Prayer for Deliverance of Addicted Persons

(For cases of addiction to drugs. cigarettes, alcohol, foods, etc)

St. Michael, the Archangel,

            I come to you

            With a body broken

            By addiction to _____________.

I have tried

            All possible solutions

            To break this habit,

            But though my spirit is willing,

            My body is weak.

I realize that

            I am struggling against

            An evil greater than myself.

So I am taking refuge under

            The shadow of your wings,

            That your sword may protect me

            And help me get out

            Of this situation of addiction.

My family and my loved ones

            Have suffered much

            Because of me.

                        For their sakes,

                        I want to change my life

                        And live happily with them.

St. Michael, you are the first

To struggle against Satan and his devils.

            I feel their power over me,

            And I believe that

            This addiction is no longer

            A human reality

            But a product of

            Satan’s manifold presence

On earth.

I beseech your presence in my lonely struggle.

As I wake up each morning,

            Enkindle in my heart

            Your faith and total surrender to God.

            Make my will invincible as yours

            So that I may continue

            With my therapy and treatment

            Without relapses

            And so that I may seek

            Strength from the sacraments,

Especially from the Holy Eucharist.

St. Michael, through your intercession,

I know that Jesus will help me.

Amen.


 Source: St. Michael's Book of Deliverance