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SELF-DELIVERANCE PRAYER
My God, in the name of Jesus Christ, with Your authority cast out of my body every unclean spirit, purify my mind of every obsession with Your Holy illuminating Light; restore my heart from every passion with the holy grace of love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS
My God, in the name of Jesus Christ, with Your authority cast out of my body every unclean spirit, purify my mind of every obsession with Your Holy illuminating Light; restore my heart from every passion with the holy grace of love of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYER TO FORGIVE THE FAILINGS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHURCH
Lord Jesus, I come into Your presence to ask You for the grace to be able to forgive one of Your consecrated ones, who, because of his own weaknesses, because of the circumstances in which he was formed, perhaps because of the crises of faith he is going through, and above all because of the insinuations of the evil one, has abandoned the practice of virtue and has given himself over to living the passions of the flesh, failing to edify the Church and scandalizing weak souls. I acknowledge that for a long time I held a grudge against him, and perhaps a desire for revenge, because I expected from him as much holiness as there is in You, but now I understand that You came to found a Church to welcome sinners, and that is why You built it upon sinners; for if You had built it upon angels, many weak souls would not have dared to approach such perfect and glorious beings, fearing that from them they would receive implacable justice and not the mercy of Him who said: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Therefore, Lord Jesus, I forgive the weaknesses of Your servant, and I ask that You also grant him the Graces of Your forgiveness and above all his conversion, so that he may not be condemned for the harm he did to me, but that one day we may all together enjoy the sweetness of Your love for all eternity in the Kingdom of Our Father God. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST FEAR
Lord Jesus, who rebuked Your Apostles, saying: “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” (Mt 8:26), and showed them that Your power was above storms, illnesses, demons and even death itself: I ask You with all my heart to drive away from my soul every kind of fear and phobia, and never let me fall into a panic attack, for I acknowledge that every power in heaven, on earth and in the abyss bends the knee before You. Lord, with Your divine authority, deign to speak to every storm that may rise up in my life that mighty “Peace! Be still!” (Mk 4:39), so that, my Faith in You increased, I may henceforth walk upon the waters of difficulty without faltering in faith as Peter did. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST LOW SELF-ESTEEM
Most Holy Virgin Mary, you know with how much contempt, lowliness and disgust I look at myself, for I find nothing in me but defects. I ask you, Holy Mother, to teach me to see the great things the Almighty has done in me; to obtain for me the grace to value myself as I am worth in the eyes of God, which is the very life of your Son Jesus Christ; to help me change to a positive attitude of perpetual praise, so that my soul may proclaim the greatness of the Lord, who rejoiced in the lowliness of this creature of His that I am; and so may my spirit rejoice in God my Savior, who has looked upon all the humiliations I have suffered during my life and counts them in heaven as precious merits, or jewels that adorn the souls of His chosen ones. Thank you, my God, because at least You have freed me from the pride of the mighty, so that I was not cast down from the throne; and teach me to see that, although I may be poor in virtues, beauty or abilities, this too has kept me from being sent away empty, as the rich of the world will be in Your presence. Amen.
PRAYER RENOUNCING WITCHCRAFT
In the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, I renounce Satan and all witchcraft or sorcery, spiritism or divination that I have practiced or have had done. By the power of the Blood of Christ and of His glorious Cross, I take away from Satan all authority, pact or consecration, or any kind of right that through these sins he may have over my mind, my heart, my body, my soul, my spirit, over my family, over my finances, or any other power he may have because of the sins of my ancestors, if they practiced or resorted to the arts of darkness. Finally, I decree that all this authority that today I take away from Satan in the name of Jesus Christ be broken, annihilated and destroyed in the Name of God the Father Almighty, in the Name of God the Son, Redeemer of the world, in the Name of God the Holy Spirit, our Defender, through the intercession of the most glorious ever-Virgin Mary and through the ministry of the Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST DIABOLICAL PRESENCES IN HOMES OR WORKPLACES
In the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we forbid every fallen angel, diabolical spawn and creature of darkness, all lost spirits, covens of witches, satanic groups or emissaries of their associates, to disturb the peace of our homes, to keep us from our rest at night, or to harm us and take revenge on us in our work, in our families, in our spiritual and material goods, or through any person, animal or thing. We break every pact, consecration, curse, evil spell or envy that may be causing these dark presences in our dwelling. We seal and close with the most precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ every door through which these evil beings may be entering our lives, and we shut them with the seals of the gates of the Catholic Church, and we confess that hell cannot prevail against them. Amen.
