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Housewarming is an essential ritual when we move to a new home. To ensure a smooth housewarming ceremony, various rituals are necessary. In this article, I have compiled the most authentic and widely used housewarming invocation texts for your reference.
Preparing the Offering
The altar for offering to the Deities and Ancestors on the housewarming day is set up with solemnity, including: betel and areca nut, incense, flowers, gold items, seasonal fruits, cakes and sweets, and the offering of savory dishes: wine, meat, rice, chicken, etc.
When stepping into a new home, the first item to bring in is the mat or mattress currently in use, followed by the kitchen stove (gas stove, oil stove). It's advisable not to bring in an electric stove since it lacks flames and only has heat. Other items like brooms, rice, water, etc., are brought in as offerings to the Divine Spirit beforehand, seeking permission to settle and inviting ancestral spirits to the new abode for worship.
Offerings are placed on a table or tray, arranged in an auspicious direction for the homeowner. The homeowner personally lights incense in a temporary incense holder. Lighting incense and making offerings to the Divine Spirit to enter the new home immediately followed by the homeowner lighting the stove and boiling water.
Boiling water serves the purpose of inaugurating the kitchen, brewing tea as an offering to the Divine Spirit and Ancestors. If there are guests, this water can be used to serve them.
If the move-in date is chosen for its auspiciousness but there's no immediate need to stay, the homeowner must spend a night in the new home.
After offering prayers to the Divine Spirit, the homeowner performs the ritual of announcing the arrival of Ancestral spirits before tidying up the belongings.
Once the tidying up is complete, for seeking peace and harmony, the entire household must organize a ceremony to pay homage to the Divine Buddhas, Saints, and Ancestors...
Pregnant individuals are advised not to participate in house cleaning. In urgent situations where moving is unavoidable, it's advisable to purchase a new broom, and the pregnant individual should personally sweep through the belongings before the move. This prevents the transgression of the 'Pregnant Spirit' taboo.
Those assisting in house cleaning must not be individuals born under the sign of the Tiger.
According to our ancestors, these are some principles to maintain prosperity, peace for every household, preventing illnesses, ensuring wealth, and bringing happiness to the family.
Prayer Writings
Prayer Writing 1: Prayer Writing for Moving into a New Home
Respectfully,
- Sovereign celestial and earthly deities, revered spirits.
- The indigenous divine beings govern this area.
Today is the day of the...... month......... year........ (Lunar calendar).
The faithful believer is............... years old.
Residence at:....................................
Wholeheartedly arrange floral offerings, various items for worship
Display in front of the altar
With utmost reverence, present:
The wise and righteous divine beings
Holding the trinity throne, wielding the power of creation
The filial piety of heaven and earth
Guardians of the virtuous, protectors of the spiritual, promoting righteousness.
Today, our family has completed the construction project
Choosing an auspicious day to move in and settle
Allowing us to welcome the ancestral spirits here for worship.
Incense smoke rises, respectfully offering prayers to the enlightened spirits
Blessings and grace bestowed upon our beloved family:
Security, prosperity, flourishing business, abundant wealth
Everyone enjoys peace and security
Reaping the benefits of prosperity and happiness.
Humbly seeking the abundant grace of the divine
Mercy and protection, bestow your blessings
Once again, the faithful believer invites the ancestral spirits, the guardians of this home and land, to come and partake in the offerings, to bless the faithful believer with prosperity and security.
No limitations in any season, only prosperity ahead.
Eight auspicious moments await a favorable reception
With a sincere heart, we request witness and confirmation.
Petition
Prayer Writing 2: Prayer Writing for Ancestral Spirits upon Moving In
Homage to Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
Respectfully paying homage to our ancestors, both paternal and maternal.
Today is the day.... month..... year..... (lunar calendar)
Our family has just moved here to house number.... street.... ward.... district.... city....
We arrange offerings, presenting them to our Ancestors
Seeking blessings from our ancestors, grandparents, parents
We have established a new home
Now the construction is complete
Choosing an auspicious day, a favorable month
Arranging the altar, setting the bed near the hearth
Respectfully performing the ceremony.
We bow to our ancestors, grandparents, as well as all ancestral spirits.
Compassion towards our descendants
Fortune and prosperity advancing
Prosperity in the family
Everyone in good health
Successful endeavors
Happy family. Divine light shines upon us, grateful for abundant blessings
Expressing heartfelt sincerity, seeking witness and confirmation.
Petition.
Prayer Writing 3: Prayer Writing for Housewarming Celebration (Celebrating a New Home)
1. Preparation:
First, prepare offerings: Incense, flowers, gold, betel leaves, alcohol, and a sumptuous feast to offer to the Kitchen God, Earth God, and Ancestral spirits.
2. Then invite: Friends, relatives, loved ones, and neighbors to attend the Housewarming Ceremony – celebrating the new home. Those invited often bring offerings such as: calligraphy, couplets, betel and areca nuts, commemorative gifts... and offer congratulations to the homeowner.
3. Prayer Writing:
- Prayer Writing to announce the arrival to the Kitchen God and Earth God
- Prayer Writing for Ancestral spirits upon Housewarming Celebration
3.1. Prayer Writing to announce to the Kitchen God and Earth God
Homage to Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
I bow to the nine directions, ten quarters of Buddhas, and Buddhas of ten quarters.
Today is the day... month... year...
At the village... commune... district... province...
