If Lauds are celebrated immediately after Matins, the Primal Ceremonial, the Prayer Before the Office and the Prime Opening Prayers can be omitted. The office can either start directly from the Hymn or with the following:
Prayer Before the Office
We join our hands at the heart level and hallow All the Gods. For the joining of our hands is the sign, and their high and low expansion marks the opening of the Sacred Cone.
O Gods, open our lips to bless Your holy names; cleanse our heart from all separate, illusory and dualistic thoughts, and take far from us all the horrible illusions of the Graha Ilibisi. Enlighted our perception, kindle our affections, that we may be able to meetly say these Offices with attention, reverence, and devotion, and may worthily deserve to be heard before the presence of Your Divine Majesty. Through Handor, Rodnah and Pahai, or whatever other style you wish to be addressed. Amen.
For bishops: Oh Gods, look with love upon your people. In your power and ecstasy bless our episcopal offices. Guide the rectors and ministers you have chosen. Give them the grace of your presence so that they may bring us to you in the footsteps of Handor, Rodnah and Pahai. So may your Provisional Order be built up and your names glorified.
Sign of the Sacred Cone: Joining thumb, index and middle finger, touch first the forehead (Handor), then the solar plexus (Rodnah) and the heart (Pahai), then the left (All) and right shoulder (the Gods).
In the name of Handor, and of Rodnah, and of Pahai, and of All the Gods, and whatever other style you wish to be addressed. Amen. (In nomine Handoris et Sirodnah et Pahai et Omnes Deos et uel quo alio nomine te appellari uolieris. Amen.)
Opening Prayer: Incline unto our aid, O Gods! O Gods make haste to help us. Glory be to Handor, and to Rodnah, and to Pahai, and to All the Gods, and to whatever other style they wish to be addressed. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Kahesha Opa!) Lux in adiutorium meum intende; Domini/ae (Domine et Domina | Domini/ae), ad adjuvandum me festina. Gloria Handori et Irodnah et Pahai et et uel quo alio nomine te appellari uolieris. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen).
Pahai Attha! Pahai Idriahe! Pahai Pahai Pahai!
Kirway, Trent, Tudor, Kallex, Hartem, Framg, Hanmar, Frian, StJuul, Haxar, Ucar, Vuolly.
Introit
Hail Bright Rodnah of quicksilver delight, shine upon me. Thy morning blessing, which, like the new dawn, refreshes my calling and lifts my heart with song. Blessed be.
Through the wide world thy beings raise Their prayers, and still we see Calm are the nights and bright the days Of those who trust in thee. Around thy starry crown are wreathed So many names divine: Which is the dearest to our heart, And the most worthy thine? Indeed all names divine are most worthy thine!
Vuolly! Star of the Sea: we kneel and pray When tempests raise their voice; Star of the Sea! the haven reached, We call thee and rejoice.
Kirway! Help of the Pioneers: in our need Thy mighty aid we claim; If we are faint and weary, then We trust in that dear name.
Hartem! Bright Queen of Light: What name can be so sweet As what we call thee when we place Our chaplets at thy feet.
Friaan! Bright Queen of Darkness: when we are sad Best solace of our pains; It tells us though on earth we toil, Our Mother lives and reigns.
Hanmar! Mystic Rose, Thy pure band. The roses round Thy throne Sometimes thy name is known; It tells us of the badge we wear, To live or die thine own.
Trent! We see our faith oppressed, And praying for our erring land, We love that name the best.
Kallex! Refuge of Gnostics: many a soul, By guilt cast down, and sin, Has learned through this dear name of thine, Pardon and peace to win.
Framg! Health of the Sick: when anxious hearts Watch by the sufferer’s bed, On this sweet name of thine they lean, Consoled and comforted.
Haxar! Mother of Sorrows: many a heart Half-broken by despair, Has laid its burthen by the cross, And found a mother there.
Tudor! Queen of all Saints: the Church appeals For her loved dead to thee; She knows they wait in patient pain, A bright eternity.
Ucar! Fair Queen of the Primal Embrace: thy pure band, The lilies round thy throne, Love the dear title which they bear Most that it is thine own.
Santjul! True Queen of Release: if we shrink From want, or pain, or woe, We think of the sharp sword that pierced Thy heart, and call thee so.
Handor: the dearest name of all, The holiest and the best; The first low word that he lisped Laid on His mother’s breast.