PRAYER TO BREAK SPELLS OF MARITAL DIVISION
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and by virtue of the strength of the Sacrament of Matrimony, I claim and reclaim the heart of my husband (wife) N.N., and I cast out of the heart of my husband (wife) N.N. the one who is trying to separate what God has joined. In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and by virtue of the strength of the Sacrament of Matrimony, I break every spell of marital division, of sexual incompatibility and of passionate infidelity. I consecrate my home and my marriage to the care of Jesus, Joseph and Mary, so that they may restore the peace, love and faithfulness of the home of Nazareth. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST SEXUAL BLOCKAGES, STERILITY OR SEXUAL ILLNESSES
In the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the sovereign strength of His Glorious Blood, I break, untie, unchain, annihilate, exterminate, undo and destroy any diabolical action conjured in the form of a blockage, lack of sexual desire, frigidity, premature ejaculation, sterility, impotence, incompatibility or genital illness imposed by witches, sorcerers, shamans or satanists, aimed at preventing a healthy sexual life between my spouse N.N. and me, seeking to separate what God joined through the sacred bond of marriage, which I renew and revitalize before my Father God by the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ and in the unity of the Holy Spirit, by the power the Church has to bind and to loose, with the intercession of Mary Most Holy and under the ministry of the Holy Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, and through the merits of all the Saints in heaven. Amen.
PRAYER OF BREAKING
In the Name of JESUS CHRIST, THE LORD, and through the merits of HIS precious BLOOD, I break and dissolve every curse, spell, seal, hex, witchcraft, bond, trap, snare, ruse, lie, stumbling block, obstacle, deception, diversion, distraction, influence or spiritual chain, and every spirit of drowsiness that tries to hinder my prayer; also every illness of our body, soul and mind that may reach us, directly or through any person, animal or thing, or through any spirit that has come upon us because of our own sins or mistakes, or those of our previous generations. Amen.
PRAYER TO UNDO WITCHCRAFT THAT ATTACKS THE MIND
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, I break every diabolical oppression in my mind, in my head, in my eyes and in all my understanding, and I break every diabolical oppression that is trying to bind my faculties, which I consecrate to the service of Our God and Lord, the Father of Jesus Christ Our Lord; and in faith I put on His armor. I fasten on the belt of truth and the helmet of salvation; I take up the shield of faith to quench the flaming arrows of the devil, and the sword of the Holy Spirit, which is the Word of God. Amen.
PRAYER TO UNDO WITCHCRAFT THAT ATTACKS THE PIT OF THE STOMACH (INGESTED WITCHCRAFT)
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the strength of the sacrament of baptism signified in this water that I am about to drink, may all my insides be cleansed of any diabolical incursion that seeks to affect the health of my mind, my body or my soul. May all the bonds of sin and evil that are binding me be broken, through the most Precious passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ; and may this be done in the name of God the Father Almighty, in the name of God the Son, Redeemer of the world, in the name of God the Holy Spirit, our Defender, and by the power to bind and to loose that Holy Mother the Catholic Church possesses, through the intercession of the most glorious ever-Virgin Mary and through the ministry of the Holy Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael. Amen.
