I. True Father’s Holy Ascension and True Mother’s Devotions in Remembrance of True Father

1. Universal Seonghwa of Sun Myung Moon, the True Parent of Heaven, Earth and Humankind

True Father ascended on the 17th day of the 7th month in the third year of Cheon-gi (the Heavenly Foundation) (Sep. 3, 2012) after victoriously concluding his 93-year life-long providence. During True Father’s Ip-jeon ceremony, held the day before the Seonghwa Ceremony, True Mother made the determination, “I will strive to establish Cheon Il Guk on earth until my last breath.” It is with this determination that she presided over the Seonghwa Ceremony held on the 29th day of the 7th month by the heavenly calendar (Sep. 15, 2012) at Cheongshim Peace World Center.

The Seonghwa Ceremony, on the cosmic level of heaven and earth, of the True Father of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind—the Lord of Truth, Holiness and Virtue in Cheon Il Guk, King of Myriad Victories for the Sake of the Whole—was conducted over a total of thirteen days. During this period, leaders from 31 different religious groups from home and abroad, heads of state leaders as well as blessed families from around the word paid tribute to True Father. It became a time of a new beginning, with everyone reminiscing over True…

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