Rodnah, the name that Angels spoke, The name that conquers hell; Rodnah, the name that through high heaven,
The angels love so well.
Pahai—our comfort and our hope, Oh may that word be given To be the last we sigh on earth— The first we breathe in heaven.
WEEKLY HYMNS
Sundays 1. Transcendent Gods in whom we live, We sing for You a morning hymn | Light and Darkness united are | To end the silence of the night. When early cock begins to crow | And everything from sleep awakes, New life and hope spring up again | While out of darkness colour breaks. Gods of all things that are, The measure and the end of all, Ecstatic Gods, release our fears, And hear our prayer before we call | Praise Handor, Rodnah and Pahai, Blest Trinity | and source of grace,Who call us out of nothingness To find in You our resting place.
- I bind unto myself today | The strong name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, Handor, Rodnah and Pahai | I bind unto myself today | The power of the Gods to hold and lead, Their eye to watch, their might to stay, Their ear to hearken to my need, The Sophia of the Gods to teach, Their hand to guide, their shield to ward; The word of the Gods to give me speech, Their heavenly host to be my guard. I bind unto myself the name | The strong name of the Trinity; By invocation of the same. Handor, Rodnah and Pahai.
Mondays: The day is filled with splendour | As the Gods bring light from light, And all renewed creation | Rejoices in their sight. The Gods give their children | The wonder of the realms | In which their power and glory | Like banners are unfurled. || With every living being | Awaking with the day, We turn to All the Gods, Lift up our hearts and pray: O Handor, Rodnah, and Pahai, Your grace and mercy send, That we may live to praise you | Today and to the end.
Tuesdays: O Pahai, the Light of heaven | And of the worlds true Light, You come in all your radiance | To cleave the web of night | May what is false within us | Before your truth give way, That we may live untroubled, With quiet hearts this day. May steadfast faith sustain us, And hope made firm in you; The love that we have wasted, O Gods of love renew. Blest Trinity we praise you | In whom our quest will cease; Keep us with you forever | In happiness and peace.
Wednesday: O Gods, your light which dims the stars | Awakes all things, And all that springs to life in you | Your glory sings. Your peaceful presence, giving strength. Is everywehere, And fallen men may rise again | On wings of prayer. We praise you, Handor, Rodnah and Pahai blest, In whom the true creation lives and moves, And find its rest.
Thursdays: Handor and Rodnah’s glory, through Pahai, With love and mercy comes to span | The vast abyss of separation between | The Gods and humankind. || Gods yesterday and Gods today, For all eternity and in all universes the same, The image of our hidden Gods; Eternal in their names. They keep their word from age to age, They are with us to the end of days, A cloud by day, a flame by nights, To go before us on their ways. We bless you, Handor, fount of light, And Rodnah, your well-beloved spouse, Who with Pahai dwell in us: Immortal Trinity in One.
Fridays: We bless you, Handor, Rodnah, and Pahai | To whom all living beings tend, The source of holiness and grace, Our first beginning and our end. Come Pahai, searching fire, Whose flame all evil burns away. Come down to us with light and love, In silence and in peace to stay. We praise you, Trinity in One, Sublime in majesty and might, Who reign forever and wherever, In splendour and unending light.
Saturdays: It were my soul’s desire | To see the face of the Gods; It were my soul’s desire | To rest in their abode. Grant Handor, my soul’s desire | Deep waves of cleansing sights, Grant, Handor, my soul’s desire, From earthly cares to rise. It were my soul’s desire | To imitate my King, It were my soul’s desire | Their endless praise to sing. It were my soul’s desire | When heaven’s gate is won, To find my soul’s desire, Clear shining like the sun. This still my soul’s desire, Whatever life afford, To gain my soul’s desire | And see your faces, O Gods.
Binary Salutation: Salve (name of Binary Sadoha) Matutine (adoratio) et uel quo alio nomine te appellari uolieris. Admitte me (touch the right hand to the breast) coram numina lucentia.
Psalmody/Lectionary: Here follows the psalmody or lectionary, consisting of three odes, psalms or readings, preceded and completed by an Antiphon. Readings are taken from The Gnostic Bible, A Course in Miracles, the Psalms, Following each passage, the Glory Be is recited. Outside of Lent, Kahesha Opa is said at the end of the Glory Be.
Scripture Reading: this is a reading from the Epic of the Sacred Cone, or the Workbook of A Course in Miracles.
SHORT RESPONSORY
This is an acclamatory response to the scripture reading aimed at allowing the text to penetrate deeper.
