The Exorcism against Satan &

the Apostate Angels in Latin & English

The term exorcism does not always refer to a solemn and official prayer of the Church to free a person
possessed by the Devil. In general, the term refers to a prayer that "curbs the power of the Devil and
prevents him from doing harm." It is meant to protect us from the danger St. Peter described in
Scriptures, Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, goes about seek ing whom he may devour. (1
Pet. 5:8)
The following prayer, issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 18th 1890, may be said either by a priest or a
simple layman as any approved prayer. It should be recited standing. Its use is recommended whenever
action of the Devil is suspected, spiritually or physically harming someone, causing violent temptations,
storms or other calamities.
Below, we post the complete text of the Exorcism, and after it, the so-called Short Exorcism, which is
also known as the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel.

Exorcismus in Satanam et Angelos Apostaticos

In nmine Ptris, et Flii, + et Spirtus In the Name of the Father and of the Son
Sancti. Amen. and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.

Psalmus LXVII Psalm 67

Exsrgat Deus et dissipntur inimci Let God arise and let His enemies be
ejus: et fgiant qui odrunt eum a fcie scattered: and let them that hate Him flee
ejus. from before His Face!
As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish
Sicut dficit fumus defciant; sicut fluit away: as wax melteth before the fire, so
cera a fcie gnis, sic preant peccatres let the wicked perish at the presence of
a fcie Dei. God.

Psalmus XXXIV Psalm 34

Jdica Dmine nocntes me; expgna
impugnntes me.
Confundntur et reverentur quaerntes
nimam meam.
Avertntur retrrsum et confundntur,
cogitntes mhi mla.
Fant tamquam plvis ante fciem vnti:
et ngelus Dmini corctans eos.
Fiat via illrum tnebrae, et lbricum: et
ngelus Dmini prsequens eos.
Quniam grtis abscondrunt mhi
intritum lquei sui: supervcue
exprobravrunt nimam meam.
Vniat illi lqueus quem ignrat; et cptio
quam abscndit, aprehndat eum: et in
lqueum cdat in ipsum.
Judge Thou, O Lord, them that wrong me:
overthrow them that fight against me.
Let them be confounded and ashamed
that seek after my soul. Let them be
turned back and be confounded that
devise evil against me.
Let them become as dust before the wind:
and let the Angel of the Lord straighten
them.
Let their way become dark and slippery:
and let the Angel of the Lord pursue them.
For without cause they have hidden their
net for me unto destruction: without cause
they have upbraided my soul.
Let the snare which he knoweth not, come
upon him: and let the net which he hath
nima utem mea exsultbit in Dmino:
et delectbitur super salutri suo. Glria
Ptri, et Flio, et Spirtui Sancto.
Scut rat in princpio et nunc et semper,
et in sacula saculrum. Amen.
Ad S. Michaelem Archangelum.
Precatio
hidden, catch him: and into that very
snare let him fall.
But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord, and
shall be delighted in His salvation .
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall be, world
without end, Amen.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

Prnceps gloriosssime coelstis miltiae, O most glorious Prince of the Heavenly

sancte Mchael Archngele, defnde nos
in prolio et colluctatine, quae nobis est
advrsus prncipes et potesttes,
advrsus mndi rectres tenebrrum
hrum, contra spiritulia nequtiae, in
coelstibus (Eph 6). Vni in auxlium
hminum; quos Deus crevit
inexterminbiles, et ad imginem
similitdinis suae fcit, et a tyrnnide
diboli emit prtio mgno (Sap 2:1; Cor
6).
Armies, St. Michael the Archangel, defend
us in the battle and in our wrestling
against the principalities and powers,
against the rulers of the world of this
darkness, against the spirits of
wickedness in the high places (Eph 6:12).
Come to the aid of men, whom God
created incorruptible, and to the image of
His own Likeness He made them, and
from the tyranny of the devil He bought
them at a great price (Wis 2:23, Cor 7:23).

