Mid-Autumn Full Moon Festival Prayer on the Fifteenth of the Eighth Lunar Month: Ancestral Reunion Offering of Baked & Sticky-Rice Mooncakes and Outdoor Moon Viewing
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (Three recitations, accompanied by three reverent bows)
Humbly bowing before the Nine Directions of Heaven, the Ten Directions of all Buddhas, and all Buddhas throughout the Ten Directions. Humbly bowing before Sovereign Heaven, Empress Earth and all Venerable Deities.
Humbly bowing before the Reigning Year Commissioner and Grand Duke Jupiter Spirit governing the ………… Year: ………….
Humbly bowing before the Local Tutelary Guardian Deities, the Local Earth Deity of Righteous Blessing, the Kitchen Deity of the Eastern Hearth, and the Deities of the Five Directions, Five Lands, Dragon Veins and Wealth governing this domain.
Humbly bowing before the Nine Generations and Seven Grades of Ancestors, Great-Great-Grandparents, Great-Grandparents, Grandparents, Beloved Parents, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Sisters, the Sacred Clan Aunt, the Young Departed Uncle, and all paternal and maternal spirits of ………….
Today is ……………………, celebrating the Mid-Autumn Full Moon Festival on the Fifteenth Day of the Eighth Lunar Month in the ………… Year.
………… ………………………………, currently residing at: ………….
In the heart of autumn beneath clear skies and gentle breezes, the full harvest moon of the eighth month shines in complete perfection over every home. Remembering the grace of Heaven and Earth for granting favorable weather and bountiful crops, and honoring the deep merits of our Forebears of ………… who nurtured the roots of our family so that descendants today may gather in warmth, our household ………… has sincerely prepared fragrant incense, candles, lotus tea, betel and areca, an autumn five-fruit platter, square baked mooncakes, round sticky-rice mooncakes, young green rice flakes and a warm reunion meal before the altar.
………… earnestly invite the Venerable Household Deities to descend before this altar, witness our sincerity, accept these offerings, and shelter our residence at ………… in peace and abundant blessing across all four seasons.
………… respectfully invite all paternal and maternal Ancestral Spirits of ………… on this Eighth-Month Reunion Festival to return to our family home, reunite with your descendants, witness our filial hearts, and enjoy the traditional flavors of autumn.
We humbly pray that the Venerable Deities and the Forebears of ………… bless and protect our entire household: may our grandparents and parents enjoy vibrant health and serene longevity; may husband and wife remain united in harmony with steady, prosperous careers; may the children and youths of our family grow healthy, virtuous, and bright in their new school year like the luminous eighth-month full moon; and may our household dwell in harmony and auspicious peace.
With modest offerings and heartfelt reverence, ………… bow before the sacred altar!
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (Three recitations, accompanied by three reverent bows)

