Prayer for Conversion of Relative or Friend

(If the prayer is for a woman, use the feminine pronoun where necessary.) O Mary, Queen of the Angels and of men, behold me an unworthy servant and listen to my prayerin behalf of (Name) who remains separated from the Churchestablished by thy Divine Son. My Mother, dispensatrix of grace, strip from (Name)the bands of prejudice and ignorance that hold him captive,and let the true light of Faith enlighten his mind and quicken his will. Gently draw him my Mother, into the fold of Christ, that his salvations may be better secured and that theKingdom of God upon earth may grow stronger overthe infernal enemy. Amen

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A prayer of exorcism taught by Saint Anthony

Popular tradition holds that St. Anthony taught a prayer to a poor woman who sought help against the temptations of the devil. The Franciscan Pope Sixtus V had the prayer — also called “the motto of St. Anthony” — engraved into the base of the obelisk erected in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. In the original Latin, the prayer says Ecce Crucem Domini!  Fugite partes adversae!  Vicit Leo de tribu Juda,    Radix David! Alleluia! And translated, it reads Behold, the Cross of the Lord!  Begone, all evil powers!  The Lion of the tribe of Judah,  The Root of David, has conquered!  Alleluia, Alleluia!  This short prayer has the flavor of a small exorcism. We can use it too — both in Latin and in English — to be able to overcome all the temptations we face. Translated from the Italian. Source: Aleteia

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