Kalends ritual (Nova Roma)

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While the [[Lares]] and [[Di Penates]] are honored every day in the pious Roman household, the Kalends (first day of the month) are days when a more elaborate ceremony should be observed. The Kalends in particular are sacred to [[Iuno Regina]] (Iuno Queen of the Gods). The Kalends ritual is performed at the ''[[lararium]]''.
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This is a modern ritual for Cultores of the Religio Romana to perform on the Kalends of each month.
  
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The Kalends ritual is usually celebrated early in the morning at sunrise by the head of the household (usually the eldest male). If circumstances (or family tradition) dictate, it may be performed at noon or before sunset. No sexual activity is permitted prior to the rite. The performer of the rite does not break his fast prior to performing the rite (if celebrated at sunrise); only a little tea or coffee is permitted.
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You may find information on the Kalends in Roma Antiqua here:  [[Kalends]]
  
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Before the rite the Paterfamilias washes his hands (having also previously bathed or showered beforehand) while saying the prayer for ablution. He wears a clean white [[tunica]] and [[toga]]. Draped in his toga he veils his head (Capite Velato) in preparation for the rite. This is done to prevent him from seeing any ill omens during the performance of the rite. The ritual presented below assumes the lararium is to the North. When [[adoratio]] is indicated, one raises the right hand to the lips, kisses the fingertips of the right hand, and then extends the hand out in offering. The body should also be swung (twisted) once, left to right, so that the hand is moved sideways in a "general offering" motion. Whenever the burning of incense is indicated, frankincense would be quite appropriate.
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==Preparation==
  
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Facing north, the Paterfamilias lights the ''[[lucerna]]'' and burns some preliminary [[incense]] in the ''[[turibulum]]'' designated for "incense only" in front of the lararium before the rite in order to purify the place. The Paterfamilias incenses himself also. He lights the charcoal in the other turibulum.
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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 worn ''capite velato'' (with the head covered), 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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In front of the lararium the Paterfamilias calms his breathing, and meditates silently for a moment to "center" himself.
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:"Salve Iane Pater Matutine (adoratio). Admitte me (touch the right hand to the breast) coram numina lucentia."
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*Wash both hands in clean water and pray:
  
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Incense is then burned in the turibulum to [[Ianus]], God of doorways, who will open the path between the mortal world and that of the Gods. The Paterfamilias faces northeast.
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::'''''May this water cast out all impurities from my substance as from lead to gold.'''''
  
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:"Salve Iuno Regina (adoratio) te precor quaesoque uti des mihi (the breast is touched with the right hand) domo familiae nostrae firmitatem ac felicitatem in opere nostro."
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*Place both hands upon your head and pray:
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::'''''Purify my mind.'''''
  
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Incense is then burned in the turibulum to Ivno Regina, Queen of the Gods.
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*Bring the arms down to your sides with hands in gesture to your body and pray:
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::'''''Purify my body.'''''
  
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:"Ita Est!"
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*Place both hands on the chest, over the heart and pray:
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::'''''Purify my heart.'''''
  
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The Paterfamilias faces east.
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*Take a moment to focus and become fully present and affirm:
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::'''''It is so.'''''
  
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:"Salve __________ (insert the names and titles of the patron deities of the gens) (adoratio). Te precor uti sis volens mihi (the breast is touched with the right hand) propitius. Tibi offero hoc thus."
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==The Ritual==
  
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Incense is then burned in the turibulum to the patron Gods and Goddesses of the Gens.
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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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::'''''Be Thou well, Mother Vesta.  May Your flames always guide us to the Gods.'''''
  
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The Paterfamilias faces north.
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*Ignite the turibulum and burn some incense, with the right hand over the heart, pray:
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::'''''Mother Vesta, may all be well this morning/day in the House of __Family and/or Gens Name__.'''''
  
