HOLY DAY PLEDGE SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR FAMILY HOMES

Holy Day 1. Family members gather

True Parents’
Banner at the alter; offer silent
picture
prayer before the Pledge
Service begins (7 AM Holy
Day, 5 AM Ahn Shi Il)
Holy candle 2. Family offers a full bow
and Holy
to Heavenly Father and
Fresh flowers matches
True Parents
and vase
3. All recite Family Pledge
4. Representative prayer by
White husband or wife
table cloth 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
It is common that the hus-
band gives offering items to
Fruits and snacks – his wife and children after
prepared with a sincere Holy Cushions completing the ceremony.
heart: a principled (representing placement
number is suggested for True Parents) The candle flame should
(4, 7, 12, etc.). not be blown out – it should
Offering items must be pinched with fingers or
face True Parents’ put out with a snuffer.
picture.
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.