LARIBVS SALVTARIS

{The supplicant faces North, assuming the "Y" posture, being
capite velato*, and recites these words:}

SALVETE LARES SALVTARES,
Hail, O Lares of Health!

{supplicant performs the Adoratio**, and continues:}

DIVI ETIAM TVTELARES FAMILIAE MEAE:
Divine Ones, also protective Lares of my family:

VOS PRECOR QVAESOQVE
To you I beseech, to you I pray,

ET VOS OFFERO HOC THVS:
and to you I offer this incense:

{The supplicant now offers a few grains of incense upon the fire ...
then continues:}

NE AEGROTEM
that I not become ill...

ET SI AEGROTVS/AEGROTA, CITO VALEAM.
and if ill, that I may quickly regain my strength.

ITA VVLTIS, ITA EST!
You wish it so, it is so!

{The rite is ended}

Nota Bene:

*capite velato: with the head veiled

** Concerning the Adoratio:

Lately I have come across some descriptions of how to perform the ritual act of the "adoratio." First of all it is not just a twisting of the body, or merely waving ones hand or just kissing the hand in salute! From the ancient Roman accounts that we have, it could be performed in a manner of TWO ways!

The first way consists of stretching out the right arm and hand straight ahead of you (similar to the Fascist salute) towards a statue or picture of the deity and then immediately bringing the hand back to then kiss the fingertips of that right hand, and then thrust the hand and arm back out again towards the deity. Then as you do so you wave that arm and hand back and forth (left to right), twisting your body left and right as well in union with the arm. If you happen to be praying at an altar or the Lararium you should be grasping the altar with your left hand as you make the adoratio with your right arm and hand!

The second adoratio can be simply performed by repeating the first gesture, EXCEPT when after the salute part and you bring the hand back you join the index finger and thumb together to make a hole or circle and kiss the tips of the index finger and thumb and then thrust out your arm and hand as you blow the kiss. Then you wave the arm and hand, twisting as before.

In relation to any Roman act of prayer, especially at the Lararium, it is NECESSARY that one grasps or touches the altar as you pray for any prayer or sacrifice to be valid! This is according to our Mos Maiorum in order to create a proper link and contact with the Numina!

VALETE!
FRATER GAIVS IVLIVS IVLIANVS, PGI

* GRATIA C IVLIO IVLIANO AC MTR AGEMVS*
We thank Gaius Iulius Iulianus and the M.T.R. for providing this Rite.

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