Prayer
of the Catholic Church
Prayer to St.
Michael the Archangel
+ In the
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Most glorious
Prince of the Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us
in "our battle against principalities and powers, against the
rulers of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the
high places" Ephesians 6:12.
Come to the
assistance of men whom God has created to His likeness and
whom He has redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the
devil. The Holy Church venerates you as her guardian and
protector; to you, the Lord has entrusted the souls of the
redeemed to be led into heaven.
Pray therefore
the God of Peace to crush Satan beneath our feet, that he
may no longer retain men captive and do injury to the Church. Offer
our prayers to the Most High, that
without delay they may draw His mercy down upon us; take hold of "the
dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan," bind him
and cast him into the bottomless pit " that he may no longer seduce
the nations. "Revelations 20:2-3
Exorcism:
In the Name
of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, strengthened by the intercession of
the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the
Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and all the Saints
we confidently undertake to repulse the attacks and deceits of the
devil.
Psalm
68:1-2 “God arises;
His enemies are scattered and those who hate Him flee before Him. As
smoke is driven away, so are they driven; as wax melts before the
fire, so the wicked perish at the presence of God.”
V. Behold the
Cross of the Lord, flee bands of enemies.
R. The Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the offspring of David, has conquered.
V. May Your mercy,
Lord, descend upon us.
R. As great as
our hope is in You.
We drive you from
us, whoever you may be, unclean spirits, all satanic
powers, all infernal invaders, all wicked legions, assemblies
and sects.
In the Name and by
the power of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, + may you be snatched away and driven from the Church
of God and from the souls made to the image and likeness
of God and redeemed by the Precious Blood of the Divine
Lamb. + Most cunning serpent, you shall no more dare to deceive the
human race, persecute the Church, torment God’s elect and sift them as
wheat. + The Most High God commands you, + He with whom, in
your great insolence, you still claim to be equal.
"God who
wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the
truth."
[1 Timothy 2:4]
God the Father commands you. + God the Son commands you +
God the Holy Spirit commands you. + Christ, God's Word
made flesh, commands you + He who to save our race outdone through your envy,
"humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death"[Philippians 2:8];
He who has built His Church on the firm rock and declared the gates of hell
shall not prevail against Her, because He will dwell with Her all days even to the
end of the world." [Matthew 28:20] The sacred Sign of the
Cross commands you, + as does also the power of the mysteries of
the Christian Faith. + The glorious Mother of God, the Virgin
Mary, commands you; +she who by her humility and from the first
moment of her Immaculate Conception crushed your proud head.
The faith of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of the
other Apostles commands you. + The blood of the Martyrs and the pious
intersession of all the Saints command you. + Thus, cursed dragon, and
you, diabolical legions, we adjure you by the living God, + by the
true God, + by the holy God, + by the God "who so
loved the world that He gave up His only Son, that every soul believing in
Him might not perish but have life everlasting;" [John 3:16] stop
deceiving human creatures and pouring out to them the poison of eternal
damnation; stop harming the Church and hindering her liberty. Be gone,
Satan, inventor and master of all deceit, enemy of man's salvation. Give place
to Christ in Whom you have found none of your works; give
place to the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church acquired
by Christ at the price of His Blood. Stoop beneath the all-powerful
Hand of God; tremble and flee when we invoke the Holy and terrible Name of
Jesus, this Name which causes hell to tremble, this Name to which the Virtues,
Powers and Dominations of heaven are humbly submissive, this Name
which the Cherubim and Seraphim praise unceasingly
repeating: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord, the God of Hosts.
V. O Lord, hear my
prayer.
R. And let my cry
come unto You.
V. May
the Lord be with you.
R. And with your
spirit.
Let us pray.
God of
heaven, God of earth, God of Angels, God of Archangels, God
of Patriarchs, God of Prophets, God of Apostles, God of
Martyrs, God of Confessors God of Virgins, God who has power to
give life after death and rest
after work: because there is no other God than Thee and
there can be no other, for Thou art the Creator of all
things, visible and invisible, of Whose reign there shall be no
end, we humbly prostrate ourselves before Thy glorious Majesty and we
beseech Thee to deliver us by Thy power from all the tyranny of the
infernal spirits, from their snares, their lies and their furious
wickedness.
Deign, O
Lord, to grant us Thy powerful protection and to keep us safe and
sound. We beseech Thee through Jesus Christ Our
Lord. Amen.
V. From the snares
of the devil,
R. Deliver us, O
Lord.
V. That Your
Church may serve You in peace and liberty:
R. We beseech You
to hear us.
V. That You may
crush down all enemies of Your Church:
R. We beseech You
to hear us.