🙏 Classical Invocations 🙏

Compose an Invocation by Name and Date of Offering

A store of more than 100 classical invocations written by Master Ung Khiem. Enter a name, the date of the offering and an address, choose the occasion, and the system composes an A4 invocation complete with the offerings to prepare, how to lay them out, how to make the invocation, and the full text. It reads aloud, adjusts the type size, copies, prints, saves an image, exports a PDF with a QR code, and keeps a lunar calendar of the offerings ahead.

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Enter the details of the one making the offering

The invocation fills in the name, the lunar date and the address in the right places. Enter the date of the offering in the Gregorian calendar and the system converts it to lunar.

🗓️ A calendar of the offerings ahead

Reading the lunar date...

The Invocation

Please enter the details above, then press Compose the invocation.
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The Structure of an Invocation

Every invocation the system composes has two clear parts, so that the one making the offering can prepare properly and say the invocation in earnest.

The offerings to prepare

A list of the vegetarian or meat offerings to prepare: incense and flowers, betel and areca, tea and fruit, and votive papers, according to the rite.

How to lay out the offerings

Where to place the altar, how to arrange the offerings tidily, and what to observe when cleaning and dusting beforehand.

How to make the invocation

The order of lighting the incense, the odd number of sticks, the posture for bowing, and when to burn the votive papers once the incense has burned down.

The full text of the invocation

The complete invocation, with the name, the lunar date and the address filled in, and the important places in bold so that they are easy to read aloud.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the invocation give the lunar or the Gregorian date?

By traditional rite, the invocation reads the date in the lunar calendar. You enter the date of the offering in the Gregorian calendar, and the system converts it and fills in the correct lunar day, month and Stem and Branch year.

Does the invocation fill in the name and address automatically?

Yes. When you enter the name of the one making the offering and the address, the system fills them into the right places in the text, at "Tín chủ con là", the devotee's name, and "Ngụ tại", the address, and puts the important places in bold so that they are easy to read aloud.

Can I print or save the invocation?

Yes. The invocation is laid out to A4 in large clear type. Press Print to print it on paper, or press Save as an image to download a picture, handy to read on a phone during the rite.

How many invocations are there to choose from?

The store holds more than 100 invocations: offerings to the ancestors, to Thần Tài 財神, for moving in, for opening a business, for breaking ground, and for seeking peace, seeking a match, seeking advancement, visiting temples, the Four Palaces 四府 tradition, death anniversaries, the New Year rites, and many other occasions through the year.

Can the tool read aloud and export a PDF?

Yes. Press Read aloud to hear the whole invocation in a Vietnamese voice, adjust the type size, copy it quickly, print to A4, save an image, or export a handsome PDF with a QR code so you can open the invocation again on a phone.

How does the calendar of offerings work?

As soon as the page opens, the system converts today's Gregorian date to lunar, tells you whether today is a feast day, suggests a suitable invocation, and lists the feast days coming up over the next forty-five days so you can prepare properly.