PRAYER TO UNDO WITCHCRAFT THAT ATTACKS THE BACK, KIDNEYS, SPINE…
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, I break, untie and destroy any witchcraft, sorcery or curse that is affecting these (my) organs, and I claim health in the name of the Blood of Christ, which has washed us of our sins. And I beg Our God to restore the organs damaged by diabolical action, in the name of God the Father Almighty, in the name of God the Son, Redeemer of the world, in the name of God the Holy Spirit, our Defender, and by the power to bind and to loose that Holy Mother the Catholic Church possesses, through the intercession of the most glorious ever-Virgin Mary and through the ministry of the Holy Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST VOODOO
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I call down Your justice upon the heads of all the sorcerers who practice the dark arts of voodoo to inflict suffering on the flesh of Your children, and I claim the justice of the law of retaliation of Exodus 21:23-25, Leviticus 24:18-20 and Deuteronomy 19:21, so that every tear, moan, suffering and pain coming from any of Your children who has been harmed by transference magic become a living wound in them, whether done by piercing dolls of wax, straw, cloth or any other material, photographs, large candles, pentagrams, pieces of meat or any other object that represents their victims. After You have carried out, Lord, the extermination of this race of the wicked, as You decreed in Exodus 22:17 and Leviticus 20:27, we beg You to destroy, annihilate and exterminate all the spiritual piercings in the flesh, soul and spirit of Your children, so that they may glorify You for having broken these satanic yokes and these unbearable burdens of the abyss, for from now on we accept and glory only in carrying the easy yoke and the light burden of the cross that Your Son wishes to share with us. Nevertheless, since Your Son has taught us to forgive and to love our enemies, we authorize You to use the merits of all these sufferings caused through voodoo for the conversion of those children of darkness who are open to receiving the grace of Your light, so that they may not be condemned because of the evil they did to us, for at this very moment we grant them our forgiveness, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYER TO OBTAIN ONE'S OWN PHYSICAL HEALING
Lord Jesus Christ, who sent Your disciples to preach the gospel of life, gave them power to work great wonders in Your Name and encouraged them, saying: “whatever you ask My Father or Me in My Name will be granted to you”, “the works that I do, you will do, and greater ones still”. What is more, You commanded us to go throughout the world healing the sick, cleansing lepers and raising the dead. Today we ask You, Lord, for this brother whom we have evangelized on his bed of pain, together with his family, that You free him from the gates of the abyss and grant him the grace of health in his body as a sign of the eternal health You promised to those who believe; and therefore, with the authority of the Children of God, we pronounce the words of the prophet Ezekiel 37:3-5: “Breathe, divine Spirit, upon these dry bones; let them be covered with sinews, muscle and flesh, and breathe the spirit of life” into this brother, so that through his testimony of healing he may Glorify the greatness of Our God and the power of His Children. We thank You, Lord, because we know that You have heard us; we ask that the wonders You have worked today not be attributed to us, Your humble servants, but that to Your Name alone be the Glory. Amen.
PRAYER TO OBTAIN THE PHYSICAL HEALING OF ANOTHER
Lord Jesus Christ, who sent Your disciples to preach the gospel of life, gave them power to work great wonders in Your Name and encouraged them, saying: “whatever you ask My Father or Me in My Name will be granted to you”, “the works that I do, you will do, and greater ones still”. What is more, You commanded us to go throughout the world healing the sick, cleansing lepers and raising the dead. Today we ask You, Lord, for this brother whom we have evangelized on his bed of pain, together with his family, that You free him from the gates of the abyss and grant him the grace of health in his body as a sign of the eternal health You promised to those who believe; and therefore, with the authority of the Children of God, we pronounce the words of the prophet Ezekiel 37:3-5: “Breathe, divine Spirit, upon these dry bones; let them be covered with sinews, muscle and flesh, and breathe the spirit of life” into this brother, so that through his testimony of healing he may Glorify the greatness of Our God and the power of His Children. We thank You, Lord, because we know that You have heard us; we ask that the wonders You have worked today not be attributed to us, Your humble servants, but that to Your Name alone be the Glory. Amen.
