Blessing Requesting for National Day (一國之慶祈願禮)

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National Day, a Day to mark the “Birthday” of a Country and also, to show our Appreciation and Gratitude to our Forefathers who had strive their best to Built the Country.

On this Day, people may enjoy themselves by joining in the National Day Celebration or gather around with the other Family Members to strengthen the bonding of the Family.

Besides All these, what can oneself or the Whole Family do?

If oneself and the Whole Family is willingly to visit Temples or any Religious Premises to Pay Respect to the Heavens and Deities to request for Blessing for the Nation and the Commoners. This will be a Great National Day oneself or the Family can have for the year.

So on this Day, what shall be prepared for the Blessing Requesting?

Here it goes:

1 Five Oranges (桔子)
2 Rice Wine (米酒)
3 Chinese Tea (茶)
4 Paper Offerings (紙料)
5 Candles (蠟燭)

Once all these stuffs are prepared and ready, then one self can proceed to the Temple.

1st, pay respect to the Heaven & the Main Deities in the Temple and then last, proceed to the Main Altar of the Temple.

Make a Bow in front of the Altar and then sincerely kneel down and proceed with the following Passage:

今逢。
Jin Feng.

南洋新加坡共和國。
Nan Yang Xin Jia Po Gong He Guo.

建立國疆紀念之期。
Jian Li Guo Jiang Ji Nian Zhi Qi

信士 (你的名字) 。及闔家同人。
Xin Shi (Your Name). Ji He Jia Tong Ren.

於此。
Yu Ci

虔備薄禮酒儀。
Qian Bei Bo Li Jiu Yi.

敬向。
Jing Xiang.

三清三境道祖。(拜)
San Qing San Jing Dao Zu (Bow)

玉皇大天尊。(拜)
Yu Huang Da Tian Zun (Bow)

雷聲普化天尊。(拜)
Lei Sheng Pu Hua Tian Zun (Bow)

太乙救苦天尊。(拜)
Tai Yi Jiu Ku Tian Zun (Bow)

紫光斗母元君。(拜)
Zi Guang Dou Mu Yuan Jun (Bow)

延壽南斗星君。(拜)
Yan Shou Nan Dou Xing Jun (Bow)

消災北斗星君。(拜)
Xiao Zai Bei Dou Xing Jun (Bow)

玉虛玄天上帝。(拜)
Yu Xu Xuan Tian Shang Di (Bow)

正一張府天師。(拜)
Zheng Yi Zhang Fu Tian Shi (Bow)

上蒼三天諸聖。(拜)
Shang Cang San Tian Zhu Sheng (Bow)

南洋新加坡本疆諸靈。(拜)
Nan Yang Xin Jia Po Ben Jiang Zhu Ling (Bow)

虔誠請安。一心祈願。
Qian Cheng Qing An. Qing He Sheng Dan.

於此虔祈。
Yu Ci Qian Qi.

三天諸聖諸真諸神。(拜)
San Tian Zhu Sheng Zhu Zhen Zhu Shen (Bow)

以佑。
Yi You.

南洋新加坡共和國。
Nan Yang Xin Jia Po Gong He Guo.

國泰民安民常樂。
Guo Tai Min An Min Chang Le

風調雨順時時春。
Feng Diao Yu Shun Shi Shi Chun

四季無災無恙象。
Si Ji Wu Zai Wu Yang Xiang

八節余慶國運豐。
Ba Jie Yu Qing Guo Yun Feng

於此。
Yu Ci.

信士 (你的名字) 。及闔家同人。
Xin Shi (Your Name). Ji He Jia Tong Ren.

敬向。
Jing Xiang.

三天諸聖諸真諸神。(拜)
San Tian Zhu Sheng Zhu Zhen Zhu Shen (Bow)

獻三拜三叩禮。
Xian San Bai Li.

一拜。
Yi Bai

祝愿國運昌隆。
Zhu Yuan Guo Yun Chang Long

再拜。
Zai Bai

祝愿國民豐收。
Zhu Yuan Guo Min Feng Shou

三拜。
San Bai

祝愿國疆永保。
Zhu Yuan Guo Jiang Yong Bao

禮成。(起立)
Li Cheng (Raise)

After rising, make another sincere Bow and then left the spot.

After about 15 minutes, retrieve the Paper-offerings and then burn them off.

Once the Paper-offerings are being burnt, go back to the Altar, make another sincere Bow and then retrieve back the Offerings, bring them back home and share with the other members in the Family.

And so, the whole Paying Respect for the Country is considered end.