13 Prayers to Old Blacks: healing, difficulties, love and more!

Pretos Velhos are powerful sorcerers reincarnated from former African slaves and are able to bless everything around them and break spells. In addition, they are symbols of wisdom and humility, being able to eliminate the negative energies of those who seek them.

If you are looking for a way to treat your body and spirit, expel bad energies and conquer inner peace, learning the prayers of the pretos Velhos and applying them in your daily life will certainly help you in your mission.

The pretos Velhos are a line of work within Umbanda and present themselves as old Africans who lived in the slave quarters, being mostly slaves who died in the stocks or of old age. These are purified and good deities, known for their kindness, humility, wisdom and love. Continue reading and find out more about this powerful figure.

Pretos Velhos are some of the various Umbanda entities. Known for their charisma and wisdom, these former slaves dominate various elements of nature and, even with their serene countenance, are capable of undoing demands.

In addition, these figures are characterized as black people bent over by the weight of their experience of living, their white hair coming from age and their remarkable pipe. It is important to point out that, in African wisdom, “old” is someone who has a lot of experience, not being directly linked to his age.

Finally, being in front of an old black man gives us a feeling of peace. These figures are an inspiration of wisdom and convey various welcoming advice, teaching your children lessons of extreme importance. These spirits teach about love, hope and faith.

Umbanda is a Brazilian religion of African origin, which unites several elements of Candomblé, Spiritism and Catholicism. In Umbanda, there are Orixás who are like the saints of the Catholic Church, there is even a certain syncretism between these figures, Ogun is São Jorge, for example.

This religion brings with it several elements from Brazilian, European, African and indigenous ancestors, as well as the Brazilian itself.

Umbanda was created through a medium named Zélio Fernandino de Moraes, who was 17 at the time. According to the story, Zélio had suffered an accident that resulted in a paralysis that, according to the doctors, was irreversible. After that, the medium would have incorporated a spirit known as Caboclo das Sete Encruzilhadas, who announced the creation of Umbanda through Zélio.

Within Umbanda, there are so-called entities, which correspond to the spirits that are manifested by practitioners. Some of them are: Preto Velho, Caboclo, Pomba Gira and Exus.

To understand the history of Pretos Velhos, we have to go back to the time of slavery. During this period, enslaved people from Africa arrived in Brazil in inhuman conditions, being victims of extremely cruel actions. These men and women, upon arriving in Brazil, were sold and destined for the most diverse types of manual work.

In this context, Pretos Velhos would be men who were subjected to these conditions during their lives, and who bring with them all the spirit of resistance and all their experience, which they pass on to those who seek them out.

When we need protection and good advice, we can always count on the help of Preto Velho. Check out some prayers for this Orisha below.

Blessed Praised be our Lord Jesus Christ, praised be Saint Benedict, Praised be Saint Anthony of Categeró and Our Lady of the Rosary of the Blacks of Bahia.

I ask the Holy Souls, especially my Preto Velho (say his name of comfort) to give me the support of his strength, to give me the strength of his peace, to give me the peace of his spiritual joy, because at that moment, I (proclaim your name) I need to know that I am surrounded, supported and protected by you, my protector and that your light and your love give me sustenance and courage to move forward despite all the contrary currents that already, at this moment, are broken.

I (proclaim your name) now open up and let your light and your presence flood my being, my soul, my mind, my emotions and calm them, relieve my anxiety and despair.

I know that your powerful hands Father (Grandma, Grandpa, Mother, Aunt or Uncle, depending on the old black man called) with the strength of the Queen of the waters, Yemanja, take all my negative thoughts, my fears, my afflictions, my anguish and the eliminates in the waters of the holy sea.

I take all my loneliness, my confusions, my pains and fears and place them in the blessed hands of Oxalá and thus I feel freed from everything that causes me frustration, helplessness, suffering or pain.

I open my soul and my heart to receive your holy presence in my life at that moment and from now on I feel all relief, all peace, all serenity, all confidence, all strength, all joy and so I offer you all my gratitude in the form of prayer.

Save God; save, Jesus; save Mary and Joseph; save São Benedito and Santo Antônio de Categeró; save my protector (name of the Preto Velho). Axé and amen.

Blessed Praise be our Lord Jesus Christ, Farol das Santas Almas, our beloved Preto Velhos, at this moment I come to ask you my Father that with the support of (say the name of the preto Velho de Devoção), help me to free myself from the captivity of past that insists on weighing on my soul, on my conscience and in my heart.

