This ritual is an from the sacrifices I’ve preformed and takes inspiration from

http://www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/DomesticSacrificeTemplate.html

I. PRAEPARITO (Preparation) – A statue or photo of the deity to be honoured is placed on the Altar or lararium and the person performing the sacrifice faces the lararium whilst the assistants remain behind him.

II. ABLVTIO (Cleansing) – You will say the prayer of ablution and wash your hands prior to covering your head in Capite Velato

(So you will not see or hear any foul omens.)

Prayer of ablution: “May this water cast out all impurities from my substance as from lead to gold. Purify my mind. Purify my heart. It is so.”

III. PRÆFATIO (Preface) –

Mater Vesta is first invoked with something along the lines of : “Mater Vesta, may all be well in the house of (Surname) and with this offering Wine/Incense may you always guide us to the Gods of Rome.” You then light your candle or oil lamp.

You will then invoke Pater Janus and ends like so: “Arise Pater Janus God of beginnings and ends, may this incense/wine find favour with you that all things auspicious and honourable be with us this day.”

III. IMMOLATIO (SACRIFICE) – The Deity to be honoured is now read aloud a prayer such as:

O’ Shining unconquerable Titan of the Sun whose glory and might are tremendous. You are the source of our light and warmth each day provided with your rays which shine upon us each day. I pray on this day that you may guide me to the light and all days and that I may always follow the true path of Cultus Deorum and may no one speak ill of my Gods and Goddesses.

– The Deity is offered the sacrifice with a formula such as:

Great Titan of the sun may you be honoured with this offering of (OFFERING) Now placed, poured or burned before you. And upon your will make it so.

(Make offering)

REDDITIO (Repetition) – The Deity is furthermore offered hymns , dances , songs, stories are told and offeeings are made anew. (The orphic hymns are a good set of hymns to use.)

CONCLVSIO (Conclusion) – Finally we come to the end of the sacrifice where we ask for forgiveness of the Gods if anything in the ritual was displeasing or caused offense such as this example: (repeated separately for each deity which has been observed)

Blessed (Ianus/Sol/Vesta) many generations have passed since our ancestors praised you and made traditional offerings in your honor. If through my ignorance of the proper ways this appeal and offering have caused unbeknownst offense, please accept this humble offering of wine which I now pour as a libation. If it pleases you accept this offering as an expression of my regret and good intentions towards you.

Then you will blow out your candle and remove your head covering. And “say it is done.”