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:"Salve Lar Familiaris (adoratio). Salvete Di Penates (adoratio). Salve Geni (the forehead is touched with the right hand). Patris Familias (adoratio). Salve Vesta Mater (adoratio). Vobis offero puro corde hunc panem farreum et vos omnes date mihi (the breast is touched with the right hand) domo, familiae nostrae valetudinem ac felicitatem in opere nostro."
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*Pray with both hands manu supina<ref>Varro. "Carmen Saliorum." ''Lingua Latina, VII.26''</ref>:
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::'''''Arise Father Janus, God of Good Beginnings. Arise, Good Creator. Arise, Janus the Gatekeeper.'''''
  
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A small piece of [[far cake]] and incense are offered.
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*Burn incense in the turibulum and pray manu supina:
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::'''''Janus, Opener of the Way, may this incense find favor with You that the doors of  __Month__ may open wide and be propitious to all of Nova Roma.'''''
  
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:"Ita est!
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*Offer a spelt cake sprinkled with salt and pray:
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::'''''May You be honored by this cake that You may be kind and favorable to the citizens of Nova Roma.'''''
  
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:"Ivppiter Pater et vos Dii Invocati, si quidquam fuit vobis ingratum in stipe a me (the breast is touched with the right hand) oblata, accipite hoc piaculum."
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*Adoratio while praying<ref>Silius Italicus. ''Punica, VII.78-85''</ref>:
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::'''''Be Thou well Mother Juno, be present O Queen of the Heavenly Gods.  Your sons and daughters of Nova Roma bring forth venerable gifts on this day, the Kalends of ________.  May you find favor with Nova Roma, that You may look kindly and favorably upon our families and households. May Your blessings of health, good fortune and happiness be with us always!'''''
  
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Incense is then burned in the turibulum as a piaculum (atonement) to Ivppiter and to all the Gods in the event that something had been wrong or for any unintentional mistakes in the rite.
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*Pour a libation and offer a spelt cake with a prayer<ref>Cato. ''de Agricultura, 132''</ref><ref>Tibullus. ''IV.6.1 sqq.''</ref>: 
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::'''''Juno, may You be strengthened by this libation, may You be honored by the small portion of our _______.'''''
  
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:"Ita vultis ita est!"
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::'''''Juno, most chaste Queen of Heaven, in offering you this cake I pray good prayers that You will be gracious and merciful to me and family, my house and household.'''''
  
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The Paterfamilias turns south in a clockwise direction, assumes the adoratio posture, and a closing prayer is spoken.
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*Announce the date of the Nones:
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::'''''I proclaim, under Juno Covella, the Nones of ________ to be held on the fifth/seventh of ________.'''''
  
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:"Quod bonum faustum felix fortunatum salutareque sit mihi (the breast is touched with the right hand) Genti ________ (insert gens name) ac nationi Novae Romae Universae. Ita est!"
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*Honor the Family Gods with some incense and pray:
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::(adoratio) '''''Hail Lar Familiaris!  May You tend to the family you have established.'''''<ref>Ennius. ''Annales, I.141''</ref>
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::(adoratio) '''''Be ye well, Divine Penates, may You always safeguard our home.'''''<ref>Plautus. ''Mercator, 834-5''</ref>
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::(anoint with olive oil) '''''Be Thou well Genius/Iuno of the Pater/Materfamilias, may You guide us always.'''''
  
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The Paterfamilias facing north once more at the ''lararium'', touching the altar.
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*Hang a garland across the altar and/or crown the statues of the Lares with flowers and pray<ref>Plautus. ''Mercator, 834-5''</ref>:
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::'''''With this garland and with this crown I venerate the Lares of our family; may our house have Your blessings of good fortune, happiness and prosperity.'''''
  
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:"Illicet!"
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*Make an offering of bread drizzled with olive oil and pray:
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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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The adoratio posture is once more assumed, turning the body from right to left as it is done. The flame of the lucerna or candle is extinguished. The rite is ended.
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*Pour a libation of wine to the Lares and pray:
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::'''''May this wine find favor with You venerable Lares.'''''
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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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::'''''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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::'''''It is done.'''''
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==References==
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This Kalends ritual is ab mani Titi Iuli Neronis,
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MMDCCLX a.u.c.
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[[Category:Ritus (Nova Roma)]]

Revision as of 04:37, 5 February 2009

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This is a modern ritual for Cultores of the Religio Romana to perform on the Kalends of each month.

