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Sacred
Prayers, Chants, & Images
This section is a work in
progress so please check back periodically. You will notice
that most of the prayers are Catholic at this point; that is
because most New Orleans Voodoo and hoodoo have elements of
Catholicism incorporated into the practice. This includes
prayers, candles, and petitioning the saints.
Prayer of Protection
The light of God surrounds me
The Love of God enfolds me
The power of God protects me
The presence of God watches
over me
Wherever I am, God is
And all is well.
Prayer to the
Seven African Powers
Oh, Seven
African Powers, who are so close to our divine Savior, with great humility I
kneel before thee and implore your intercession before the Great Spirit. Hear my
petition and grant me peace and prosperity. Please remove all of the obstacles
that cause me to stray from the Beauty Way. Oh Olofi, I trust in the words ask
and you shall receive. Let it be so! Amen.
(Make your
petition)
African Chant for Oshun
We believe in one God, the Father,
the Almighty, Creator of heaven and Earth, of all that is
seen and unseen. We believe in his son, Jesus Christ, who
was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.
One the third day, He rose again,
in fulfillment of the scriptures. He is seated at the right
hand of the Father where His kingdom will have no end.
We believe in one holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look to the resurrection of the dead
and life everlasting. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for our sinners
Now and in the hour of our death, Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
and deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory,
Forever and ever. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer in
Gothic
Atta unsar țu in himinam weihnai namo țein
qimai țiudinassus țeins wairțai wilja țeins
swe in himina jah ana airțai.
hlaif unsarana țana sinteinan gif uns himma daga
jah aflet uns țatei skulans sijahma
swaswe jah weis afletam țaim skulam unsaraim
jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af țamma ubilin
unte țeina ist țiudangardi jah mahts
jah wulțus in aiwins.
(Make
your petition)
Traditional Irish
Blessing
May the blessing of light be on you, light
without and
light within. May the blessed sunshine shine on you and
warm your heart till it glows like a great peat fire, so
that the stranger may come and warm himself at it, and also
a friend.
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Powerful Novena
of Childlike Confidence
(to be said
every hour for 9 consecutive
hours in one day)
O Jesus, Who hast said, ask
and you shall receive, seek
and you shall find, knock
and it shall be opened to
you, through the
intercession of Mary, Thy
Most Holy Mother, I knock, I
seek, I ask that my prayer
be granted.
(make your
request here) |
O Jesus, Who hast said,
all that you ask of the
Father in My Name, He
will grant you through
the intercession of
Mary, Thy Most Holy
Mother, I humbly and
urgently ask Thy Father
in Thy Name that my
prayer be granted.
(make your
request here)
O Jesus, Who hast said,
"Heaven and earth shall
pass away but My Word
shall not pass", through
the intercession of
Mary, Thy Most Holy
Mother, I feel confident
that my prayer will be
granted.
(Make your
request again.) |
Jesus,
Light of the world.
When I am afraid and unsure,
comfort me with the light of Your
presence.
When Loneliness chills me,
warm me with the light of Your love.
When the road ahead seems dark,
guide me with the light of Your way.
When I don't understand and my
thoughts are unclear,
fill me with the light of Your
wisdom.
When I seem spent like a candle
consumed,
replenish me with the light of Your
life.
Then, so filled with Your light, use
me,
So that I, with You, may be light
for the world!
Surround Me With
Your Light
Surround me with Your Light,
Jesus, and penetrate the very
depths of my being with that
Light. Let there remain no areas
of darkness in me or in my
family members, but transform
our whole being with the healing
Light of Your love. Open me
completely to receive Your love,
Jesus. Thank You for being our
family Healer and my personal
Healer. Amen.
~~Author Unknown
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Immaculate Conception Holy Card
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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THE CROSS IN MY POCKET
I
carry a cross in my pocket, a simple
reminder to me
of the fact the I am a Christian no
matter where I may be.
This little cross is not magic nor
is it a good luck charm.
It isn't meant to protect me from
every physical harm.
It's
not for identification for all the
world to see.
