January 1

                                                     

The Wheel of Fortune
by Edward Burne Jones

Day of Fortuna

A celebration of the New Year! We honor all aspects of good fortune Our Goddess Fortuna will perform during the coming year with offerings of incense. Fortuna Salutaris may bring blessings, along with health deities Aesculapius and Vediovis, who share a celebration this day.




April 1



Fortuna Venus
photograph of marble statue
with permission from italartworld.com


Day of Fortuna Virilis,
Veneralia: Venus Verticordia

Goddess Fortuna, and Goddess Venus, may answer prayers for a successful career, happiness and fidelity in marriage, and children. Goddesses Concordia and Pax, harmony and peace, have a related celebration March 30.



April 5




Tyche of Antioch
statue at the Vatican Museum
Rome, Italy


Day of Fortuna Publica

Goddess Fortuna may be petitioned to guide our public image, choices and decisions, as she continues to hear prayers for love and marriage.




May 25



Fortuna or Tyche with Baby
statue at Istanbul Archeological Museum, Turkey


Day of Fortuna Publica Primigenia of the Tre Fortunae

Goddess Fortuna may hear prayers for good fortune of the mother during childbirth and for good fortune and oracles for the future life of the newborn infant; health, wealth, happiness.

June 10
Day of Fortuna Virilis

This is the second opportunity for to appeal to Our Goddess Fortuna for a successful career, happiness and fidelity in marriage, and children.




June 11



Sketch of Fortuna statue
National Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy


Day of Fortuna Virginalis (Virgo)

Goddess Fortuna may hear your wonderful wishes for good fortune of the newlywed and for success and fidelity of their future together in marriage during the month of June, which continues to be the classic month for traditional weddings in contemporary times.




June 24




Goddess Fortuna
statue at Main Street Station
with permission from MavensVegas.com


Day of Fors Fortuna

Goddess Fortuna may receive the prayers of the poor, unemployed and underpaid. She may strive to to improve financial situations for a beneficial wealth transformation; this is traditionally a petition for better compensation in employment and abundant career opportunities.



July 6
July 14




Three Tyches
160 C.E. marble relief
Louvre Museum, France


Day of Fortuna Muliebris

On this day Goddess Fortuna may receive prayers to empower those who wish to speak publicly, for a peaceful cause, and the only all-female Roman priestesshood for a built temple.




July 30



Detail of Allegory of Happiness
by Angelo Bronzino
Fortuna with wheel below to the right


Day of Fortuna Huiusce Diei (Huiusque)

For those praying for a higher power to help take one day at a time, we celebrate the present day, miraculous changes and miracles.




August 13

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Original Horses of St. Mark's Basilica
Venice, Italy
with permission from sacred-destinations.com.
These horses date back to antiquity; maybe as early as 2nd century, C.E


Day of Fortuna Equestris

Goddess Fortuna may hear the prayers for good fortune of the wealthy upperclass, including professionals who work with horses.



September 27
October 3 through 12




Isis-Fortuna statue
Vatican Gregorian Museum
Rome, Italy


Festival of Fortuna Restitutrix, Reducis, Redux
Augustalia

Festival celebrations, music and games, honoring Goddess Fortuna for the safe return of family and friends.

November 13
Day of Fortuna Primigenia

This is a second opportunity to appeal to Goddess Fortuna with prayers for healthy childbirth and for the newborn infant. An oracle may be drawn for the baby's good fortune.

December 1
Day of Fortuna Muliebris

This is the second celebration of the year in which Goddess Fortuna may assist in public speaking efforts, for which she has been called, in the name of peace.

December 15
Day of Fortuna Redux

This is a day of prayers to Goddess Fortuna for the safe and healthy return of any of our loved ones, family and friends who are away from home, or afar in distant lands. The Celtic-Roman horse Goddess, Epona, has a celebration on December 18, She may cooperate to enhance safe travel.


Artwork is from the public domain courtesy of Wikimedia unless noted otherwise.
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