Fight the battles of the Lord today with the

Proelire hdie cum beatrum Angelrum Army of the Blessed Angels, as once thou
exrcitu prolia Dmini, scut pugnsti didst fight against Lucifer, the first in pride,
lim contra dcem suprbiae lucferum et and his apostate angels; and they
ngelus jus apostticos; et non prevailed not: neither was their place found
valurunt, nque lcus invntus est anymore in Heaven. But that great dragon
erum mplius in calo. Sed projctus was cast out, the old serpent, who is
est drco lle mgnus, srpens antquus, called the devil and satan, who seduces
qui voctur dibolus et stanas, qui the whole world. And he was cast unto the
sedcit univrsum rbem; et projctus earth, and his angels were thrown down
est in trram, et ngeli jus cum llo with him (Apoc 12:8-9).
mssi sunt (Apoc 12).
Behold, the ancient enemy and murderer
strongly raises his head! Transformed into
En antquus inimcus et homicda an angel of light, with the entire horde of
vehemnter erctus est. Transfigurtus in wicked spirits he goes about everywhere
ngelum lcis, cum tta malignrum and takes possession of the earth, so that
spirtuum catrva lte crcuit et invdit therein he may blot out the Name of God
trram, ut in ea dleat nmen Dei et and of His Christ and steal away, afflict
Christi jus, animsque ad aetrnae and ruin unto everlasting destruction the
glriae cornam destintas furtur, souls destined for a crown of eternal glory.
mctet ac prdat in sempitrnum
intritum. On men depraved in mind and corrupt in
heart the wicked dragon pours out like a
most foul river, the poison of his villainy, a
Vrus nequtiae suae, tmquam flmen spirit of lying, impiety and blasphemy, and
immundssimum, drco malficus the deadly breath of lust and of all
transfndit in hmines depravtos mnte iniquities and vices.
et corrptos crde; spritum mendcii,
impiettis et blasphmiae; halitmque His most crafty enemies have engulfed the
mortferum luxriae, vitirum mnium et Church, the Spouse of the Immaculate
iniquittum. Ecclsiam, gni immaculti Lamb, with sorrows; they have drenched
spnsam, vafrrimi hstes replevrunt her with wormwood; on all her desirable
amaritudnibus, inebrirunt absnthio; ad
mnia desiderablia jus mpias misrunt
mnus. bi sdes beatssimi Ptri et
Cthedra verittis ad lcem gntium
constitta est, ibi thrnum posurunt
abominatinis et impiettis suae; ut
percsso Pastre, et grgem disprdere
vleant.
Adsto taquae, Dux invictssime, ppulo
Dei contra irrumpntes spiritles
nequtias, et fac victriam. Te custdem
et patrnum sncta venertur Ecclsia;
te gloritur defensre advrsus
terrstrium et infernrum nefrias
potesttes; tbi trdidit Dminus nimas
redemptrum in suprna felicitte
locndas. Deprecre Deum pcis, ut
cnterat stanam sub pdibus nstris, ne
ltra vleat captvos tenre hmines, et
Ecclsiae nocre. ffer nstras prces in
conspctu Altssimi, ut cto antcipent
nos misericrdiae Dmini, et
apprehndas dracnem serpntem
antquum, qui est dibolus et stanas, ac
ligtum mttas in abssum, ut non
sedcat mplius gntes (Apoc 20).
Hinc tuo confsi praesdio ac tutla
(si fuerit clericus: scri ministrii nostri
auctoritte)
(si fuerit laicus: scra Snctae Mtris
Ecclsiae auctoritte),
ad infestatines diablicae frudis
repellndas in nmine Jsu Chrsti Dei et
Dmini nstri fidntes et secri
agrdimur.
V. cce Crcem Dmini, fgite prtes
advrsae.
R. Vcit Leo de trbu Jda, rdix Dvid.
V. Fat misericrdia tua Dmine, super
nos.
R. Quemdmodum spervimus in te.
V. Dmine, exudi oratinem mam.
R. Et clmor meus ad te vniat.
(si fuerit clericus: V. Dminus vobscum
R. Et cum spritu tuo.)
Ormus
things they have laid their wicked hands.
Where the See of the Blessed Peter and
the Chair of Truth have been set up for the
light of the Gentiles, there they have
placed the throne of the abomination of
their wickedness, so that, the Pastor
having been struck, they may also be able
to scatter the flock.
Therefore, O thou unconquerable Leader,
be present with the people of God and
against the spiritual wickedness which are
bursting in upon them; and bring them the
victory. The Holy Church venerates thee
as its guardian and patron; and it glories
in the fact that thou art its defender
against the wicked powers of earth and
hell. To thee the Lord has assigned the
souls of the redeemed to be placed in
Heavenly bliss. Beseech the God of
Peace to crush Satan under our feet, that
he may no more be able to hold men
captive and to harm the Church. Offer our
prayers in the sight of the Most High, so
that the mercies of the Lord may quickly
come to our aid, that thou mayest seize
the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is
the devil and satan and that having bound
him, thou mayest cast him into the
bottomless pit, so that he may no more
seduce the nations (Apoc 20:3).
Hence confiding in thy protection and
guardianship,
(for priests: by the sacred authority of our
ministry,)
(For laymen: by the sacred authority of
Holy Mother Church),
we confidently and securely begin the
task in the name of Jesus Christ our God
and Lord, of driving away the attacks of
diabolical deceit.
V. Behold the Cross of the Lord, flee away
ye hostile forces.
R. The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root
of David hath conquered
V. May Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
R. Because we have hoped in Thee.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer,
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
(for priests: V. The Lord be with
you, R.And with thy spirit.
Let us pray:
O God and Father of Our Lord Jesus
Deus, et pter Dmini nstri Jesu Christi, Christ, we invoke Thy holy name, and we
invocmus nmen snctum tuum, et humbly implore Thy mercy, that by the
clemntiam tuam spplices expscimus: intercession of the Mother of God Mary
ut per intercessinem immacultae Immaculate ever Virgin, of Blessed
semper Vrginis Dei Genitrcis Marae, Michael the Archangel, of Blessed Joseph
