Oratio Imperata: Prayer against COVID-

19
March 8, 2020

God our Father,

We come to you in our need
To ask your protection against the 2019 N-Corona Virus,
That has claimed lives
And has affected many.
We pray for your grace
For the people tasked with studying the nature and cause
Of this virus and its disease
And of stemming the tide of its transmission.
Guide the hands and minds of medical experts
That they may minister to the sick
With competence and compassion,
And of those governments and private agencies
That must find cure and solution to this epidemic.
We pray for those afflicted
May they be restored to health soon.
Grant us the grace
To work for the good of all
And to help those in need.
Grant this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever. Amen.
Mary Help of all Christians, pray for us.
St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us.
St. Rock, pray for us.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.
St. Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.
Source: Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
 PRAYER
1. Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate
me; Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O
good Jesus, hear me; within Thy wounds, hide me; let me never be separated
from Thee; from the evil one, deliver me; at the hour of my death, call me and bid
me come to Thee, that with Thy saints, I may praise Thee forever and ever. Amen.

2. Prayer Against Malefice from the Greek Ritual

Kyrie eleison. God, our Lord, King of ages, All-powerful and All-mighty, You Who
made everything and Who transform everything simply by Your will. You Who in
Babylon changed into dew the flames of the ‘seven-times hotter’ furnace and
protected and saved the three holy children. You are the doctor and the physician
of our soul. You are the salvation of those who turn to You. We beseech You to
make powerless, banish, and drive out every diabolic power, presence, and
machination; every evil influence, malefice, or evil eye and all evil actions aimed
against Your servant [name of person/s]. Where there is envy and malice, give us
an abundance of goodness, endurance, victory, and charity. O Lord, You Who
love man, we beg You to reach out Your powerful hands and Your most high and
mighty arms and send the angel of peace over us, to protect us, body and soul.
May he keep at bay and vanquish every evil power, every poison or malice
invoked against us by corrupt and envious people. Then, under the protection of
Your authority may we sing, in gratitude, ‘The Lord is my salvation; whom should
I fear? I will not fear evil because You are with me, my God, my strength, my
powerful Lord, Lord of peace, Father of all ages.”
Yes, Lord our God, be merciful to us, Your image, and save your servant [name of
person/s] from every threat or harm from the evil one, and protect him/her by
raising him/her above all evil. We ask You this through the intercession of our
Most Blessed, glorious Lady, Mary ever Virgin, Mother of God, of the most
splendid archangels and all Your saints. Amen!

3. Prayer for Deliverance

My Lord, you are all powerful, you are God, you are Father. We beg you through
the intercession and help of the archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, for the
deliverance of our brothers and sisters who are enslaved by the evil one. All saints
of Heaven, come to our aid.
From anxiety, sadness and obsessions, we beg You. Free us, O Lord. From hatred,
fornication, envy, we beg You, Free us, O Lord. From thoughts of jealousy, rage,
and death, we beg You, Free us, O Lord. From every thought of suicide and
abortion, we beg You, Free us, O Lord. From every form of sinful sexuality, we
beg You, Free us, O Lord. From every division in our family, and every harmful
friendship, we beg You, Free us, O Lord. From every sort of spell, malefic,
witchcraft, and every form of the occult, we beg You, Free us, O Lord.
Lord, You Who said, “I leave you peace, My peace I give you,” grant that, through
the intercession of the Virgin Mary, we may be liberated from every evil spell and
enjoy your peace always. In the name of Christ, our Lord. Amen.
 PSALMS, CHAPTER 91
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,*
who abide in the shade of the Almighty,*
2Say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress,
my God in whom I trust.”a
3He will rescue you from the fowler’s snare,
from the destroying plague,
4He will shelter you with his pinions,
and under his wings you may take refuge;b
his faithfulness is a protecting shield.
5You shall not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day,c
6Nor the pestilence that roams in darkness,
nor the plague that ravages at noon.d
7Though a thousand fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
near you it shall not come.
8You need simply watch;
the punishment of the wicked you will see.e
9Because you have the LORD for your refuge
and have made the Most High your stronghold,
10No evil shall befall you,
no affliction come near your tent.f
11*For he commands his angels with regard to you, g
to guard you wherever you go.h
12With their hands they shall support you,
lest you strike your foot against a stone. i
13You can tread upon the asp and the viper,
trample the lion and the dragon.j
II
14Because he clings to me I will deliver him;
because he knows my name I will set him on high.k
15He will call upon me and I will answer;l
I will be with him in distress;m
I will deliver him and give him honor.
16With length of days I will satisfy him,
and fill him with my saving power.n