Preto-Velho Day: learn about the history of this entity and learn 4 prayers and sympathies to overcome difficulties

Known as one of the most powerful entities in Umbanda, the Pretos Velhos carry with them a history of wisdom, simplicity and a lot of suffering. The teachings they bring about life are the result of obstacles overcome with a lot of faith and perseverance.

Many of them were African slaves, so the day to celebrate them is May 13ththe date on which slavery was abolished in Brazil, in 1888. Subjected to punishment, physical labor and humiliation, they became evolved spirits, and today they help all those who need help.

Called “Old Man, Grandpa or Grandma”, the terms designate wise, lively and kind people. Thus, the message they pass on to their protégés is about generosity and, above all, humility.

These spirits of light claim that people are slaves to their own selfishness, therefore, whoever asks them for a grace, receives resignation and charity, which must be accepted with an open heart.

Now that you already know the history of Preto-Velho and its importance, learn 2 prayers and 2 sympathies to perform at times when it is necessary to ask this wise and kind entity for help.

Sympathy for peace at home

On a Monday: you should have a statue of the Holy Family blessed by a priest. At a time when you feel at peace and rested, prepare a herbal bath of your choice and take it after your usual bath. Place the image, which can be small, on a white plate that has never been used. Around the image, place three spoons of raw rice and ask that you never miss work and food each day. Then, place three white roses in a vase and ask that love and peace prevail in your family, and finally, light a white candle and offer it to Tia Maria Redonda, asking that all darkness, all evil, any and all evil of any origin, move away from your home in the name of the holy family, for Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Change the rice every beginning of the month, on a Monday, and repeat the ritual.

Sympathy to open paths at work

On a Thursday, you should have a statue of Saint Joseph in your hand the size you like. Preferably, first, ask a priest to consecrate it for you. Then, on a crescent moon night, you should prepare a modest altar for this saint and on that altar place three fresh loaves. Next to it, place three glasses of water with a small spoon of raw rice in each one. Then, he must offer these breads and these waters to Father Jacob, lighting a white candle and saying the following prayer: “O my dear holy worker, who in life did the will of God through work, open the doors of commerce, industries , of offices and houses for me to get a job. Give me strength and courage not to give up on the first no. May I have the disposition of Pai Jacó, the simplicity of Maria de Nazaré, the strength of Santo Antônio. Guide our governments – nantes for the distribution of the country’s goods. Protect our families so that they do not let themselves be overcome by drought, fear, violence, lack of work and give hope to this needy heart. My Saint Joseph, patron saint of workers, do not leave me without my daily bread and without the prospect of a new day for my family. In the name of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, so be it. Axé and amen”.

At the end, say an Our Father and a Hail Mary. When the candle ends, distribute the breads to the needy, already the glasses with water and rice, throw at your gate, one on the left, one on the right and one on the street. If you live in an apartment and have difficulties, gather the water in a container that fits all the contents, go down and play in front of the building itself or in a square.

Prayer to old niggas for moments of despair

“Blessed Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ, praise to Saint Benedict, Praise to Saint Anthony of Categeró and to Our Lady of the Rosary of the Blacks of Bahia. I ask the Holy Souls, especially my Preto Velho – to say the name that comforts me, that give me the protection of your strength, that give me the strength of your peace, that give me the peace of your spiritual joy, because at this moment, I – say your full name – 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 encouragement to move forward despite all the contrary currents that are already, at this moment, broken. I – my whole name – now open myself 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 – depends on the old black man called) with the strength of the Queen of the waters, Yemanjá, take all my negative thoughts, my fears, my afflictions, my anguish and eliminates them in the waters of the sacred sea. I take all my loneliness, my confusions, my pains and fears and put them in the blessed hands of Oxalá and so I feel free from everything that causes me frustration, helplessness, suffering or pain. I open my soul and my heart to receive at this moment your holy presence in my life and from now on I feel all relief, all peace, all serenity, all trust, all strength, all joy and so I offer you all my gratitude in the form of prayer. Save God; Hail Jesus; Hail Mary and Joseph; save Saint Benedict and Saint Anthony of Categeró; save my protector – name of Preto Velho. Axé and amen.”

Finally, pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Hail Queen.

Prayer to free yourself from guilt and mistakes:

“Blessed Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ, Farol das Santas Almas, our beloved Old Blacks, at this moment I come to ask you my Father that with the support of (say the name of the Old Black of devotion), help me to free myself from captivity from the past that insists on weighing on my soul, on my conscience and on my heart. I come to humbly ask that all those who at some point I have hurt or hurt with gestures, attitudes or words, may in the name of God forgive me. 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 welcome everyone, so I pray, through my dear Old Black (say the name) that I may be freed from the bonds, from the captivity of guilt and from the past. they hurt me, they hurt me, because I know that God supports and understands me, who knows my limitations and my difficulties and precisely because of this he gave me this wonderful guide to guide and enlighten my life. I know that from that moment on, your love, your peace, your forgiveness floods my soul, my mind and my heart and that’s how I forgive myself, I open my heart and my soul to a new life and I already feel it pulsate in me, free, free, take! So be it! Axé and amen!”

Source: Joao bidu