The Weekly Lectionary Devoted to Marduk, consists of readings scheduled for every Saturday throughout the year. These readings are drawn and adapted from extant Babylonian/Sumerian texts—chiefly the Enuma Elish, the Fifty Names of Marduk, and associated hymns and ritual inscriptions. Each entry includes a selected passage and a brief note suitable for reflection or public reading in a formal liturgical setting.
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RUBRICS AND SEASONAL OBSERVANCES – SUMMER (June to August)
These rubrics are meant to guide the structure of ritual, vestment, and seasonal offerings for the Summer Cycle of Marduk devotion.
Vestments
Color: Gold or bright red (for fire and solar force); white for rituals of cleansing or rebuilding.
Adornments: Symbols of the sun-disc, dragon-serpent (tamed), and stylized net patterns may be used on robes, banners, or altars.
Seasonal Offerings
Grains (wheat, barley, millet), honey, milk, sesame oil
Incense: frankincense, myrrh, juniper, saffron
Liquid offerings: clarified water, date wine, sweet beer
Symbolic objects: small sun disks, copper tools, written lists of names of Marduk
Actions and Gestures
Begin rites facing east (direction of Marduk’s celestial court)
Recite at least one name of Marduk before and after each rite
Always end rituals in stillness and silence, invoking stability after divine movement
AUTUMNAL RITUAL RUBRICS – SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER
This quarter is defined by:
Harvest – The spiritual gathering of the fruits of past efforts.
Descent – The return inward, toward the inner temple of evaluation.
Refinement – The ritual purging of excess, deceit, and imbalance.
Vestments and Colors
Color: Dark gold, amber, ochre, and crimson
Symbol: The balance-scale, the flame, the sealed tablet
Instruments: Brass bowls, censers, ceremonial plumb lines, tablets of clay or wood for writing
Seasonal Offerings
Lentils, onions, pomegranates, black sesame
Incense: cedar resin, storax, cinnamon
Liquids: fermented pomegranate juice, beer, spring water
Written confessions or acknowledgments offered on parchment and burned as ritual purification
Actions and Structure
Begin facing west, signifying the descent of the sun and introspection
Offer prayers of examination, confession, and refinement
Conclude with the lighting of a single lamp or flame, signifying Marduk’s mercy in judgement
WINTER RITUAL RUBRICS – DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY
Orientation: East or Southeast – facing the rising light, return of divine order
Colors: White, blue, and bright gold
Offerings: Oil mixed with cedar, pomegranate seeds, honey, wheat cakes
Incense: Benzoin, sandalwood, frankincense
Ritual Action: Lighting of a sacred flame at the start of each rite; chant should follow silence, not precede it
Sacred Object: A single seal-stone or ring placed on the altar to represent the renewed covenant