True Father speaking to the members at the Commemorative Service, January 2, 2008.

On January 2, from 8 am, the '25th Day of Victory of Love' Commemorative Event was held in the Cheon Jeong Gung Museum, Gathering Room, centering on True Parents with around 2,000 members of World Leaders, representatives, and pastors attending.

At Chung Pyung Heaven and Earth Training Center, and members around 1,000 of the 40th Special 40-day Workshop for Blessed Wives, 121st Chung Pyung Special 40-day Workshop, and from the 39th 21-Day Registration Workshop for Blessed Wives were watching the commemorative event through a screen prepared in the Chinhwa Educational Hall.

The Commemorative Event is a service to cherish Heung Jin Nim and those other True Children (Hui Jin Nim, Hye Shin Nim, Yeong Shin Nim, Shin Ye Nim and Shin Gil Nim) who have ascended to the Spiritual World was started by Rev. Sun-jo Hwang, President of FFWPU-Korea. First, there was the bowing to True Parents and then the lighting of the Holy Candles (Hoon Sook Nim and Shin Cheol Nim), Bowing, Reciting of the Family Pledge, and Prayer Report (Rev. Do-sin Lim General President of FFWPU-Japan).

After Rev. Lim's prayer report, Rev. Chung-hwan Kwak, International President of IIFWPU, introduced Heung Jin Nim's Life as his opening address and then read Heung Jin Nim's Spirit World Message (Chuseok Celebrations, September 18, 2005).

True Parents then gave words for more than 3 hours. During their words, they asked several members to testify and sing songs. In their speech, True Parents talked about the sad heart of God who lost Adam and Eve through the Fall and about God's sincere heart of wanting to love all humanity. Furthermore, said that the word 'Aga' (Child in Korean) is 'Abel and Cain' meaning 'separated world' and said that it has to be united.

After National Messiah Im-yeol Ra's testimony about his frontline activities at Ulrung island in the 1960s True Parents said, "Because a new morning has arrived, we must raise the flag of heaven and resurrect the family" and emphasized the importance of Family Resurrection.

After confirming the participants' determination through clapping over their heads there was 4 cheers of Eok-manse (Rev. Chang-shik Yang, North American Continental Director). True Parents repeatedly emphasized the importance of the family resurrection until he went off the stage.

The 25th Day of Victory of Love Commemorative Event ended at 12:30 pm as True Parents left the hall.