Mystical Prayers

The Light shines in the darkness,
I am of the Light, the Light is in me.

By the Breath of the Most High,
By the Blood of the Lamb,
By the Gate through which He came,

No force of darkness shall bind me.
No force of darkness shall tempt me.
No force of darkness shall destroy me.

I rebuke, reject, and renounce
the shadow, the tempter, and the lie.

Let the chains break. Let the fire fall.
Let the angels draw their swords.

I am of the Light, the Light is in me.
The Light that shines in the darkness.

Amen.

I bind to myself today

the strong virtue of the invocation of the Trinity:
I believe the Trinity in the Unity,
the Creator of the Universe.

I bind to myself today

the virtue of the incarnation of Christ with His baptism,
the virtue of His crucifixion with His burial,
the virtue of His resurrection with His ascension,
the virtue of His coming on the Judgment Day.

I bind to myself today

the virtue of the love of seraphim,
in the obedience of angels,
in the hope of resurrection unto reward,
in prayers of patriarchs,
in predictions of prophets,
in preaching of apostles,
in faith of confessors,
in purity of holy virgins,
in deeds of righteous men.

I bind to myself today

the power of heaven,
the light of the sun,
the brightness of the moon,
the splendor of fire,
the flashing of lightning,
the swiftness of wind,
the depth of sea,
the stability of earth,
the compactness of rocks.

I bind to myself today

God’s power to guide me,
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to teach me,
God’s eye to watch over me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s Word to give me speech,
God’s hand to guide me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield to shelter me,
God’s host to secure me,

against the snares of demons,
against the seductions of vices,
against the lusts of nature,
against everyone who intends injury to me,
whether far or near,
whether few or many.

I invoke today all these virtues

against every hostile, merciless power that may assail my body and my soul:
against the incantations of false prophets,
against the black laws of heathenism,
against the false laws of heresy,
against the deceits of idolatry,
against the spells of women, and smiths, and druids,
against every knowledge that binds the soul of man.

Christ, protect me today

against every poison,
against burning,
against drowning,
against mortal wounding,
that I may receive abundant reward.

Christ with me,

Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ within me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ at my right,
Christ at my left,
Christ in the fort,
Christ in the chariot seat,
Christ in the ship,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.

I bind to myself today

the strong virtue of an invocation of the Trinity.
I believe the Trinity in the Unity,
the Creator of the Universe.

O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers,
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and of their righteous seed:
Who hast made heaven and earth
with all their order;
Who hast shackled the sea
by the word of Thy command;
Who hast shut up the deep,
and sealed it by Thy terrible and glorious name;

Whom all men fear,
and tremble before Thy power;
for the majesty of Thy glory cannot be borne,
and Thine angry threatening toward sinners is insupportable:
But Thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable;
for Thou art the most high Lord,
of great compassion, long-suffering,
very merciful, and repentest of the evils of men.

Thou, O Lord,
according to Thy great goodness,
hast promised repentance and forgiveness
to them that have sinned against Thee:
and of Thine infinite mercies
hast appointed repentance unto sinners,
that they may be saved.

Thou therefore, O Lord,
that art the God of the just,
hast not appointed repentance to the just,
as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
which have not sinned against Thee;
but Thou hast appointed repentance unto me
that am a sinner.

For I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea.
My transgressions, O Lord, are multiplied,
my transgressions are multiplied,
and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven
for the multitude of mine iniquities.

I am bowed down with many iron bands,
that I cannot lift up mine head,
neither have any release:
for I have provoked Thy wrath,
and done evil before Thee;
I did not Thy will,
neither kept I Thy commandments:
I have set up abominations,
and have multiplied offences.

Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart,
beseeching Thee of grace.
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned,
and I acknowledge mine iniquities:
Wherefore, I humbly beseech Thee,
forgive me, O Lord, forgive me,
and destroy me not with mine iniquities.

Be not angry with me for ever,
by reserving evil for me;
neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth.
For Thou art the God, even the God of them that repent;
and in me Thou wilt show all Thy goodness:
for Thou wilt save me, that am unworthy,
according to Thy great mercy.

Therefore I will praise Thee for ever all the days of my life:
for all the powers of the heavens do praise Thee,
and Thine is the glory for ever and ever.

Amen

O Fire of the Living God, burn away the darkness within me.
Ignite my soul with Your flame.
Let no shadow cling to me, no whisper of the enemy dwell in my bones.
You who led Moses through the fire and Elijah into the whirlwind,
Encircle me with the brightness of the uncreated Light.
In Your flame, I am made whole.