It's simply an understanding between
my Savior and me.
When I put my hand in my pocket to
bring out a coin or key.
The cross is there to remind me of
the price He paid for me.
It
reminds me, too, to be thankful for
my blessings day by day
and to strive to serve him better in
all that I do and say.
It's also a daily reminder of the
peace and comfort I share
with all who know my Master and give
themselves to His care.
So, I
carry a cross in my pocket reminding
no one but me;
that Jesus Christ is Lord of my life
if only I'll let Him be.
~~ Author Unknown |
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This
photograph was taken in March of 1974 during an apparition
of Jesus, at Our Lady of the Roses Shrine in Bayside, NY,
USA.
Please report
any cases of cures and conversions by persons who blessed
themselves or others with this miraculous photo of Jesus,
the Son of God. For one FREE copy of this photo, please send
enough postage to:
Children of
Mary
P O Box 350333
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335 USA
Chaplet of the Holy Face
The
purpose of the Crown or Chaplet of the Holy Face
is to honor the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
and to ask of God the triumph of His holy Church.
This chaplet is composed of a cross and 39 beads: of these,
6 are large beads and 33 small ones: to this chaplet is
attached a medal of the Holy Face.
On the Cross, which reminds us of the mystery of our
redemption, we begin the chaplet by saying the words:
"Incline unto my aid, O God; O Lord make haste to help me.
Glory be...."
The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal
life of our Divine Lord. The first 30 beads recall to us the
30 years of His hidden life, and are divided into 5 parts of
6 beads each, in honor of the senses of touch, hearing,
sight, smell, and taste of Jesus, and, as they were situated
principally in His Holy Face, to render reparative homage
for all the sufferings which Our Lord has endured in His
Face through each of these senses.
Each 6 beads are preceded by a a large bead,
followed by a Glory be to recall the sense we wish
to honor.
The 3 other beads mark the 3 years of the public life of Our
Lord,
and have for their intention to honor all the wounds of His
adorable Face; there are also preceded by a large bead, to
be followed by a Glory be
for the same intention.
On each large bead is said: "My Jesus Mercy."
On the small beads is said: "Arise, O Lord! and let
Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee fly
before Thy Face."
The Glory be is recited 7 times in honor of the
seven last words of Jesus upon the cross, and the Seven
Dolours of the Immaculate Virgin.
The chaplet is concluded by saying on the medal: "God,
our Protector, look down upon us and cast Thine eyes upon
the Face of Thy Christ."
This chaplet was composed by Sister Saint-Pierre, a
Carmelite of Tours. Saint Athanasius relates that the
devils, on being asked what verse in the whole Scripture
they feared the most, replied:
"That with which the 67th Psalm commences:
'Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered.
Let them that hate Him flee from before His face.'"
They added that this always compelled them to take flight.
Jesus, may
the contemplation of Your sufferings move me with the
greatest compassion, as they moved St. Veronica when she
wiped Your Holy Face on the road to Calvary; make me hate my
sins, and kindle in my heart a more fervent love for You.
Imprint Your Image in my mind so that I may never forget
what my sins have done to You. Guide me, that I may one day
be transformed into Your likeness. My beloved Jesus, grant
that I may never cease to love You, and do with me as You
will. Amen.
Divine Master, my suffering Lord, what a
wealth of priceless lessons in Thy bruised and battered Face! What a
depth of meaning in Thy parched and silent Lips! What a store of
endless peace, of sweet restfulness lies hidden in the tattered
rags, the corded Hands, the thorn-crowned Head! O let me look upon
my thorn-crowned Prince until pride is crushed, until my thoughts
become worthy of this grandly humble King, until my judgments are
punified by the drippings from the bleeding Head of my cherished
Master. Let me look upon the King of Sorrows, my King, until my soul
is steeped in peace, until its hunger is satisfied, until my life is
one long-continued hymn of praise and joy and never-ending love. Let
my heart burn brightly before Thee, like the little Sanctuary Lamp,
until the day when I may please Thee, to extinguish it softly below
in order to light it again in Heaven.
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