The High Priest offers the following prayer and meditation 

Leaves fall,
the days grow cold.
The Goddess pulls Her mantle of the Earth around Her as You,
O Great Sun God,
sail toward the West to the lands of
Eternal Enchantment.,
wrapped in the coolness of night.
Fruits ripen,
seeds drop,
the hours of day and night are balanced.
Chill winds blow in from the North wailing laments.
In this seeming extinction of nature’s power,
O Blessed Goddess, We
know that life continues.
For spring is impossible without the second harvest,
as surely as life is impossible without death.
Blessings upon You,
O Fallen God,
as You journey into the lands of winter
and into the Goddess’ loving arms.

O Gracious Goddess of all fertility,
We have sown and reaped the fruits of our actions, good and bane.
Grant us the courage to plant seeds of joy and love in the coming year,
banishing misery and hate.
Teach us the secrets of wise existence upon this planet,
O Luminous One of the Night!