this ritual will have a calming, reassuring effect.
The night before you are due to depart, on a sheet of parchment paper, copy out
the following prayer in your own hand: « May our Lord Jesus Christ be + (make
the sign of the cross) close to me and to us, to protect us + whether it
be before us to guide us + behind us to guard us; below us + to bless
us. He who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, lives on and reigns across the
centuries. May it be so. May the benediction of the All-Powerful + Father,
+ Son + and the Holy Ghost, come down among us and stay with us for
as long as this journey lasts. May it be so! » Then, on the back,
write all the towns you’re going to pass through, all the tolls you will cross,
all the highways and motorways you’ll be using. Between each name of a town or
road, etc. draw a cross, then press your index finger onto each of the names
and repeat the prayer. Fold the charged paper into four and slip it into your
purse or wallet. You can also add 3 leaves of box tree that have been blessed
during Palm Sunday celebrations. When children are travelling, you can sew this
protection into the hem of their clothing.
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