After 2 Days of conducting the Salvation Ritual for the Pass-on Souls and Wanderings, finally it was the last Day to Return our Gratitude to the Celestial Beings/Deities & Immortals for the descending to the Mortal Realm to witness the whole Ceremony.
On the 15th Day of Lunar 7 Month, everyone arrived at the Temple before 10.00Am to participate in the Morning Honouring for the Celestial Deities (演淨科。諷誦早課奉諸真).
Just as Jave was making offering of the Flowers to San Qing, Yu Huang & San Guan, another Miracle appeared at the Main Altar outside the Temple. Everyone was shocked to saw it and immediately, the attention was given to the Miracle and photo-taking was busily taking place. Due to Jave was in the mid of the Honouring, so I couldn’t participate in the Miracle, so I could only be told after the Ritual ended.
Soon the Morning Honouring ended, by 11.00Am, everyone get ready to Chant the Qing Jing Jing for the Anniversary Celebration. The same People from the same Taoist Ritual Group gathered infront of the Main Altar and with a short reporting made by Jave, everyone started the Chanting (演經文。清靜妙經啟妙法).
With an hour of Chanting, it was time for everyone to fall-in to make our Ten Offerings to the Guest Deities. With Mass-request from the Audience, Jave had to conduct the most “Sweaty” Ten Offering Ritual for the Deities and the Devotees to see (行道儀。上敬獻供進天曹).
With the completion of the Ten Offering Ceremony, we told a short break and by 2.00Pm, we started the Chanting of the San Guan Scripture dedicated to San Guan Da Di (演經文。三元妙經奉三官). During the Chanting of the San Guan Scripture, the 3rd Miracle took place and this time round, most of the Temple Members and Devotees were there to encounter it.
By 3.00Pm, it was the Time for us to present our Spiritual Petition for the Eliminating of Sins & Debts for Lord Di Guan (中元地官赦罪三官手書). Just as we were about to send the Spiritual Petition to the Celestial Palace of San Guan, the Rain stopped and just nice, the Spiritual Petition was able to send safely to the Celestial Realm.
After returning from the Sending off of the Spiritual Petition and the Heavenly Reporting Officer (進表天官), we proceed with the Rewarding of the Spiritual Armies. This time round, Royce & Taoist Senior Bing Sen were there to conduct the Lv Shan Rewarding Armies Ceremony (閭山犒賞三軍儀式) for the Million & Millions of Spiritual Armies of He Bi Shan Temple (謝軍馬。犒賞大宴在壇前).
The whole of the Rewarding Ceremony took about an hour to complete and once the Rewarding Ceremony ended, it was time to “Reward” the Stomach of the Helpers and so, with an hour’s Break, the Sending Off of the Guest Deities Ceremony was being conducted at 6.30Pm (送諸真。回向三天並四府).
By 7.30Pm, the whole 7th Month Celebration ended and everyone was happy and delighted.
By 8.00Pm, we had a mini Gathering Dinner for All Helpers & Members before heading home to rest (感恩宴。禮謝各界大善德).
This time round, it was really a very very Successful Celebration that being conducted. Once again, a Great Thanks to He Bi Shan Temple’s Committee and Members for giving LSM a chance to conduct such a Grand Ritual at the Temple. 2ndly, must Thanks ALL the Members & Devotees that had participated in, to make this a Successful Celebration to be. 3rdly, must Thank Grand Master Lim for assisting in the Rituals & Issuing of the Talismans. And last, the Kitchen Team for preparing the Great Meals for everyone.
Million Thanks to Taoist Bro Jerry Ong for sharing with us the wonderful Pictures.
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