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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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