PRAYER TO BREAK SPELLS OF FINANCIAL RUIN
In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by the Power of His Precious Blood and of His Holy Cross, I break, untie and dissolve all envy, curse or evil spell that has fallen upon my finances because of the malice of my enemies, because of my own unfaithfulness in not paying the tithe to the Church, or because of the sins and injustices of my ancestors that may be blocking the financial blessings God has for me. I wash with the Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ all spiritual contamination that has fallen upon my financial goods because of the sins committed with them by the people who gave them to me, or those I have committed with them. I invoke the Providence of God upon my patrimony, so that God’s Blessing may multiply it and make it bear fruit, and from this very moment I commit myself to set aside 10% of all my income to give it to the Church. Finally, I name the Most Holy Virgin Mary administrator of all my belongings, so that with them she may obtain for me the eternal riches of the Kingdom of her Son. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST DIABOLICAL OBSESSIONS
God the Father, our Creator, You made the mind of man as a seat for Your wisdom, knowledge and understanding, so that, guided by Your marvelous light, we might always seek the truth that comes from You. We ask You to send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon this servant (upon me), who is (because I am) tormented in his (my) thoughts by terrible obsessions instilled by the prince of darkness. With this living flame of love, deign to free the (my) mind of this brother for whom we pray from every evil spirit that incites him (me) to sin against Your law. Amen.
PRAYER AGAINST MIND CONTROL
Jesus lives, Jesus reigns, Jesus rules in my mind, and in His name we block and undo all mind control being exercised over me, and I consecrate my thoughts and my decisions to the Holy Spirit, so that He alone may inspire and govern me for as long as my pilgrimage on this earth lasts. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE HEALING OF THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
Eternal Father, who created the mind of man so that it might be capable of seeking the truth, and who made the Truth, Jesus Christ Our Lord, become flesh so that He might preach to us the way that leads to life: we implore You to send the strength of Your divine Spirit to re-create the neurons of this mind over which we are praying, and to enable this brain to think clearly, to learn with agility and to reason calmly, so that it may Glorify You with its meditations, praise You by learning inspired songs, and proclaim the wonders of Your power, telling its brothers and sisters that You healed it of its illnesses and gave back light to its understanding. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER FOR ONE'S CHILDREN, CASTING SPIRITS OUT OF THEM
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the power of the Sacrament of Matrimony, I cast out of N.N. (say the name of the wife or husband, or son or daughter, whom you wish to free) every spirit of drug addiction, of alcoholism or of rebellion, and I command it to go far from my home, sanctified by the sacrament of matrimony, and never again to torment my family. And I decree all this in the name of God the Father Almighty, in the name of God the Son, Redeemer of the world, in the name of God the Holy Spirit, our Defender, and by the power to bind and to loose that Holy Mother the Catholic Church possesses, through the intercession of the most glorious ever-Virgin Mary and through the ministry of the Holy Archangels Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael. Amen.
PRAYER TO BIND ENEMIES
God of Strength and Majesty, we invoke Your Trinitarian power, so that Your arm may cast down the mighty and lift up the lowly. Lord, cancel the satanic powers of the children of perdition who, with the pride of wolves, hurl themselves upon Your flock. Bind, chain, gag, burn, nail and pierce with the arms of Your justice every gathering of witches or warlocks, shamans or satanic sects, or anyone else who prides himself on serving the prince of this world and who, drunk with pride, grows insolent against Your Throne of Glory and majesty. May their own blood fall upon them, for they turned their backs on Your mercy and rejoice in the suffering of Your children; let them taste their own inventions, so that, writhing in the sufferings they themselves devised, if they are still open to conversion, they may cry out for Your mercy on their knees before they face the wrath of Your justice at the last judgment. Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE SOULS
Most Holy Trinity, who long for all Your creatures to turn toward You, we ask You to show Your marvelous light to all the souls that still wander in this place because they did not hear of You. Today, through the merits of Your Son, of all Your Saints and the prayers of Your Church, may all these wandering brothers and sisters set out on their path of purification, and be freed from all the chains that bind them to this world, so that they may enjoy the infinite riches of Your presence. We also ask that, if You consider them unworthy of Your light for having rebelled against Your loving calls, or for having consecrated themselves to evil, they be removed from this place in such a way that they may never again trouble Your children or influence this world. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF SURRENDER AND SPIRITUAL DECONTAMINATION