I come to humbly ask that all those whom at some point I hurt or hurt with gestures, attitudes or words, forgive me in the name of God. May any evil created by me, by my words or by my thoughts in hours of anger, or fear, or anguish, despair or pain, be eliminated and erased from my heart and my mind.

I know that the Love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus forgives everything, I know that the Expensive Hands of the Virgin Mary welcomes everyone, so I pray, through my dear old black man (say the name of the old black man of devotion) that I be freed the ties, the captivity of guilt and the past.

Break all the chains that hurt me, that hurt me, because I know that God supports and understands me, that he knows my limitations and my difficulties and precisely for that reason he gave me this wonderful guide to guide and illuminate my life.

I know that from that moment on, your love, your peace, your forgiveness floods my soul, my mind and my heart and so I also forgive myself, I open my heart and my soul to a new life and I already feel it pulsating in me, free, release, take it! So be it! Axé and amen!

Lord, Our Father, who art Power, Kindness, Mercy, watch over those who believe in You and wait for Your goodness, power and mercy.

Give, Father, to those who falter in Your Power, in Your Mercy and Kindness, clarity of thought and open their eyes, Lord, so that they may always do good, charity towards others within the humility of Your Wisdom, recognizing thus Your Existence, Power and Mercy, as well as Your Kingdom.

Lord, forgive those whom the darkness has not yet let see the mistakes made in their earthly passage. Give, Lord, to those who suffer the light of Your immense Love and Your Wisdom.

May your light illuminate us in this world and in others we still don’t know, and protect us everywhere we go. Oh! My Holy Father! To us sinners, accept our repentance for the mistakes we have made. Father, by your sacred goodness and passion, I consented to walk towards you along the path of perfection.

Give, Lord, perfect guidance on the path of virtue, the only path we should walk. Mercy to our enemies. Forgive all our mistakes, and may Your Kindness not fail us today and always, Amen.

Praise all the Old Blacks, Holy Blessed Souls, protectors of all those who are in distress. On this day, we resort to these spirits of light, great for their humility and enlightened by the love and kindness they radiate.

Grant us, oh, beloved Pretos Velhos, the gift of reaching a little of your humility, your love, and your purity of thoughts. So that we can fulfill our mission on Earth, following your examples of kindness. Praised be all the Holy Blessed Souls. I love Souls!

Save the Old Niggas! I ask for enlightenment! Saravá Pretos Velhos! Maleme the Souls! Watch over all those who believe in you and wait for your goodness, power and mercy. Accept the regret of my mistakes, indicate the path that leads to evolution in my life.

Promote the cleanliness of my spirit, my home and my work. Keep away from my paths the ungoverned energies and the spirits without light. And may your goodness and mercy always be in my life, guiding me along the best paths! Save the Old Niggas! I ask for enlightenment! Saravá Pretos Velhos! Maleme the Souls!

Generous and blessed Grandma Maria Conga, I ask for your protection and I bless your presence at all times. I want to ask you to come to my aid along with all your blessed chain (place your order here). Bring me the blessing of your wise advice. Give me the peace you bring in your eyes. Dry my tears with your tenderness.

Deliver me from all dangers. Free me from uncertainty and insecurity. Grandma Maria Conga I ask you for courage in difficult times. To you who suffered so much and endured everything with humility and forgiveness, I ask for strength and light. Help me at this moment so that I can (place your order). So be it!

Beloved Greater Father, on my knees I ask for Your divine support at this moment. Send Your living and divine irradiation and envelop my entire spirit, remove all magnets and negative vibrations so that, balanced and harmonized, I can invoke working with the mystery of the Black Old Men.

Beloved Lords Regents of the Throne of Evolution, I ask the beloved Father Obaluaiê and the beloved Mother Nanã Buruquê to open Your Portal and accept my prayer. Amen! Beloved Old Black.

On my knees I ask for your presence at my right side and that through my sacred side, you can help and support me in this moment of my life. I ask the Lord to balance me energetically and calm my heart, so that balanced I can direct my thoughts and listen to your words through my inner self.

My desires and thoughts have already been recorded on the divine vibrating screens and I am already being radiated by spheres related to my state of mind in which I find myself at that moment. In your immense light and wisdom, intercede for me, that I may be…