Halloween Prayers

Prayers and Collects for All Hallows Eve

Halloween (All Hallows Eve) is the Eve of All Saints Day. Therefore All Saints' Day Prayers are the most appropriate prayers for this feast. However, since Halloween is used for so many bad purposes (far different than the harmless, fun, Halloween traditions), we have included these Halloween Prayers for good to conquer over evil. Check out David Morrison's article, Christians and Halloween: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?, for a moderate and Catholic perspective on Halloween. Again, these Halloween Prayers are Christian in outlook, specifically Catholic and Orthodox.

Prayer to Christ Against Evil

Christ Our Lord
You suffered and were tempted.
You are powerful to come to the aid
of those who are assailed by the devil,
For you are the support of Christian people.
O Lord, protect with Your Right Hand
those who trust in Your Name.
Deliver them from the Evil One,
and grant them everlasting joy. Amen
St. Gregory of Khandzta (759-861)

Prayer to Be Delivered From All Evil

Sanctify, O Lord,
our souls, minds, and bodies.
Touch our minds
and search out our consciences.
Cast out from us every evil thought,
Every impure idea,
every base desire and memory,
Every unseemly word,
all envy, pride and hypocrisy,
Every lie, every deceit,
every worldly temptation,
All greed, all vainglory,
all wickedness, all wrath,
All anger, all malice,
all blasphemy, and all sloth,
Every movement of flesh and spirit
That is alien to the will of your holiness.
And enable us to turn to You,
Master, Lord who loves humankind,
To call upon you
with boldness and without condemnation,
With a pure heart, a contrite soul,
a face unashamed,
and with lips that are sanctified
Liturgy of Saint James, adapted

A Prayer for Protection in Christ

Almighty Father,
Even though we walk
through the valley of
the shadow of death,
we fear no evil,
for Your Son
our Lord Jesus Christ,
has conquered
evil and death,
illuminating even the darkest valley.
Therefore, we beg you:
Protect us from the enemy,
Defend us from all evil,
and give us the grace,
to walk in the light of your Son,
who lives and reigns,
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen
David Bennett

Prayer to God For Our Defense

O merciful and mighty God,
Your Son Jesus Christ
was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary
to bring us salvation
and to establish Your kingdom on earth:
Grant that Michael and all Your angels
may defend Your people
against Satan and every evil foe,
and that at last
we may come to that heavenly country
where Your saints forever sing Your praise.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Book of Occasional Services, Episcopal Church

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray.
And do thou,
O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God
thrust into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world
for the ruin of souls. Amen.

Traditional Scottish Prayer

From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!

Eve of All Saints Prayer

Father,
All-Powerful and Ever-Living God,
Today we rejoice
in the holy men and women
of every time and place
May their prayers
bring us your forgiveness and love
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
From the Liturgy of the Hours

Commemoration of Saint Michael the Archangel

O most glorious Prince,
Michael the Archangel,
be mindful of us,
here and everywhere:
pray always
unto the Son of God for us,
Alleluia, Alleluia.

In the sight of Angels
I will sing to Thee, O God.

I will worship
facing Thy holy temple
and confess Thy name.

O God,
who in a marvelous order
hast established the ministries of angels
and of men,
mercifully grant that
as Thy holy Angels
ever do Thee service in heaven,
so at all times
they may succor us
here upon earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
From the Office of the feast of St. Michael

Keep our children safe, dear Lord.

Dear God, guide the hands of those voting in order to keep the children of the future safe and protected from abortion also.

1 posted on 10/31/2008 6:25:42 PM PDT by Salvation

2 posted on 10/31/2008 6:29:28 PM PDT by Salvation ( Â†With God all things are possible.Â†)

Great post Salvation. Thanks.

3 posted on 10/31/2008 6:37:38 PM PDT by A Cyrenian

I have been praying all day about this day. It is on a Friday - no school the next day - kids staying out later. Tensions across the country are high. Frustrations are high...especially in the urban areas. May God keep us from evil.

4 posted on 10/31/2008 6:46:04 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun

To: anniegetyourgun

**May God keep us from evil.**

Amen!

5 posted on 10/31/2008 7:11:48 PM PDT by Salvation ( Â†With God all things are possible.Â†)

There are some good prayers in there; don’t you agree?

6 posted on 10/31/2008 7:12:29 PM PDT by Salvation ( Â†With God all things are possible.Â†)

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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment

Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”

7 posted on 10/31/2008 7:24:57 PM PDT by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)

To: anniegetyourgun

My little one refused to go to any house that had a “No Yes on 2” sign.

That’s the Stem Cell issue here in MI.
Taught her right!

8 posted on 10/31/2008 7:31:33 PM PDT by netmilsmom ( Obama And Osama both have friends who bombed the Pentagon)

LOL! Yes, you did.

We have a death initiative on our ballot here in WA (Oregon style physician assisted suicide). Interestingly enough, those in favor of it tend not to advertise that fact. Gee....I wonder why....

9 posted on 10/31/2008 7:36:56 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun

To: anniegetyourgun

LOL!!! REALLY!!

“Um Grandma, we have something to tell you....”

10 posted on 10/31/2008 7:39:13 PM PDT by netmilsmom ( Obama And Osama both have friends who bombed the Pentagon)

We had a home football game so a lot of the kids were there.

I was so proud of my granddaughter today. She’s 15 and in 9th grade, her economics teacher was going on lovingly about Obama today in class and then asked her who she would vote for if she could vote. She told him McCain.

He actually told her he was surprised and a little disappointed and wanted to know why she would vote that way.

She started with abortion and how sinful that was and then went on. She even had talking points that I hadn’t talked about with her, it is suprising how engaged she is. The teacher actually said that he was proud of her knowledge but now she doesn’t like him at all.

I would like to kick him in the butt because this should never have come up and she should never have been singled out but I’m proud that she wasn’t cowed and spoke her piece, even knowing that most of her classmates are in love with 0.

11 posted on 10/31/2008 9:23:35 PM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)

Good for your daughter and I agree with you about the teacher!

12 posted on 10/31/2008 9:33:53 PM PDT by Salvation ( Â†With God all things are possible.Â†)

13 posted on 10/31/2008 9:34:46 PM PDT by Salvation ( Â†With God all things are possible.Â†)

14 posted on 10/31/2008 9:48:31 PM PDT by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)

“I would like to kick him in the butt because this should never have come up...”

No kidding. When I went back to school after I retired, I found myself in a class with a lefty professor who attempted to brainwash the kids with his, “erudite” ahemmmm, speechafyin’.

That didn’t last long. Every class needs to have a retiree in it to confront these people.

Do complain after the school year ends. The teacher was inappropriate in discussing his political views and in putting your daughter on the spot by doing so.

She has guts. Good for her.

15 posted on 11/01/2008 5:21:42 AM PDT by OpusatFR (Neither Republican or Democrat. Monarchist with allegience to The Only One.)

That teacher is an idiot!
Good for your granddaughter!

16 posted on 11/01/2008 5:32:47 AM PDT by netmilsmom ( Obama And Osama both have friends who bombed the Pentagon)

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