Calendar of the Sun
27 Solmonath
Day of the Elders
Colors: Grey, silver, and purple
Element: Earth
Altar: On cloth of purple, grey, and silver place three lit grey candles scented with cypress, a
branch of yew, a silver chalice of fruit juice, and a silver tray of frosted white cakes.
Offerings: Food or other aid given to organizations that give aid to elders. Offer to spend time
helping or keeping companionship with an elder.
Daily Meal: Allow the three eldest members of the community to choose the meal.
Invocation to the Elder Spirit
Hail, Old One,
Crone and Wise Man,
Silver of hair
And adamant of spirit,
Aged like fine wine
Through years of experience;
You who watch the young ones grow
And remember their path
And tell them the pitfalls ahead,
You who have made a friend
Of changing Time,
You whom Saturn has blessed
With a double circle,
You who keep the mysteries
And the secret knowledge,
You who mentor and teach,
Show us how to walk gracefully
Into the sunset of life.
(The chant for this day should be a wordless harmony. First the cakes are passed around, served
in order of age, eldest first; then the juice is likewise shared. Then each member of the
community, starting with the youngest, goes before each member who is past their second Saturn
return, or if there are none the eldest among them, kneels, and asks for their blessing. After the
next eldest has asked for the blessing of the eldest, the ritual is ended.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]