Sớ for offspring at the Lễ Thánh Mẫu
Lễ Tam tòa Thánh Mẫu (ceremony of the Three Holy Mothers), at the Mẫu altar. On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the first day of the lunar month, at Tết holidays, or when there is a matter needing prayer
- Used across Vietnam
- Mother Goddess worship (Tứ Phủ)
- Petition (sớ)
- Sino-Vietnamese reading
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
The sớ (petition) for child-seeking offered to the Holy Mothers is used for the whole ceremony; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) together with spouse states name, address and lunar date, offers offerings to pray for children to continue the family line and asks the Holy Mothers, the holy lords, the immortal ladies and the Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces) figures to grant blessings.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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How it differs from the common version
Sớ Hán Việt đọc âm, mở "Phục dĩ", kết "Cẩn sớ", xin Thánh Mẫu cho sinh con nối dõi; thỉnh thiên tiên, địa tiên, sơn gian thánh chủ, thủy phủ tiên nương, tam vị đức ông, tứ phủ; không niệm Phật.
The common version: Prayer text for the Lễ Tam Toà Thánh Mẫu
Offerings and how the rite is done
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Sources
- Những nghi lễ chính tại đền, miếu, phủ (vankhan.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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