday) ritual, or if you specifically want to ask the gods' protection for the night. Otherwise, if your first prayer that day is made in the evening, use the standalone ritual.
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<div class="scriptum">
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
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::'''Father Janus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today , so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), corona data / coronis datis (floribus datis), et hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
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::'''For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!'''
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:::'''''Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!'''''
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*If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
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::'''(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.'''
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:::'''''(Name of deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
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</div>
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==Shortened standalone ritual, or midday ritual, without morning and evening rites==
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This ritual should be performed if you can do only one domestic ritual on a specific day, and you don't do a separate morning and night ritual that day. If, in the evening, you get a chance to perform the evening ritual, you are free to do that, too: this standalone or midday ritual doesn't inhibit the possibility for performing either or both the morning and the evening rituals, as well. If you want to do morning ritual but you are late and it is already afternoon, you should do this midday ritual instead of the morning ritual.
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<div class="scriptum">
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
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::'''Father Janus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today , so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), corona data / coronis datis (floribus datis), et hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
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::'''For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!'''
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:::'''''Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!'''''
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*If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
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::'''(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.'''
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:::'''''(Name of deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
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</div>
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=Full length rituals=
  
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You may find information on Household Worship in Roma Antiqua here: [[Household Worship]]
 
  
 
==Morning ritual==
 
==Morning ritual==
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This ritual is performed in clean clothing; if possible, a clean [[tunica]] and [[toga]] are best, even better if they are white.  The toga should be draped in ''[[capite velato]]'', so as to veil the performer from any and all ill omens that might present themselves in the course of the ritual.
 
  
 
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*Wash both hands in clean water and pray:
 
  
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::'''May this water cast out all impurities from my substance as from lead to gold.'''
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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::'''''Haec aqua a corpore impuritates, modo simile plumbo mutando ad aurum, elluat.'''''
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*Place both hands upon your head and pray:
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
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::'''Purify my mind.'''
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::'''''Purga mentem.'''''
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*Bring the arms down to your sides with hands in gesture to your body and pray:
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::'''Janus Matutinus, on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''Purify my body.'''
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:::'''''Iane Matutine, huiusce novi diei initio, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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::'''''Purga carnem.'''''
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*Place both hands on the chest, over the heart and pray:
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::'''Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious today .'''
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::'''Purify my heart.'''
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:::'''''Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hodie volens propitia bene tuteris.'''''
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::'''''Purga animum.'''''
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*Take a moment to focus and become fully present and affirm:
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::'''Lar Familiaris, on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''It is so.'''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, huiusce novi diei initio, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.'''''
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::'''''Ita est!'''''
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*Approach the Lararium in capite velato, [[adoratio]], and ignite the lucerna, then pray:
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
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::'''''Be Thou well, Mother Vesta.  May Your flames always guide us to the Gods.'''''
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*Ignite the turibulum and burn some incense, with the right hand over the heart, pray:
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::'''Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''''Mother Vesta, may all be well this morning in the House of __Family Name__.'''''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
  
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*Pray with both hands [[manu supina]]: <ref>Carmen Salii in Varro Lingua Latina 7.26</ref>
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*Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
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::'''''Arise Father Janus, God of Good Beginnings.  Arise, Janus Matutinus, Gate Keeper of the Morning Light.'''''
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*Burn incense in the turibulum and pray manu supina:
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::'''My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''''
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::'''''Janus, Opener of the Way, may this incense find favor with You that all things beneficient and auspicious may be with us this day.'''''
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:::'''''Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.'''''
  
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*Offer a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt and pray:
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
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::'''''May You be honored by this cake that You may be kind and favorable my family.'''''
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*Honor the Family Gods with some incense and pray:
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::'''My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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::(adoratio) '''''Hail Lar Familiaris!  May You bless and watch over our family this day. '''''
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:::'''''Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.'''''
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::(adoratio) '''''Be ye well, Divine Penates, may You always preserve and maintain our house and household.'''''
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::(anoint with olive oil) '''''Be Thou well Genius/Iuno of the Pater/Materfamilias, may You guide us to all things joyous and fortunate.'''''
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*Make an offering of bread drizzled with olive oil and pray:
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*If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
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::'''''With this offering of bread and oil, may our family and house be blessed with health and long life.'''''
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*Pour a libation of wine to the Lares and pray:
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::'''(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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::'''''May this wine find favor with You venerable Lares.'''''
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:::'''''(Name of patron deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.'''''
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*Adoratio while praying: <ref>Afranius Fabula Togata fr. 11</ref>.
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::'''''I pray by the Gods that everything will be made fortunate.'''''
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*Burn some incense while praying manu supina: <ref>Plautus Rudens 1338-49</ref>
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*Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
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::'''''Be well ye Immortal Gods, if I have done anything to violate this rite may You kindly receive this incense in expiation of my mortal error.'''''
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*Adoratio to the altar and announce:
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::'''My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this day and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''
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::'''It is done.'''
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:::'''''Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hodie adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.'''''
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::'''''Illicet.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus Matutinus, Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane Matutine, Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
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==Evening ritual==
 
