“This is the night when the gateway between our world and the
spirit world is thinnest.
Tonight is a night to call out those who came before.
Tonight, I honor my ancestors.
Spirits of my fathers and mothers, I call to you tonight and welcome
you to join me.
You watch over me always, protecting and guiding me, and tonight I
thank you.
Your blood runs in my veins.
Your spirit is in my heart.
Your memories are in my soul.
With the gift of memory, I remember all of you.
You are dead but never forgotten, and you live on within me and
those who are yet to come”