Lord Jesus Christ, I place myself in Your presence after this day of apostolate, following Your command to go throughout the world healing the sick. Only You know, Lord, how much suffering we have seen today and have tried to console. I thank You because You have done great things with us and we are glad; yet You know that it is inevitable to receive wounds on the battlefield, and that is why I come to You, Lord, to hand over to You all the spiritual contamination I may have acquired while exercising my ministry. I hand over to You, Lord, everything that may have clung to my mind: thoughts of unbelief, of blasphemy, of doubt, of frivolity, and I ask You to restore to my mind the purity it should have. I beg You to cleanse my ears of everything that may have contaminated them in the places where I was: subliminal messages in the music I heard, gossip or slander I may have heard, morbid comments or insulting or foul words, and even all the lies I may have perceived. Cleanse my mouth of every insult, of every lack of truthfulness and of everything that goes against Your teachings. Cleanse my nose if it has breathed in the putrid smell that sin produces and the infernal contamination that afflicts my brothers and sisters. Clear my throat if it has been affected so that I cannot sing to You or proclaim Your mercies. Purify my heart of all the hatred, grudges, resentment, sadness, depression and anguish for which I have prayed today, so that when I arrive home there may be only Your love in it, to keep sharing it generously. Cleanse, Lord, my stomach of the vices of gluttony and anxiety, and of any spiritual illness inoculated into food or drink by the agents of evil. Cleanse, Lord, my genitals of the vices of lust, of homosexuality and of depravity that I may have contracted while praying for my sick brothers and sisters. Finally, cleanse my limbs of every chain that seeks to hinder my steps along the path of charity and holiness, or to bind my hands so that I do not stretch them out over those who suffer. Cleanse also my finances, so that Satan cannot take revenge for this apostolate by making my income scarce. Cleanse also my loved ones if, through me, any evil I may have contracted in my apostolate reached them. May all this spiritual contamination that I hand over to You today, Lord Jesus, return to the abyss from which it came, devised by Satan to torture Your sheep; and in Your Name and in Your Blood I declare myself healed, delivered and restored. Amen. Note: I strongly recommend that, at the moment each part of our body is mentioned, we lay our own hands on it and sign it with the sign of the Holy Cross using exorcised water or oil.
PRAYER FOR THE HEALING OF CONSCIENCE BEFORE GOING TO CONFESSION
Heavenly Father, before whom we must give an account in every circumstance of the life You gave us and of how we managed the talents with which You adorned us with so much love: I beg You to have mercy on me, a poor sinner, at this moment when I prepare to examine my conscience. Help me with the presence of Your Holy Spirit, with whom You search the depths of misery, and grant me the grace to see the scales fall from my eyes that keep me from seeing my sins with the depth and gravity with which You see them, so that, repentant and with the purpose of amendment, I may receive forgiveness from the hands of Your Priests. Lord Jesus Christ, You who died for my sins, grant me the grace to drive away from me the pride that tries to make me believe that I am perfect, the shame that tries to make me justify my evil deeds, and the cowardice that keeps me from confronting my passions, so that at the moment I receive God’s absolution through the Sacrament of Confession, I may receive from the Holy Spirit the graces necessary never again to wound the heart of my sweet God, and so that I may recover my dignity as a Son, which I had lost through my sins. Amen.
SEALING PRAYER
I seal with the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, the fire of the Holy Spirit and the Mantle of the Most Holy Virgin Mary my body, soul and spirit, my loved ones and my belongings, so that they may not be affected by the forces of evil because of the apostolate I am going to carry out today, praying for the sick. Give me, Lord, a humble heart, so that I may be a docile instrument of Your mercy; that wherever I lay my hands, it may be Your mighty arms that restore the health we lost through our sin. Do not allow pride to enter my heart, Lord, attributing to myself the wonders that I know You are going to work; but at the end of my day let me say of myself: I am a useless servant, for I have only done what I was obliged to do. My most Holy Mother, accompany me and give me words of consolation to instill hope, Faith and trust in the sick I visit, so that these virtues may make way for the miraculous action of the Spirit of the Lord. May Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael enlighten, guide and defend me during this apostolate, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
PRAYER OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEATH
Lord my God, only You “have power over life and death; You lead down to the gates of Hades and back again” (Wis 16:13). I acknowledge “that God did not make death, and He does not delight in the death of the living” (Wis 3). Rather, death, Lord, is the fruit of our sin and our rebellion, and that is why “precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones” (Ps 116:15). I therefore make this act of acceptance of Your will, and if You consider that my life is already ripe fruit to be harvested for eternity, I embrace Your designs, Lord, as Christ embraced and kissed His cross; for I am certain that if You decree that it is time for my passage from this life to the immortal one, it is what is best for my soul and for those I love, because from heaven, which by Your mercy I hope to reach, I will be able to intercede for those who remain in this valley of tears, so that we may be reunited at the heavenly banquet, around Your table, as children who rejoice in the presence of their Father God. Amen.