==Evening ritual==
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This ritual is performed in clean clothing; if possible, a clean [[tunica]] and [[toga]] are best, even better if they are white. The toga should be draped in ''capite velato'', so as to veil the performer from any and all ill omens that might present themselves in the course of the ritual.
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The evening ritual should be performed only if you have already done a standalone (or midday) ritual, or if you specifically want to ask the gods' protection for the night. Otherwise, if your first prayer that day is made in the evening, use the standalone ritual.
  
 
<div class="scriptum">
 
<div class="scriptum">
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*Wash both hands in clean water and pray:
 
  
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::'''May this water cast out all impurities from my substance as from lead to gold.'''
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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::'''''Haec aqua a corpore impuritates, modo simile plumbo mutando ad aurum, elluat.'''''
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*Place both hands upon your head and pray:
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
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::'''Purify my mind.'''
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::'''''Purga mentem.'''''
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*Bring the arms down to your sides with hands in gesture to your body and pray:
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::'''Father Janus, on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''Purify my body.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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::'''''Purga carnem.'''''
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*Place both hands on the chest, over the heart and pray:
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::'''Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious tonight .'''
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::'''Purify my heart.'''
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:::'''''Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hac nocte volens propitia bene tuteris.'''''
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::'''''Purga animum.'''''
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*Take a moment to focus and become fully present and affirm:
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::'''Lar Familiaris, on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''It is so.'''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.'''''
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::'''''Ita est!'''''
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*Approach the Lararium in capite velato, adoratio, and burn some incense, then pray:
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
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::(adoratio) '''''Hail Lar Familiaris!  May You bless us with a restful sleep this night.'''''
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::(adoratio) '''''Be ye well, Divine Penates, may You watch over us this night.'''''
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::(adoratio) '''''Be Thou well Genius/Iuno of the Pater/Materfamilias, may You bless us with fortuitous dreams of the coming day.'''''
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*Adoratio to the lucerna and pray:
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::'''Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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::'''''Be Thou well, Mother Vesta, may Your flames always warm our home and our hearts.  May all be well this night in the House of __Family Name__.'''''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
  
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*Extinguish the flame of the lucerna, and then cover the lucerna with a dark cloth.
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*Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
  
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*Burn some incense while praying manu supina: <ref>Plautus Rudens 1338-49</ref>
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::'''My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''''
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::'''''Be well ye Immortal Gods, if I have done anything this day to offend You, may You kindly receive this incense in expiation of my mortal error.'''''
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:::'''''Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.'''''
  
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*Adoratio to the altar and announce:
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
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::'''It is done.'''
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::'''''Illicet.'''''
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::'''My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.'''''
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*If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
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::'''(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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:::'''''(Name of patron deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.'''''
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*Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
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::'''My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this night and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''
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:::'''''Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hac nocte adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
  
 
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==Info About the Rituals==
 
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You will find above, in parenthetical notations, the primary sources of directly quoted or otherwise inspired prayers.
 
  
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Both the Morning and Evening Lararium rituals are ab mani Titi Iuli Neronis,  
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==Standalone ritual, or midday ritual, without morning and evening rites==
  
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MMDCCLX a.u.c.
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This ritual should be performed if you can do only one domestic ritual on a specific day, and you don't do a separate morning and night ritual that day. If, in the evening, you get a chance to perform the evening ritual, you are free to do that, too: this standalone or midday ritual doesn't inhibit the possibility for performing either or both the morning and the evening rituals, as well. If you want to do morning ritual but you are late and it is already afternoon, you should do this midday ritual instead of the morning ritual.
  