I, the faithful believer, am...
With heartfelt sincerity, I prepare offerings, betel leaves, flowers, tea, incense, to offer before the altar facing the East, the abode of the Kitchen God. Respectfully, I submit:
You who hold the southern position
Avert disasters, protect the people
Today, our household completes the construction:
Seeking security and peace for the family
Prosperity in business, abundant wealth
Spacious doors, tall house, serene inside, cozy outside
Harmonious spouses, united children and grandchildren
We humbly seek the grace of the divine
Compassionately grant protection and assistance
We offer our sincere gratitude, before the altar we bow, seeking divine protection and maintenance
Homage to Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
3.2. Ceremony for moving in
The ceremony for moving in consists of two parts:
- Ceremony for the spirits.
- Invocation of ancestral spirits
3.2.1. Invocation of divine beings
Homage to Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
I bow to the nine directions, ten quarters of Buddhas, and Buddhas of ten quarters.
I respectfully bow to the celestial deities and earth gods.
I respectfully bow to the local deities governing this area.
I, the faithful believer, am: ........................................
Today is the day... month... year... I sincerely prepare offerings, betel leaves, flowers, tea, incense, to offer before the altar. Before the divine presence, I humbly present:
The divine beings,
Possessing wisdom and righteousness,
Maintain the trinity throne,
Hold the power of creation,
Virtue and filial piety
Protecting the virtuous people
Guarding the spiritual realm
Upholding righteousness
Today, our family has completed the construction work and chosen an auspicious day to move into our new home. We have lit the fire and performed the ceremony. We humbly ask the divine beings to bless our new home located at:.......... and establish an altar to honor the revered deities. We seek permission from the divine beings to bring ancestral spirits to bestow blessings upon our family, ensuring our security, prosperity, and abundant wealth, fulfilling all our wishes and bringing countless blessings.
The faithful invite the ancestral spirits, both predecessors and successors, residing within this house and land to come here to witness the divine presence and receive offerings, blessing the faithful with abundant health, safety, and prosperity.
We offer our sincere gratitude and seek divine protection and support before the altar.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Invocation of Ancestral Spirits
Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
Respectfully bowing to the ancestors of the family..........
Today is the.......... day of the.......... month, in the year..........
Our family has recently moved here to: (address) ………
We wholeheartedly prepare offerings, betel leaves, incense, and flowers, and light the incense in front of the ancestral altar. With the blessings of our ancestors, parents, and grandparents, we have established a new home. Choosing an auspicious day and month, we set up the ancestral altar, arrange the firewood, and perform the ritual with reverence.
We humbly request the presence and blessings of our ancestors, grandparents, and all the ancestral spirits from the family lineage of………………
With compassion for our descendants, bearing witness to our sincerity, may the ancestral spirits accept our offerings and bless us with prosperity, familial harmony, and good health for our descendants.
We earnestly present our offerings, humbly seeking divine protection and support.
Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
3.2.2. Invocation and supplication to ancestral spirits upon entering the new home
Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
We pay homage to our ancestors, both near and far.
Today is the day.... month.... year.....
Our family has just moved here to: (address)
...............................................................................................................................
Arranging spiritual offerings, preparing ceremonial items, placing them on the altar, presenting them respectfully to our ancestors. With the blessings of our ancestors, grandparents, and parents, we have established a new home, completed the construction, chosen an auspicious day, set up the altar, arranged the bedding around the fire, and performed the opening ceremony.
We humbly ask our ancestors, grandparents, and all benevolent spirits to have compassion for our descendants, to bear witness to our sincerity, to accept our offerings, and to support our perseverance. May wealth and success flourish in our household, may our family prosper, and may our descendants enjoy peace and prosperity.
Illuminate our souls, perceive our gratitude.
Expressing heartfelt gratitude, we seek validation.
A word of admonition
Ritual 4:
- I invoke the name of Amitabha Buddha (3 times)
- I pay respects to the Jade Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor.
- I pay respects to the governing celestial officer, the ruling deity of the realm.
- I pay respects to the Southern Dipper, the Northern Dipper.
- I pay respects to the Heavenly Empress.
- I pay respects to the Council of Officials.
- I pay respects to Lord Thành Hoàng Làng, the Divine Ruler of the Earth.
- I pay respects to the divine spirit of the Kitchen God.
- I pay respects to the Earth Guardians, the Guardians of the Hills.
- I pay respects to the Great Guardian Dragon, the Earth Deity.
In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in the province of [Province Name], district of [District Name], ward of [Ward Name], at house number [House Number]...
I am [Your Name], [Your Age] years old, along with my family members [Family Members' Names].
Today, on the [Day] day of [Month], [Year] (lunar calendar).
We have incense, flowers, and offerings. We respectfully offer them to our Ancestors, Parents, and the Council of Officials to request permission to move into our new home smoothly and auspiciously, without any complications or disturbances from neighbors. We pray for three months of summer and nine months of winter to bring favorable outcomes and to ward off misfortunes. We seek harmony and prosperity.
May we receive abundance, prosperity, wealth, and fortune, ensuring our household (or organization) is always safe and healthy, progressively better each day.
I take refuge in Amitabha Buddha (3 times).
I hope that with the most accurate housewarming invocation texts I have compiled, it will help you have additional reference materials to prepare for the housewarming ceremony more thoroughly. Don't forget to leave a comment below to contribute your opinions to the article.
