Known as a mighty warrior, Ogun he is a fighting, strong and victorious Orisha. So, the Ogun’s Prayer is considered one of the most powerful. This Orisha is famous for taking the pain and battles of those who pray, giving them cause and wins.
If you are going through a difficult time, pray with faith and a lot of strength to Ogun. No matter how big your problem is, he loves a challenge!
1) Ogun prayer for protection
“OGUM, pray for us.
He will never go unanswered to those who believe in him Ogunhe my Father!
I will walk dressed and armed with the weapons of Ogun so that my enemies, having feet don’t reach me, having hands don’t catch me, having eyes don’t see me, and not even in thoughts they can hurt me.
Firearms my body won’t reach, knives and spears break without my body touching, ropes and chains break without my body tying.
Jesus Christ, protect and defend me with the power of your holy and divine grace, Virgin of Nazareth, cover me with your sacred and divine mantle, protecting me in all my pains and afflictions, and God, with his divine mercy and great power, be my defender against the wickedness and persecutions of my enemies.
Glorious Ogun, in the name of God, extend your shield and your powerful weapons to me, defending me with your strength and your greatness, and that under the paws of your faithful rider my enemies be humble and submissive to you. . So be it with the power of God, Jesus and the phalanx of the Divine Holy Spirit.
So be it, amen!”
2) Ogun’s Prayer for Love
“Ogun round! Hail Ogun de Ronda, save my father Ogun.
I fervently ask you, Lord of Wars, Winner of Battles and Difficult Causes.
I am at your feet, begging the Lord to, at this very moment, help me in this need of mine:
Come to me and declare all your love and ask me to stay together.
That you call me, send a message, saying how important I am in your life and that you are very afraid of losing me.
In my walk I’ve always been fighting alone and I’ve always been able to, always with your help, Father Ogun.
Therefore, today I come before your feet, Ogun, to beg your mercy, so that I may be victorious, because in your battles you never feared anyone, because you are always victorious, and I, full of courage and faith, will be confident that, armed with your invincible sword, I will overcome, as I always have, with your help and protection, all obstacles that arise in my physical, bodily and spiritual life.
Father Ogun, remove all barriers from my loving path with and protect our love, giving us your blessing to our union, where truth and love reign.
I need you right here by my side, forever, body, soul, mind and spirit, so that you can be mine as soon as possible.
May my Father Ogun fulfill this request of mine, and may I be worthy of his always precious protection and bravery.
Axé Ogum Inhê Patacori.
Axe! Ase!”
3) Prayer of Ogun to open paths
“Beloved Father Ogun, for your power and your strength, I ask at this moment, for your order and your righteousness.
And that from this moment forward I can, through your straight paths, grow in my work in a fair and dignified way and that all obstacles, difficulties and impediments be cut from my paths, so that this work brings sustenance to my home and to all the people who depend on me.
May your cloak cover me, may your spear be the direction of my path.
Ogunhê, my father Ogun!”
4) Prayer of Ogun to win battles
“Ogun, my Father – Winner of the demand, powerful guardian of the Laws, calling him Father is honor, hope, and life. You are my ally in the fight against my inferiorities.
Messenger of Oxalá – Son of Olorun. Lord, You are the tamer of spurious feelings, purify with Your sword and spear, my conscious and unconscious baseness of character.
Ogun, brother, friend and companion, continue in your round and in the pursuit of the defects that assail us at every moment.
Ogun, glorious Orisha, reign with Your phalanx of millions of red warriors and show for mercy the good path to our heart, conscience and spirit. Shatter, Ogun, the monsters that inhabit our being, expel them from the lower citadel.”
5) Prayer of Ogun to defeat enemies
” Father Ogun, may my words and thoughts come to your knowledge, in the form of prayer, and may they be heard and answered!
Ogun, Lord of the roads, make me a true wanderer, may I always be a faithful follower of your army, and that in my walks I find only victories.
Ogun, winner of demands, may all those who cross my road cross with the purpose of further enhancing my journey of spiritual growth. That in my ways, may I be worthy of your blessings: the sword that encourages me, the shield that defends me and the flag that protects me.
My Father Ogun, don’t let me fall, don’t let me fall! PATACURI OGUM! OGUNHÊ, MY FATHER!”
6) Prayer of Saint George – Ogun
This prayer is ideal to be performed when there is something getting in the way of your happiness. When praying, everything that prevents you from being happy will be removed.
“O Saint George, my Holy Warrior and protector, invincible in faith in God, who sacrificed himself for him, bring hope to your face and open my ways.
With your breastplate, your sword and your shield, which represent faith, hope and charity, I will walk dressed, so that my enemies having feet don’t reach me, having hands don’t catch me, having eyes don’t see me and no thoughts can have, to hurt me.
Firearms to my body will not reach, knives and spears will break without my body reaching, ropes and chains will break without my body touching.
O glorious noble knight of the red cross, you who, with your spear in hand, defeated the evil dragon, also defeat all the problems that I am going through for now.
O Glorious Saint George, in the name of God and our Lord Jesus Christ, extend your shield and your powerful weapons to me, defending me with your strength and greatness from my carnal and spiritual enemies.
O Glorious Saint George, help me to overcome all discouragement and to reach the grace that I now ask of you (make your fair request now).
O Glorious Saint George, in this very difficult moment of my life I beg you to grant my request and that with your sword, your strength and your power of defense I can cut all the evil that is in my way .
O Glorious Saint George, give me courage and hope, strengthen my faith, my spirit of life and help me in my request.
O Glorious Saint George, bring peace, love and harmony to my heart, my home and everyone around me.
O Glorious Saint George, for the faith I place in you: guide me, defend me and protect me from all evil. Amen.”
Leverage the power of Ogun’s prayer
All Orixás have characteristics, symbologies and prayers. In the case of Ogun, the colors red, green and dark blue are his representatives in patuás and ceremonies.
Iron is the natural element of Ogun. His instrument is the sword. Offerings to the Orisha must be made with basil and rue incense. Ogun’s numbers are 2 and 3. His stone is aquamarine and sodalite and his plant is the Sword of Saint George. The sign that Ogun corresponds to in the zodiac is Aries. See what is the Orisha of each sign.
You can use all these symbols during the Ogun Prayer to call the Orisha yours. The symbols will help you receive his protection. For example, you can wear a necklace of red beads. Another idea is to create an altar for this warrior with dark blue candles and incense sticks.