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==References==
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<div class="scriptum">
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<references/>
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*Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
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*Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
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::'''Father Janus, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Iane pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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::'''Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious today .'''
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:::'''''Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hodie volens propitia bene tuteris.'''''
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::'''Lar Familiaris, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.'''''
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
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::'''Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.'''
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:::'''''Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.'''''
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*Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
 +
 
 +
::'''My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''''
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:::'''''Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.'''''
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*Sacrifice a [[spelt cake]] sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
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::'''My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in [[vocative]]), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.'''''
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*If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
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::'''(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.'''
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:::'''''(Name of patron deity in [[vocative]]), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.'''''
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*Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
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::'''My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this day and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.'''
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:::'''''Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hodie adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.'''''
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*If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
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::'''Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.'''
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:::'''''Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in [[vocative]]), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in [[vocative]]), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.'''''
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*Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
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Pontifex Cn. Lentulus prays at a home lararium at the reconstructed Roman villa of the Carnuntum Museum
Household worship

Lararium
Acerra - Gutus - Lucerna - Patera - Salinum - Turibulum

Reconstructionism in Nova Roma

Making a lararium
Simple rituals for starters
Daily rites - Kalends rites - Nones rites - Ides rites

These are modern rituals for cultores of the religio Romana to perform daily at their lararium. These rituals below are based on the prayers found in Cato's De Agricultura and various prayers found on imperial era inscriptions (for example, the Acta Ludorum Saecularium). The rituals should be performed; if possible, in a clean tunica and toga for males, for females in tunica, stola and palla. The toga or palla should be draped capite velato, so as to veil the performer from any and all ill omens that might present themselves in the course of the ritual. It is acceptable to perform this ritual in a more casual manner, without toga and in a cloak instead (e. g. lacerna), or even just in tunica, or even in modern clothes.

You may find more information on household worship in our article on simple rituals for starters.

Contents

Opening of the daily rituals

  • If others attend, say the following opening expression, but if you pray alone, it is not needed:
Be favorable by your tongues!
Favete linguis!
  • Wash both hands in clean salted water and say:
Father Janus, be blessed.
Iane pater, macte esto.
  • Approach the lararium capite velato, ignite the fire on your lararium, for example a lucerna, then say:
Mother Vesta, be blessed.
Vesta mater, macte esto.
  • Perform the adoratio, then you can start the invocations and prayers.


Closing of the daily rituals

  • Extinguish the fire on your lararium, and say:
Mother Vesta, be blessed.
Vesta Mater, macte esto.
Father Janus, be blessed.
Iane pater, macte esto.
  • This is the end of the ritual. Perform the adoratio, and if others attend, say the following closing expression, but if you pray alone, it is not needed:
You can go!
Ilicet!


Shortened rituals

Shortened morning ritual

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
Janus Matutinus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today, so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane Matutine, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), huiusce novi diei initio hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!
Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!
  • If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.
(Name of deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus Matutinus, Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane Matutine, Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).


Shortened evening ritual

The evening ritual should be performed only if you have already done a standalone (or midday) ritual, or if you specifically want to ask the gods' protection for the night. Otherwise, if your first prayer that day is made in the evening, use the standalone ritual.

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
Father Janus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today , so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane pater, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), corona data / coronis datis (floribus datis), et hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!
Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!
  • If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.
(Name of deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).


Shortened standalone ritual, or midday ritual, without morning and evening rites

This ritual should be performed if you can do only one domestic ritual on a specific day, and you don't do a separate morning and night ritual that day. If, in the evening, you get a chance to perform the evening ritual, you are free to do that, too: this standalone or midday ritual doesn't inhibit the possibility for performing either or both the morning and the evening rituals, as well. If you want to do morning ritual but you are late and it is already afternoon, you should do this midday ritual instead of the morning ritual.

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke all your household gods:
Father Janus, mother Vesta, Father Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household today , so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane pater, Vesta mater, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), corona data / coronis datis (floribus datis), et hoc thure ommovendo vos precor, ut me, domum familiamque meam hodie bene tutemini, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, et ut sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to all your household gods after this prayer:
For these reasons, be blessed by this libum!
Harum rerum ergo macte hoc libo estote!
  • If you have more time, you should individually invoke, and sacrifice to, all the deities you called upon in the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum, wine (to male deities only) or incense to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer below, repeating this for all of your household deities. Remember when calling upon the Manes that you point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
(Name of deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum/wine/incense.
(Name of deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo/vino/thure esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).


Full length rituals

Morning ritual

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
Janus Matutinus, on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane Matutine, huiusce novi diei initio, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious today .
Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hodie volens propitia bene tuteris.
Lar Familiaris, on the beginning of this new day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, huiusce novi diei initio, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.
Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.
  • If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.
(Name of patron deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.
  • Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this day and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hodie adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus Matutinus, Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane Matutine, Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).


