Image: “Babaylan Festival in Bago City,” by Hptina24, 11 November 2015, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Babaylan_Festival_in_Bago_City.jpg … CC BY-SA 4.0 International … DESCRIPTION: “A Hiligaynon woman depicting a babaylan (Visayan shaman) during a festival. According to Spanish records, the majority of precolonial shamans were women, while the minority were bakla, effeminate men. Both were highly respected, on par with the datu or local ruler.”
Image: “Babaylan Festival in Bago City,” by Hptina24, 11 November 2015, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Babaylan_Festival_in_Bago_City.jpg … CC BY-SA 4.0 International … DESCRIPTION: “A Hiligaynon woman depicting a babaylan (Visayan shaman) during a festival. According to Spanish records, the majority of precolonial shamans were women, while the minority were bakla, effeminate men. Both were highly respected, on par with the datu or local ruler.”
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CONTENTS
IN GENERAL: STANDARD CHRISTIAN PRAYERS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BARANG OR KULAM
- THE SAINT MICHALE PRAYER
- PSALM 91 (KJV)
- THE SAINT BENEDICT MEDAL PRAYER
- CATHOLIC PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CURSES
- ISAIAH 54:17 (KJV)
- PSALM 35 (KJV)
- LUKE 10:19 (KJV)
IN GENERAL: STANDARD CHRISTIAN PRAYERS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BARANG OR KULAM
Here is the text of the standard Christian prayers that protect people from the Filipino black magic practices known as Barang or Kulam ….
THE SAINT MICHALE PRAYER
“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection 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 of the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen” –from Link: “The Saint Michael Prayer,” from English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Saint_Michael ..
PSALM 91 (KJV)
- “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
- He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
- Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
- Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
- A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
- Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
- Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
- There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
- For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
- They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
- Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
- Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
- With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
–from Link: “Psalm 91 KJV,” in Bible Study Tools … https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjv/psalms/91.html ..
THE SAINT BENEDICT MEDAL PRAYER
“Crux sacra sit mihi lux
Non draco sit mihi dux
Vade retro satana
Numquam suade mihi vana
Sunt mala quae libas
Ipse venena bibas”
Translation:
“May the Holy Cross be my light
May the dragon never be my guide
Begone Satan
Never tempt me with your vanities
What you offer me is evil
drink the poison yourself”
–from Link: “Vade Retro Satana,” in English Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vade_retro_satana ..
CATHOLIC PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CURSES
“Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to protect my family from sickness, from all harm and from accidents. If any of us has been subjected to any curses, hexes, or spells, I beg Thee to declare these curses, hexes or spells null and void. If any evil spirits have been sent against us, I ask that these evil spirits be sent to the foot of His cross to be dealt with as He wills. Then, Lord, I ask Thee to send Thy holy Angels to guard and protect all of us. Amen.” –Google AI
ISAIAH 54:17 (KJV)
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.”
–from Link: “Isaiah 54:17 (KJV), in BibleGateway … https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2054%3A17&version=KJV ..
PSALM 35 (KJV)
- “Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
- Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
- Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
- Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
- Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
- Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
- For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
- And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
- All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
- False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
- They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
- But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
- I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
- But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
- With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
- Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
- I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
- Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
- For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
- Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
- This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
- Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
- Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
- Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
- Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
- Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
- And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.”
–from Link: “Psalm 35 (KJV),” in BibleGateway … https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2035&version=KJV ..
LUKE 10:19 (KJV)
- “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
–from Link: Luke 10:19 (KJV),” in BibleGateway … https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010%3A19&version=KJV ..
CONCLUSION
Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
Alice B. Clagett
“Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea; quem timebo?”
The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
Written on 24 April 2026; compiled and published on 27 April 2026
MORE INFORMATION
The Compendium for this series is here: Link: “Compendium: When Threatened by Barang or Kulam Black Magic, Counter with Christian Prayer,” by Alice B. Clagett, written on 24 April 2026; compiled and published on 27 April 2026 … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com/compendium-when-threatened-by-barang-or-kulam-black-magic-counter-with-christian-prayer-by-alice-b-clagett ..
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DEFENDE NOS IN PROELIO
Full Latin Prayer
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.
English Translation
“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection 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, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”
Pronunciation Guide (Ecclesiastical/Church Latin)
- Sancte Michael Archangele: Sahn-ktee Mee-kah-el Ark-ahn-jeh-leh
- defende nos in proelio: deh-fen-deh nohs een preh-lee-oh
- contra nequitiam: kohn-trah neh-kwee-tsee-ahm
- et insidias diaboli: eht een-see-dee-ahs dee-ah-boh-lee
- esto praesidium: eh-stoh preh-see-dee-oom
–Google AI
Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
Alice B. Clagett
“Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea; quem timebo?”
The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
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