1. Opening Prayer.
2. Smudging/Defuma of the participants in honor of the spirit of the smoke and as a preparatory cleansing.
3. Sharing of intentions for the ritual by the participants.
4. Serving of the Sacrament.
5. One and a half-hour meditation and concentration, allowing the sacrament to open and invite us into the astral.
6. Serving of the second cup of the sacrament, playing Santo Daime hymns related to serving of the sacrament.
7. Invocations to the different Orixas (Umbanda tradition) are offered.
8. Invocation prayers for the Angelic Court or the specific Archangel the work revolves around.
9. Prayer of Protection and Invocation to Archangel Michael is recited in Portuguese and English.
10. Opening of the Angelic Court – Invocations to the multitude of angels, Archangels, and light beings we are calling in for the duration of the ceremony. We will start with an invocation to Archangel Michael, recited both in Portuguese and English.
11. Within the Angelic Court, we will be reading prayers from our channeled book of prayers – Prayerful Heart, in relation to the different topics the specific work is about. We will also be dancing various Santo Daime hymns in the manner taught by Mestre Irineu using traditional Santo Daime Maracas or shakers. In this period, we will also invoke and open the ‘Mesa Branca’ – White Table, which is a spiritist term for allowing the mediumship work to commence; we will be practicing our direct connection to the divine spirits, which are present at that moment.
12. Closing of the Angelic Court with a specific closing invocation.
13. The next part is dedicated to the indigenous tribes; the music and atmosphere will reflect their beauty, their song, and teachings.
14. We will open for the third and last serving of the sacrament.
15. For the remaining hours of the ritual, we will be reading more prayers, offering teachings and practices to continue the study of the specific work.
16. We will open another portion of singing Santo Daime hymns, beginning with a recitation of Our Father and Hail Mary, both in Portuguese and English.
17. After a couple more hours, we will come closer to the closing of the work, and in honor of the tradition of Umbandaime, we will dance to the Orixas and forces of nature with the traditional music related to this practice.
18. After celebratory songs, bringing us back to our bodies and allowing the work to end, we will take a few minutes in silent meditation, after which we will recite our closing prayer and close the work.
19. On specific holidays, such as the Day of Mother Oxum and Father Obaluaê, we will add the traditional Umbanda offering to these deities, and within our Oracle ritual format, there will be much more Santo Daime dancing, additional prayers and invocations to different Divine beings we are calling into the space.
20. In conjunction with the ceremonies, the church will also offer an integration call for the participants as a means to support and help with the experience and allow for deeper integration of these spiritual insights and teachings into their everyday lives.

Our Altars

In each and every ceremony held by the Church of the Celestial Heart, an altar representing all core elements of our doctrine is present. The altar, in our ceremonies, plays an important role. It is a focal point for the spiritual work we open and represents the different religions we uphold in practice. Throughout the ceremony, members are invited and encouraged to approach the altar for meditation and prayer.

We often have a secondary altar (or more) that is specifically built to represent the entities and spirits we invoke from the path of Umbanda. These altars are positioned close to our Sacrament serving area and reflect the beauty of the profound teachings of the spirits of nature and the mentors and guides we call into our space. 

The main altar is placed in the center of the ceremonial room and includes, at minimum:

1. Santo Daime Cruziero. (A two lined cross, representing among other esoteric symbols, Christianity, and the resurrection of the Christ).
2. Statues of:
   • Jesus Christ and Pai Oxalá.
   • Mother Mary and Mamãe Iemanjá.
   • Archangel Michael and Archangel Raphael.
   • Medicine Buddha or St. Francis.
   • Obaluaê, Nanã Buruquê – Representing the Umbanda line of evolution.
   • Mamãe Oxum.
   • Oxumare - Representing diversity and acceptance.
3. Two crystal skulls represent mortality and are used as mediumistic tools.
4. There will be a multitude of selenite and amethyst crystals.
5. Flowers.
6. Below the altar we have jars depicting the different Orixas we will be working with in each ceremony. Every ceremony includes the minimum of the following Orixas - Exu, Oxala, Oxum, Oxossi, Jurema, and Iemanja.