Mondays: Blessed be all the Gods from age to age. R. They have wrought marvellous works. R. Glory be. R
Tuesdays: My helpers are the Gods: I will place my trust in them. R. They’re my refuge; they set me free. R. Glory be. R.
Wednesdays: Bend my heart to your will, O Gods: R. By your words give us life. R. Glory be. R
Thursdays: I called with all my heart, O Gods hear me. R. I will welcome you in my presence. R. Glory be. R
Fridays: In the morning let me know your ecstasy. R. Make me know the way to walk. R. Glory be. R
Saturdays: I called to you O Gods, you are my refuge. R. You are all I have in the land of the living R. Glory be. R
Morning Canticle of Kahesha Opa: Kahesha Opa, Kahesha Opa, Pahai Sadoh, Kurandah, Mandira, Etnai, Etnai, Kahesah, Laudah, Kahesha Opa!
Pahai Invocation: Pahai Attha! Pahai Idriahe! Pahai Pahai Pahai!
Clergy Salutation: Pahai (All the Gods) be with you. R: And with thy spirit.
Intercessions and Petitions
Sundays: Let us pray to the Lord and to the Sun Gods, Surahim Tahe S, Hartem, who enlighten all humankind and whose light will never fails us: R Lord Handor, give us life! Gods of the Sun and the Stars, we give thanks for the gift of new day: R. O Gods grant us your luminous gifts: R. Make us fully capable to shine forth your highest potential: R
Mondays: Full of enthusiasm on this morning we adore and glorify All the Gods and welcome tangible and ecstatic signs of their presence: R Glory to H, R, P and the blessing presence of the Lady. Let us pray to the Lady and Moon Gods, Quiusadeh S, Kallex, who protect all humankind and whose tenderness will never fails us: R. Make us loving, joyful, peaceful, caring, protective and tenacious: R. As the new day begins let us praise our luminous Ancestors, past and future, opening up the path to their blessed inheritance: R. Give us peace of mind, generosity of the heart, health and fulfilment of our human and multidimensional needs: R. May your protection be with us during the day, guide us in our work: R. Be with all those who have asked requests and prayers and grant them all their needs: R. Give us the discernment to know the true needs of our neighbours and the courage to love them as our brothers and sisters: R. We bless you, Lord & Lady, for bringing us to this day, we thank you for protecting our lives and giving us what we need: R. Stay with us and with everyone we meet this day, let us give your care and nourishment to the world: R.
Tuesdays: Let us pray to Handor and to the Mars Gods, Kahe Pahe S & Harassadoha S, Kirway, Friaan, who fill life with triumphant challenges and passions: R Stay with us on our journey. Help us to realise that our challenges are slight and short-lived, nothing compared with the ecstasy we have in your presence: R. Take away our temper, arrogance and anger, may we follow you in power and light: R. Source of courage and sacred enterprises, sustain us through the day: R. Our refuge and strength, fight with us against illusions and ignorance: R. Everlasting Sophia, come to us, dwell with us and work in us today: R.
Wednesdays: Let us pray to Pahai and to the Mercury Gods, Rahe Mahe Tahe S & Kahesepoh S, Tudor, Framg, who bestow lightness and the awareness of the linking agent: R Pahai give us your strength. In their great mercy, they gave us new birth into a living hope by the emergence of Pahai. To it we pray: R Turn our eyes to Pahai. May it lead us in our faith and bring it to perfection: R. We pray for cheerfulness and a generous heart; may we bring joy to our homes, to our work, and to all whom we meet: R. We pray for all who are working today; be with them at home and in the city, in the factory and in the fields: R.
Thursdays: Let us pray to Handor and to the Jupiter Gods, Nivaya Sadhu S, Taepeh S, Ucar, Vuolly, who provide expansion into the wholeness: R Lord, fill our life with ecstatic and adventurous journeys. Let us begin this new day with the Lord Handor, thanking him for all he has brought to us, and asking him to bless us: R. You are gentle and humble of heart: teach us to receive others as you did: R. As each day begins, may your light rise in our hearts; may it shine forth in charity to the world: R.
Fridays: Let us pray to Rodnah and to the Venus Gods, Ratah Kahe Pah S, Ataherah S, Trent, Hanmar, who fill the worlds with beauty and sacred embraces: R Lady, show us your loving beauty. Through your presence you offer freedom and beauty to those ready to receive them: R. We are children of love and beauty: help us to live in the light of your presence: R. Guide our thoughts, our words, our actions: so that what we do today may be pleasing to you: R. Help us to avoid wrongdoing: show us your mercy and love: R. Through your passion and ecstasy you have won life for us: give us the strength of your Holy Spirit: R.