INVOCATION OF THE HOLY ANGELS
Great and Holy Angels, God sends you to protect and help us! We implore you in the name of God, One in Three Persons. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the almighty name of Jesus. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by all the wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by all the torments of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by the holy word of God. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by the Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of God’s love for us, who are so poor. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of God’s faithfulness to us, who are so poor. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of God’s mercy toward us, who are so poor. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of Mary, Queen of Heaven and earth. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of Mary, your Queen and Sovereign. Hasten to our aid! We implore you in the name of Mary, Mother of God and our Mother. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by your own happiness. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by your own faithfulness. Hasten to our aid! We implore you by your fighting strength for the Kingdom of God. Hasten to our aid! We implore you to cover us with your shield! We implore you to protect us with your sword! We implore you to enlighten us with your light! We implore you to shelter us under the mantle of Mary. We implore you to enclose us in the Heart of Mary! We implore you to place us in the hands of Mary! We implore you to show us the way to the gate of life: the open Heart of Our Lord! We implore you to lead us safely to the house of the Heavenly Father! All you Choirs of blessed Spirits. Hasten to our aid! Angels of life, hasten to our aid! Angels of the power of the word of God. Hasten to our aid! Angels of charity. Hasten to our aid! Angels whom God gives us especially as companions. Hasten to our aid! Hasten to our aid, we implore you! For we have received as our inheritance the Blood of Our Lord and King. Hasten to our aid, we implore you! For we have received as our inheritance the Heart of Our Lord and King. Hasten to our aid, we implore you! For we have received as our inheritance the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the most pure Virgin and your Queen. Hasten to our aid, we implore you! PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL You are the Prince of the heavenly hosts, the conqueror of the infernal dragon; you have received from God the strength and power to annihilate, through humility, the pride of the powers of darkness. We implore you, awaken in us true humility of heart, unshakable faithfulness in always doing the will of God, and fortitude in suffering and in need. Help us to stand before the judgment seat of God! PRAYER TO SAINT GABRIEL You are the Angel of the Incarnation, the faithful messenger of God; open our ears to perceive the smallest signs and calls of the loving Heart of Our Lord. Stay always before our eyes, we implore you, so that we may rightly understand the word of God, follow it and obey it, and fulfill what God wants of us. Make us watchful as we wait for the Lord, so that He may not find us asleep when He comes! PRAYER TO SAINT RAPHAEL You are the messenger of the love of God! We implore you, wound our heart with a burning love for God, and never let this wound close, so that we may remain on the path of love in daily life and overcome all obstacles by the strength of this love. Help us, great and holy brothers, fellow servants with us before God! Protect us against ourselves, against our cowardice and lukewarmness, against our selfishness and our greed, against our envy and distrust, against our self-sufficiency and comfort, against our desire to be appreciated! Free us from the bonds of sin and from every attachment to the world! Untie the blindfold that we ourselves have tied over our eyes so as to excuse ourselves from seeing the misery around us, and to be able to look at our own self without discomfort and with self-pity. Drive into our heart the goad of the Holy Restlessness of God, so that we may never cease to seek Him with passion, contrition and love! Seek in us the Blood of Our Lord that was shed for us! Seek in us the tears of your Queen, shed because of us! Seek in us the image of God, shattered, faded and damaged, the image in which God wanted to create us out of love. Help us to know God, to adore Him, love Him and serve Him! Help us in the fight against the powers of darkness that surround us and oppress us in secret. Help us so that none of us may be lost, and so that one day, joyful, we may be reunited in eternal happiness! Saint Michael, fight at our side with your angels, help us and pray for us! Saint Raphael, fight at our side with your angels, help us and pray for us! Saint Gabriel, fight at our side with your angels, help us and pray for us! Amen.