Evening ritual

The evening ritual should be performed only if you have already done a standalone (or midday) ritual, or if you specifically want to ask the gods' protection for the night. Otherwise, if your first prayer that day is made in the evening, use the standalone ritual.

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
Father Janus, on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious tonight .
Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hac nocte volens propitia bene tuteris.
Lar Familiaris, on the end of this day, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen tonight to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.
Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hac nocte mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.
  • If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.
(Name of patron deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.
  • Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this night and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hac nocte adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).


Standalone ritual, or midday ritual, without morning and evening rites

This ritual should be performed if you can do only one domestic ritual on a specific day, and you don't do a separate morning and night ritual that day. If, in the evening, you get a chance to perform the evening ritual, you are free to do that, too: this standalone or midday ritual doesn't inhibit the possibility for performing either or both the morning and the evening rituals, as well. If you want to do morning ritual but you are late and it is already afternoon, you should do this midday ritual instead of the morning ritual.

  • Perform the opening for the ritual (see above).
  • Burn some incense, and, while touching the altar with your right hand, invoke Janus Matutinus, Vesta and your Lar Familiaris.
Father Janus, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Iane pater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut sis volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
Mother Vesta, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect me, my hearth, my family and my household by being benevolent and propitious today .
Vesta mater, te hoc ture ommovendo bonas preces precor, ut me, focum meum, domum meam, familiam meam hodie volens propitia bene tuteris.
Lar Familiaris, by offering this incense to you I pray good prayers so that you protect my home and my family so that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, hoc ture obmovendo bonas preces precor, ut domum familiamque meam bene tuteris, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to the Lar Familiaris after this prayer:
Lar Familiaris, as by offering the incense I have prayed good prayers to you, for the same reason, blessed by this libum, be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family.
Lar familiaris, ut te ture dato bona prece precatus (precata, if you are a woman) sum, eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo libando esto fito volens propitius mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae.
  • Sacrifice wine to your Manes (you can invoke some deceased family members by name) after this prayer, and while praying, point your palm and right hand toward the ground (in the direction of the underworld):
My Manes, (select list of ancestors), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino estote.
  • Sacrifice a spelt cake sprinkled with salt to your Penates and, if you have any, to your patron deities after this prayer. Insert the list of your patron deities after the invocation of the Penates:
My Penates, (list of patron gods), I pray that only good, prosperous, happy and fortunate things happen today to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family, and that you be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this libum.
Mi Penates, (list of patron gods in vocative), vos precor, ut omnia bona fausta felicia fortunataque hodie mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae eveniant, utique sitis volentes propitii mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc libo estote.
  • If you have more time or if you want to a make more solemn ritual because of the importance of the day, you should individually invoke all your patron deities after the previous general invocation, and you should sacrifice libum to each one of them, accompanied by this prayer, repeating this for all of your patron deities:
(Name of patron deity), for the same reason, be blessed by this libum.
(Name of patron deity in vocative), eiusdem rei ergo macte hoc libo esto.
  • Sacrifice a wine to your Genius or Iuno Genialis if you are the head of your family, if not, then to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias. If you sacrifice to the Genius or Iuno Genialis of your pater familias, you still can offer a second sacrifice to your own Genius or Iuno Genialis, although it is not necessary each day:
My Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), I pray that you help me on this day and be benevolent and propitious to me (and to my children), to my household and to my family. For this reason, be blessed by this wine.
Mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), te precor, ut me hodie adiuves et sis volens propitius/propitia mihi (liberisque meis) domo familiaeque meae. Huius rei ergo macte hoc vino esto.
  • If you think there was an error in your ceremony, make an expiation by adding this prayer, naming all the gods who invoked in your morning ritual:
Janus, Vesta, Jupiter, Lar Familiaris, my Manes, (select list of ancestors), my Penates, (list of patron gods), my Genius / Iuno Genialis (Genius / Iuno Genialis of my pater familias), if something was unsatisfactory for you in these ceremonies, I expiate you by this libum.
Iane, Vesta, Iuppiter, Lar Familiaris, mi Manes, (select list of ancestors in vocative), mi Penates, (list of patron deities in vocative), mi Geni / mea Iuno Genialis (Geni / Iuno Genialis patris familias), quod vobis his sacris neque satisfactum est, vos hoc libo piaculo.
  • Perform the closing for the ritual (see above).
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