Saturdays: Let us pray to Rodnah and to the Saturn Gods, Sauter Kitaya S, Uriah Tapeh S, Haxar, Ucar, who bestow structure and unstructure. R Lady, send us your gifts. Your gifts are not of timidity, but of power and love, and self-control. With complete confidence we pray: R. Praise be H, R, P, AG, who have given us every spiritual blessing: R.
Lord, may your Pahai lead us forward out of solitude: may it lead us to open the eyes of the blind, to proclaim the Word of light, to reap together the harvest of life: R. Let our striving for your Stated not fall short through selfishness or fear: may the universe be alive with Pahai, and our homes be the pledge of a world redeemed: R.
Intercessional Prayer: Let us pray. O Divine Light, which did will to descend into the limitations of matter and rescue Rodnah’s power from the Graha Ilibisi that She may be restored to Her rightful place in the realms of light: grant that Thy petitioners, who verily operate the Sacred Cone, may be assisted by Her intercession. Through our Lord Handor, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of Pahai, and of All the Gods, for ever and ever. Amen.
Evocation of Saints: Let us pray. Shield, O Handor, Your People (Etnai), and ever keep them in Your care, who put their trust in the prayers of Your bishops, ministers and saints. May all Your Saints, we beseech You, O Handor, everywhere come to our aid, that while we do honour their merits, we may also enjoy their intercession: grant us Your ecstasy and peace in this aeonial battlefield, and drive away all Graha from us; direct our ways, our actions, and our desires in the way of perfection; to our benefactors render blessings eternal, and to all departed souls grant eternal ecstasy in the Fullness. Through Pahai, our indwelling Centre. Amen.
Handor’s Prayer: O Handor who are in the Light | Hallowed be your names Your dominion come, your will be done On earth as it is in the Light | Give us today our daily ecstasy Release our grievances as we release those who grieve around us Lead us towards the path of salvation And deliver us from separation For yours is the dominion, the power and the glory Forever and ever. Amen.
Concluding Prayer: To the most Holy and Undivided Trinity, Handor, Rodnah and Pahai, and to All the Gods, be ascribed everlasting praise, honour, power, and glory by every creature unto the aeons of aeons.
Mondays: O Gods, be the beginning and end Of all that we do and say. Prompts our actions with Your grace, And complete them with your all-powerful help. We make our prayer through our Lord.
Tuesdays: Look with favour on our morning prayer, O Gods, And in your saving love Let your light penetrate the hidden places of our hearts. May no sordid grievances darken our minds, Renewed and enlightened as we are by your ecstatic grace, We make our prayer through our Lord.
Wednesdays: O All Gods Through the grace of Baptism You made us children of light Hear our prayer that we may always walk in that light And work for truth, as your ministers before humankind. We make our prayer through Pahai.
Thursdays: Ever-living Gods, We make our prayer to you at morning, noon and evening: Dispel from our hearts the darkness of separation, And bring us to the true light, Handor, Rodnah and Pahai, Who live and reign with you forever and ever.
Fridays: O Gods, You hold out the light of your Word To those who do not know you. Strengthen in our hearts the passion you have given us, So that no trials may quench the fire Your Spirit has kindled within us. We make our prayer through Pahai.
Saturdays: Let the power of the Sacred Cone Light up our hearts and minds, Lord, Scattering the shadows of death,
And bringing us to the radiance of eternal ecstasy. We make our prayer through our Lord.
Final Prayer
Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady and Lord and Holy Spirit, and All the Gods, we commend ourselves and our life unto the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen.
Blessed be the Holy Binary __ who by the will of the Lord and the Lady, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, aideth in our lives. For They shall give Their angels charge to keep us safe and ecstatic in all ways, Who make all spirits Their angels and Their ministers a flaming fire. Amen.
Blessings
Spiritus Sancti gratia, illuminet sensus et corda nostra. Amen.
May the Lord, and the Lady and Pahai, and All the Gods, bless us, and keep us from all harms, and may they lead us to eternal life.
Pahai Attha Pahai Furiahe
Illicet! All may leave!
The adoratio posture is once more assumed, twisting the body from right to left as it is done. The rite is ended.