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Use this prayer for personal
protection against evil.
It is not a formal exorcism.
It is especially helpful to say
this prayer before leaving home and then to give thanks before the Cross when you return
safely.
 ET God arise and let His enemies be
scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from before His face. As smoke
vanishes, so let them vanish; as wax melts before the fire, so let the demons
perish from the presence of those who love God and who sign themselves with
the sign of the Cross and say in gladness: Rejoice, most venerable and
life-giving Cross of the Lord, for you drive away the demons by the power
of our Lord Jesus Christ Who was crucified on you, Who went down to hell
and trampled on the power of the devil, and gave us you, His venerable Cross,
for the driving away of every adversary. O most venerable and life-giving
Cross of the Lord, help me together with our most pure Lady, the Mother of
God and Ever-Virgin Mary, and with all the saints, unto the ages.
Amen.
Adapted from a traditional Russian
Orthodox prayer.
When you carry the Cross
in your heart, then you will know its protection.
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