Holy Day Card

HOLY DAY PLEDGE SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR FAMILY HOMES Holy Day Banner

1. Family members gather at the alter; offer silent prayer before the Pledge Service begins (7 AM Holy Day, 5 AM Ahn Shi Il)

True Parents’ picture

Holy candle and Holy matches

Fresh flowers and vase

2. Family offers a full bow to Heavenly Father and True Parents 3. All recite Family Pledge

White table cloth

4. Representative prayer by husband or wife 5. Unison prayer by all 6. Husband and wife offer a full bow to each other 7. Children offer a full bow to their parents

Fruits and snacks – prepared with a sincere heart: a principled number is suggested (4, 7, 12, etc.). Offering items must face True Parents’ picture.

Holy Cushions (representing placement for True Parents)

It is common that the husband gives offering items to his wife and children after completing the ceremony. The candle flame should not be blown out – it should be pinched with fingers or put out with a snuffer.

MAJOR HOLY DAYS True God’s Day: January 1 (Solar) – True Parents’ Birthday: January 6 (Lunar) – True Parents’ Day: March 1 (Lunar) – Day of All True Things: May 1 (Lunar) – Chil Il Jeol (Declaration Day of God’s Eternal Blessing): July 1 (Solar) – Chil Pal Jeol (Declaration of the Realm of the Cosmic Sabbath for the Parents of Heaven and Earth): August 1 (Solar) – Foundation Day for the Nation of the Unified World: October 3 (Solar) – True Children’s Day: October 1 (Lunar) – Note: an offering table and Pledge Service may also be applied on other special days as announced.