beti Michalis Archngeli, beti Jseph the Spouse of the same Blessed Virgin, of
ejsdem betae Vrginis Sponsi, the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and
beatrum Apostolrum Ptri et Puli et of all the Saints, Thou wouldst deign to
mnium Sanctrum, advrsus stanam, afford us help against Satan and all the
omnsque lios immndos spritus, qui other unclean spirits and against whatever
ad nocndum humno gneri animsque wanders throughout the world to do harm
perdndas pervagntur in mndo, nbis to the human race and to ruin souls,
auxlium praestre dignris. through the same Christ Our Lord,
R. Amen.
Per emdem Chrstum Dminum
nstrum. Exorcism
R. men.
We cast you out, every unclean spirit,
Exocismus every satanic power, every onslaught of
the infernal adversary, every legion, every
Exorcizmos te, mnis immnde diabolical group and sect, in the name and
spritus, mnis satnic potstas, mnis by the power of our Lord Jesus + Christ.
infernlis adversrii, mnis lgio, mnis We command you, begone and fly far from
congregtio et scta diablica, in nmine the Church of God, from the souls made
et virtte Dmini nstri Jsu + Chrsti, by God in His Image and redeemed by the
eradicre et effugre a Dei Ecclsia, ab Precious Blood of the Divine Lamb. + No
animbus ad imginem Dei cnditis ac longer dare, cunning serpent, to deceive
pretiso divni gni snguine the human race, to persecute God's
redmptis.+ Non ltra udeas, srpens Church, to strike God's elect and to sift
callidssime, decpere humnum gnus, them as wheat. + For the Most High God
Dei Ecclsiam prsequi, ac Dei elctos commands you, + He to Whom you once
exctere et cribrre sicut proudly presumed yourself equal; He Who
trticum. +mperat tbi Deus wills all men to be saved and come to the
altssimus, + cui in mgna tua suprbia knowledge of Truth commands you. (1 Tim
te smile habri dhuc praesmis; qui 2:4)
mnes hminess vult slvos feri, et ad
agnitinem verittis venre (1 Tim 2). God the Father + commands you. The
Son of God + commands you. God the
mperat tbi Dus Pater; + mperat tbi Holy + Ghost commands you. Christ, the
Deus Flius; + mperat tbi Dus Spritus Eternal Word of God made flesh,
Snctus. + mperat tbi majstas Chrsti, commands + you, Who humbled Himself,
aetrnum Dei Vrbum cro factum, + qui becoming obedient even unto death (Phil
pro salte gneris nstri tua invdia 2:8), to save our race from the perdition
prditi, humilivit semetpsum fctus wrought by your envy; Who founded His
obdiens sque ad mrtem (Phil 2); qui Church upon a firm Rock, declaring that
Ecclsiam sam aedificvit spra frmam the gates of hell should never prevail
ptram, et prtas nferi advrsus eam against her, and that He would remain
nmquam esse praevalitras edxit, cum with her all days, even to the end of the
ea ipse permansrus mnibus dibus world. (Mt 28:20) The sacred mystery of
sque ad consummatinem saculi (Matt the Cross commands you, along with the
28, 20). power of all mysteries of Christian
Faith. +The exalted Virgin Mary, Mother of
mperat tbi sacramntum Crcis, + Jesus,+ commands you, who in her
omnimque christinae fdei Mysterirum lowliness crushed your proud head from
virtus. + Imperat tibit exclsa Dei Gnitrix the first moment of her Immaculate
Virgo Maria, + quae superbssimum Conception. The Faith of the holy
cput tuum a prmo instnti immacultae Apostles Peter and Paul and the other
suae conceptinis in sua humilitte Apostles + commands you. The blood of
contrvit. mperat tbi fdes sanctrum martyrs and the devout prayers of all holy
Apostolrum Ptri et Puli, et ceterrum men and women command + you.
Apostolrum. + mperat tbi Mrtyrum
snguis, ac pia Sanctrum et Sanctrum Thus, cursed dragon, and you, diabolical
mnium intercssio. + legions, we adjure you by the living
God, +by the true God, + by the holy
rgo, drco maledcte et mnis lgio God, + by the God who so loved the world
diablica, adjurmus te per that He gave up His only Son, that every
Dum +vvum, per Dum + vrum, per soul believing in Him might not perish but
Dum +snctum, per Dum qui sic dilxit have life everlasting;" (Jn 3:16) cease
mndum, ut Flium suum unignitum deceiving human creatures and pouring
dret, ut mnis qui crdit in eum non out to them the poison of eternal
preat, sed hbeat vtam aetrnam (Jn 3): damnation; cease harming the Church and
cssa decpere humnas creatras, hindering her liberty.
esque aetrnae perditinis vennum
propinre: dsine Ecclsiae nocre et Begone, Satan, inventor and master of all
jus libertti lqueros injcere. deceit, enemy of man's salvation. Give
place to Christ in Whom you have found
Vde stana, invntor et magster mnis none of your works; give place to the One,
fallciae, hstis humnae saltis. Da Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church
lcum Chrsto, in quo nhil invensti de acquired by Christ at the price of His
opribus tuis; da lcum Ecclsia Uni, Blood. Stoop beneath the all-powerful
Sanctae, Cathlicae, et Apostlicae, Hand of God; tremble and flee when we
quam Chrstus pse acquisvit snguine invoke the Holy and terrible Name of
suo. Humilire sub potnti mnu Dei; Jesus, this Name which causes hell to
contremsce et ffuge, invocto a nbis tremble, this Name to which the Virtues,
sncto et terrbili nomin Jsu, quem Powers and Dominations of heaven are
nferi trmunt, cui Virttes caelrum et humbly submissive, this Name which the
Potesttes et Dominatines subjctae Cherubim and Seraphim praise
sunt, quem Chrubim et Sraphim unceasingly repeating: Holy, Holy, Holy is
indefssis vcibus ludant, dicntes: the Lord, the God of Hosts.
Snctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dminus
Dus Sbaoth. V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. Dmine, exudi oratinem mam. (For Priests: V. May the Lord be with
R. Et clmor meus ad te vniat. thee.
R. And with thy spirit.)
(Si fuerit clericus: V. Dminus
vobscum.R. Et cum sprito tuo.) Let us pray.

