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As for prayer, Father Amorth of Rome suggests this
one:
"O Father, come and visit our home (shop, office,
and so forth) and protect us from the lures of the
enemy; may Your holy angels come to guard our
peace and may
your blessing remain with us
forever. In Christ Our Lord, Amen.
"Lord Jesus Christ, Who said to Your apostles,
'In
whatever home you enter, greet it, saying, 'Peace
be in this home,' let this same peace, we pray,
abide in
this place. We beseech You to sanctify it
by the merits of our trusting prayer!
"Pour Your blessings on it, and
make it a place of
peace. May salvation enter our abode as it entered
the house of Zacchaeus, when You graced it with
Your presence.
"Entrust Your angels to guard it and banish from
it every evil power.
"Grant that all
who live in it may please You with
their good works, and so receive from You, when
their time comes, the reward of
Your heavenly
home. We ask this through Christ, Our Lord, Amen."
Once we rid evil, we experience a new joy --
and
the realization, says Father Amorth, "that
whenever God allows evil to happen, it is always
for a greater
good."
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