Gi Seong Lee
May 7, 2016
On the second day of the 'Purification Azalea Festival' (4.1 by the heavenly calendar in the fourth year of Cheon Il Guk, solar May 7, 2016), The Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration took place at the Tree of Love Plaza. A lot of members from around the world attended this ceremony.
It had been 13 years since 2004, the inception of the "Prayer-Wish Purification Ceremony for Restoration" celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Chung Pyung Providence so that this year the Purification Azalea Festival was very special and meaningful.
True Parents changed the ceremony to Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration from Prayer-Wish Purification Ceremony for Restoration on the victorious foundation of the 3rd anniversary of the proclamation of Foundation Day and True Father's Universal Seonghwa Ceremony on this day (May 7).
Change in the Chung Pyung Providence and the background of the Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration
Chung Pyung Providence has been continuously developing through True Parents' sincere devotion and victory. After going through the 1st level, the formation stage (1971-1995), and the 2nd level, the growth stage (1995-2014), Chung Pyung Providence now has entered the completion stage, the era in which True Parents directly preside over the spirit world and physical world. Following this change in the province, True Parents changed the 'Prayer-Wish Purification Ceremony for Restoration' to the 'Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration' on May 7, 2016. The background of the Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration, which will be conducted according to the words of True Parents, is as below:
The Prayer-Wish Purification Ceremony for Restoration was a ceremony where the wish papers were placed and burnt in a burning chamber. This was conducted during the growth stage of the Chung Pyung Providence from January 19, 1995 to October 27, 2014.
However, on the victorious foundation of True Father's 3rd Anniversary of Universal Seonghwa, and in alignment with the age of the Chung Pyung Providence in which True Parents directly preside over the spirit world and physical world, we can still receive the benefit through the ceremony of lighting the holy candles which sets the condition of having burnt the wish papers without lighting the fire in the burning chamber anymore. True Parents said, even though this external ceremony has changed, the practical value of the Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration is linked to the previous Holy Burning Ceremony and still carries the same grace.
According to True Parents' words, the "Prayer-Wish Purification Ceremony for Restoration" has been changed to its new name, the "Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration". The "Prayer-Wish Officering Ceremony for Restoration" will be continued every year in May, together with the Purification Azalea Festival.
True Parents' address in the Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration
True Parents saw part 2 of the Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration from the 3rd floor of the Cheonseong Wanglim Palace. After part 2, when True Mother came to give her address, we welcomed True Parents with loud applauses and cheers to express great gratitude and pleasure.
All members from around the world could feel true love through the LED monitor sending True Mother's picture, waiving her hands.
The Prayer-Wish Offering Ceremony for Restoration progressed with Part 1, the Pre-ceremony; Part 2, the Offering Ceremony of Wish Papers; and Part 3, True Parents' Address.
Mr. In-pyo Moon, the MC of Part 1, started the pre-ceremony by introducing a dance performance by Gyeonggi Provincial Dance Company and Little Angels, followed by a Music Video of True Parents entitled "Spring of Hometown", "A Spring Maiden".
Part 2 of The Offering Ceremony of Wish Papers began with Opening Remarks by Vice-President Myong-kwan Lee, and a Prayer Report to Heaven by President Gi-seong Lee, Entrance of Attendants, Offering of Wish Papers, Entrance of Bearers of Holy Candles, Bestowing of Holy Candles by Sun Jin Moon, International President, FFWPU, Gratitude Prayer Report to Heaven by Rev. Kyeong-seuk Ryu, President, FFWPU-Korea, Prayer of Gratitude for the Fulfillment of Wishes, and a Congratulatory Song by Fumika Goto.
Part 3, featuring True Parents' Address, was led by MC, Vice-President Myong-kwan Lee beginning with a Commemorative Video, followed by the Entrance of True Parents, Gyongbae (bow), Offering of Flowers, True Parents' address, Three cheers of Eog-manse, a group Commemorative Photo, another Gyongbae, the exit of True Parents, and closing remarks True. Parents emphasized the importance of Chung Pyung Providence as below.
"Heaven got a victory on the foundation of the only-begotten daughter in 6,000 years. Dae Mo Nim is literally like big mother. Dae Mo Nim is able to give a grace and a pardon that could reach for the True Parents by embracing them before fallen humankind so that we could begin a history over the spirit and physical world with a foundation of Chung Pyung, which united into one with True Parents. Do you understand?
You can see the development according to how much you have a heart of gratitude and loyalty to Heaven by improving your Shim Jung and your faith through Chung Pyung Training Center. Also this place is where you can have first-hand experience that Heavenly Parents are always with you.
Because of that, I am a dream of Heavenly Parents before everyone. I will found the Cheonji Sunhak Won with the best standard in the world based on the Chung Pyung foundation to fulfill True Parents' wish and show it to humankind.
We are going to make a holy place where everyone can experience True Parents' love and give the infinite gratitude and honor to True Parents. Please everyone here has a big dream and unites with me, and I hope all the 7.3 billion people in the world will become proud Cheon Il Guk citizens in the near future."