You may find information on the Kalends in Roma Antiqua here: Kalends

Preparation

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 worn capite velato (with the head covered), so as to veil the performer from any and all ill omens that might present themselves in the course of the ritual.

  • Wash both hands in clean water and pray:
May this water cast out all impurities from my substance as from lead to gold.
  • Place both hands upon your head and pray:
Purify my mind.
  • Bring the arms down to your sides with hands in gesture to your body and pray:
Purify my body.
  • Place both hands on the chest, over the heart and pray:
Purify my heart.
  • Take a moment to focus and become fully present and affirm:
It is so.

The Ritual

  • Approach the Lararium in capite velato, adoratio, and ignite the lucerna, then pray:
Be Thou well, Mother Vesta. May Your flames always guide us to the Gods.
  • Ignite the turibulum and burn some incense, with the right hand over the heart, pray:
Mother Vesta, may all be well this morning/day in the House of __Family and/or Gens Name__.
  • Pray with both hands manu supina[1]:
Arise Father Janus, God of Good Beginnings. Arise, Good Creator. Arise, Janus the Gatekeeper.
  • Burn incense in the turibulum and pray manu supina:
Janus, Opener of the Way, may this incense find favor with You that the doors of __Month__ may open wide and be propitious to all of Nova Roma.
  • Offer a spelt cake sprinkled with salt and pray:
May You be honored by this cake that You may be kind and favorable to the citizens of Nova Roma.
  • Adoratio while praying[2]:
Be Thou well Mother Juno, be present O Queen of the Heavenly Gods. Your sons and daughters of Nova Roma bring forth venerable gifts on this day, the Kalends of ________. May you find favor with Nova Roma, that You may look kindly and favorably upon our families and households. May Your blessings of health, good fortune and happiness be with us always!
  • Pour a libation and offer a spelt cake with a prayer[3][4]:
Juno, may You be strengthened by this libation, may You be honored by the small portion of our _______.
Juno, most chaste Queen of Heaven, in offering you this cake I pray good prayers that You will be gracious and merciful to me and family, my house and household.
  • Announce the date of the Nones:
I proclaim, under Juno Covella, the Nones of ________ to be held on the fifth/seventh of ________.
  • Honor the Family Gods with some incense and pray:
(adoratio) Hail Lar Familiaris! May You tend to the family you have established.[5]
(adoratio) Be ye well, Divine Penates, may You always safeguard our home.[6]
(anoint with olive oil) Be Thou well Genius/Iuno of the Pater/Materfamilias, may You guide us always.
  • Hang a garland across the altar and/or crown the statues of the Lares with flowers and pray[7]:
With this garland and with this crown I venerate the Lares of our family; may our house have Your blessings of good fortune, happiness and prosperity.
  • Make an offering of bread drizzled with olive oil and pray:
With this offering of bread and oil, may our family and house be blessed with health and long life.
  • Pour a libation of wine to the Lares and pray:
May this wine find favor with You venerable Lares.
  • Adoratio while praying[8]:
I pray by the Gods that everything will be made fortunate.
  • Burn some incense while praying manu supina[9]:
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.
  • Adoratio to the altar and announce:
It is done.

References

  1. ↑ Varro. "Carmen Saliorum." Lingua Latina, VII.26
  2. ↑ Silius Italicus. Punica, VII.78-85
  3. ↑ Cato. de Agricultura, 132
  4. ↑ Tibullus. IV.6.1 sqq.
  5. ↑ Ennius. Annales, I.141
  6. ↑ Plautus. Mercator, 834-5
  7. ↑ Plautus. Mercator, 834-5
  8. ↑ Afranius. Fabula Togata, fr. 11
  9. ↑ Plautus. Rudens, 1338-49


This Kalends ritual is ab mani Titi Iuli Neronis,

MMDCCLX a.u.c.

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