Prayer to the Mexican God of Fire (Mexican)

PRAYER TO THE MEXICAN GOD OF FIRE

(Mexican)

(A victim is sacrificed for rain in the temple of the Earth Fire--a crater of a volcano)

Victim

"TN THE Hall of Flame let me not put to shame my ancestors; descending there let me not put you to shame!

"I fasten a rope to the sacred tree. I twist it in eight folds, that by it, I, a magician, may descend to the magical house."

Priests

"Begin your song in the Hall of Flames! Begin your song in the Hall of Flames!"

Devotees

"Why does not the magician come forth?

Why does he not rise up?"

Priests

"Let his subjects assist in the Hall of Flames!

He appears! He appears! Let his subjects assist!"

"Let his servants never cease the song of the Hall of Flames--let them rejoice greatly--let them dance wonderfully!

(To the victim)

Call ye for the Woman with Abundant Hair, whose care is the Mist and the Rain; call ye for Her!"