Prayer to St. Benedict against the influence of evil and the dangers

The prayer to St. Benedict is powerful to ward off the influence of evil, gossip, harassment and dangers. St. Benedict was known to fight against the devil and all the influence of evil and all the dangers that lay in wait for his life.

This prayer to St. Benedict must be performed with great faith and devotion in order to unfold all his sacramental power, as the Letter of St. James says:

"The prayer that is born of faith will save the sick, the Lord will relieve them, and if they have sins, they will be forgiven. Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The persevering prayer of the righteous is powerful. (James 5:15-16)

Powerful prayer to St. Benedict.

The Catholic Church encourages the use of sacramentals such as the Medal of St. Benedict, the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Medal of St. Charbel, holy water, the crucifix, and other properly blessed religious objects.

The tradition of blessing food or our children, among others, is also considered a sacramental.

"Sacramentals come from the baptismal priesthood: every baptized person is called to be a "blessing" (cf. Gen 12:2) and to bless. (Cf. Lk 6:28; Rom 12:14; 1P3:9) Therefore, lay people can preside over certain blessings; (Cf. SC 79; CCC can. 1168)" (CCC n°1669)

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are instituted by the Church:

"Holy Mother Church furthermore instituted the sacramentals. These are sacred signs by which, in some way imitating the sacraments, effects, especially spiritual ones, obtained through the Church´s intercession, are expressed. Through them men are prepared to receive the principal effect of the sacraments and the various circumstances of life are sanctified." (CIC N° 1667)

Why a prayer to St. Benedict?

In our home, we have some sacramentals, such as the cross of St. Benedict hanging on the main wall of our house, the holy medal of St. Benedict that I have on my computer desk and the holy water on our little altar, which we use very often when we pray the prayer to St. Benedict.

[Cross and medal of St. Benedict. Protection to ward off the influence of evil]

Sacramentals are used by priests during exorcisms and their use can also have a greater reach when used by the laity.

Although we (the laity) cannot, (and should never attempt to) perform solemn exorcisms, we can be companions with prayers of deliverance. The prayer to St. Benedict is one of them.

We lay people have a duty to promote the use of the sacramentals and prayers of deliverance against evil in the home. Especially in these times in which we live, attacks against the family and marriage are increasing. Every time we fervently pray at home the prayer to St. Benedict or the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel for spiritual protection, we are doing exactly that, promoting the use of prayers of deliverance.

Here is the prayer to St. Benedict that you should use to ask for spiritual protection and to ward off the influence of evil.

Prayer to St. Benedict for protection from evil and danger.

O glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of all virtues, pure vessel of God´s grace. Here I am, humbly prostrate before you. I implore your heart full of love to intercede for me before the divine throne of God. I have recourse to you in all the dangers that surround me daily. Protect me against my enemies, against the evil enemy in all his forms, and inspire me to imitate you in all things.

Deliver me from all the vanities of the world. Be my shield against envy, evil desires, selfishness, and the various forms of evil that come from those who are far from God. May your blessing be with me always, so that I may flee from all that is not pleasing to God and thus avoid the occasions of sin.

Humble St. Benedict, I ask you sweetly to obtain for me from God the favors and graces that I so need in the trials, miseries and afflictions of life. Your heart was always so full of love, compassion and mercy towards those who were afflicted or in trouble of any kind.

You have never dismissed without comfort and assistance anyone who has come to you. Therefore, I invoke your powerful intercession, with hope and trust that you will hear my prayers and obtain for me the special grace and favor I so earnestly implore (ask for the favor to be received), if it is for the greater glory of God and the good of my soul. Help me, O great St. Benedict, to live and die as a faithful son of God, to be always submissive to His holy will, to achieve the eternal happiness of heaven. Amen.

If what you want is to seek the true faith, then I invite you to fulfill St. Benedict´s prayer for faith which I present to you now. 

St. Benedict´s prayer for faith in the face of danger.

Holy Father St. Benedict, give me the wisdom to discover you, the intelligence to understand you, the diligence to seek you, the patience to wait for you, eyes to contemplate you, a humble heart to meditate and a life to proclaim you. Help me to have more faith and trust in the Word of God, for it is capable of freeing us from all evil and danger. Through your powerful intercession, may I be freed from the continuous dangers to which my soul is exposed in order to deviate from the ways of God. Remove the dangers from my life, especially those that try to instil fear in my heart. I ask this through the power of the Spirit of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

Prayer to St. Benedict for spiritual protection.

The following prayer to St. Benedict can help you to counteract the spiritual attacks you may be having at any given time and to combat the widespread envy of those who do not seek the good of others. It invokes the constant spiritual protection of our beloved father St. Benedict.

Dear Father St. Benedict, I thank God for having filled you with his grace to love him above all else and to establish a monastic rule that has helped so many of his children to live full and holy lives. Through the cross of Jesus Christ, I ask you to please intercede so that God will protect me, my loved ones, my home, my property, possessions and the workplace today and always, by His holy blessing, so that we will never be separated from Jesus, Mary and the company of all the Saints. Through your intercession, we can be freed from temptation, spiritual oppression, physical, mental, emotional and bodily illnesses. As well as from envy, rejection and abuse.

Protect us, dear St. Benedict, from drug and alcohol abuse, from vices harmful to our health, from impurity and immorality, from obscene thoughts, from bad company and negative attitudes. Help me against the bad desires of others, especially the envy of those who only seek my pain and that I do not achieve my goals. In the name of Jesus, by His precious blood, we ask this. Amen.

You can also hear in Latin, the prayer to the cross of Saint Benedict to remove the influence of evil. Find a welcoming place, close your eyes and listen to the prayer to St. Benedict.

In your spiritual life, take the prayer to St. Benedict very seriously to protect yourself from danger, envy and the influence of evil. You will always need it every time you come closer to God.

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