The blessing of Father Candido
Dominus noster Iesus Christus apud nos sit
May our Lord Jesus Christ be beside us, to defend us; within us, to keep us; before us, to lead us; behind us, to guard us; above us, to bless us. Who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
Pass it on
In Latin
Dóminus noster Iesus Christus apud nos sit, ut nos deféndat; intra nos sit, ut nos consérvet; ante nos sit, ut nos ducat; post nos sit, ut nos custódiat; super nos sit, ut nos benedícat. Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.
When this prayer is prayed
A traditional Latin blessing built like a wall around a person — five prepositions, one for every side. Fr Candido Amantini, exorcist of Rome at the Scala Santa for thirty-six years, and Fr Gabriele Amorth, who learned the office from him, gave it to each other every day. For leaving the house, for the night shift, for a child going to school.