Ormus God of heaven, God of earth, God of

Dus cali, Deus trr, Deus
Angelrum, Deus Archangelrum, Deus
Patriarchrum, Deus Prophetrum, Deus
Apostolrum, Deus Mrtyrum, Deus
Confessrum, Deus Vrginium, Deus, qui
potesttem hbes donre vtam post
mrtem, rquiem post labrem: quia non
est lias Deus prter te, nec esse
ptest nsi tu Cretor mnium visiblium
et invisiblium, cujus rgni non rit finis:
humliter majestti glriae tuae
supplicmus, ut ab mni infernlium
spirtuum potestte, lqueo, decption et
nequtia nos potnter liberre, et
Angels, God of Archangels, God of
Patriarchs, God of Prophets, God of
Apostles, God of Martyrs, God of
Confessors, God of Virgins, God Who has
power to give life after death and rest after
work: because there is no other God than
Thee and there can be no other, for Thou
art the Creator of all things, visible and
invisible, of Whose reign there shall be no
end, we humbly prostrate ourselves before
Thy glorious Majesty and we beseech
Thee to deliver us by Thy power from all
the tyranny of the infernal spirits, from
their snares, their lies and their furious
wickedness.
 inclumes custodre dignris.
Per Chrstum Dminum nstrum. men.
V. Ab insdiis diboli,
R. lbera nos, Dmine.
V. Ut Ecclsiam tuam secra tbi fcias
libertte servre,
R. te rogmus, udi nos.
V. Ut inimcos snctae Ecclsiae
humilire dignris,
R. te rogmus, udi nos.
Et aspergatur locus aqua benedicta
Deign, O Lord, to grant us Thy powerful
protection and to keep us safe and sound.
We beseech Thee through Jesus Christ
Our Lord. Amen.
V. From the snares of the devil,
R. Deliver us, O Lord.
V. That Thy Church may serve Thee in
peace and liberty:
R. We beseech Thee to hear us.
V. That Thou may crush down all enemies
of Thy Church:
R. We beseech Thee to hear us.

Holy water is sprinkled in the place

Exorcismus Breve - Short Exorcism

Sncte Mchael Archngele, defnde nos
in prolio, cntra nequtiam et insdias
diboli sto prsdium. mperet lli Dus,
spplices deprecmur: tuque, prnceps
milti clstis, Stanam alisque
spritus malgnos, qui ad perditinem
animrum pervagntur in mndo, divna
virtte, in infrnum detrde. men
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in
battle; be our defense against the
wickedness and snares of the devil. May
God command 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 seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.