Santa Muerte general pray.

Great Holy Death, bring your sacred cloak of protection to me,

Beloved Holy Death, free me from the betrayers,

Beloved Holy Death, bless me with your peace,

Beloved Holy Death, give me what I ask you,

Beloved Holy Death, deliver me from harsh monetary times,

Dear Holy Death, give me endless happiness.

Prayer of protection.

This prayer is to protect yourself from someone whom wants to hurt you or your loved one. It's really powerful, it should be used only when need it since this is one of the most attributed powers of La Santa Muerte. Preferably use a black candle for this and let it burn.

O Lord father of all of us, blessed by thy name.

You creator of all that is in heaven and earth,

of all visible and invisible.

Lord I ask for your permission to invoke,

your Great Angel of Justice, La Santa Murte,

whom I trust with all my heart and soul.

O Lord have mercy of me and amplify the powers

of La Santa Muerte so I can be protected from all evil.

Protect me from all my enemies, witchcraft, spells, envy 

any type of bad energy that comes close,

if they have eyes, make them unable to see me,

if they have ears, make them unable to hear me,

if they have mouth, make them unable to say my name,

if they have hands, make them unable to touch me,

if they have feet, make them unable to walk close to me,

if they have weapons, break them..

Protect me so they never hurt me,

in your mighty powers I trust,

O allmighty Lord and Santa Muerte in thee I trust,

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spitit,

Amen.

Folks stories about Santa Muerte.

It is believed that the reverence for the Santa Muerte in her current form really took hold in Hidalgo Mexico circa 1965 (there are references that show reverence during the 1950s mi Tia Tina if she were alive today would be 96 years old and she was known to revere the Santa Muerte in her teens), in her modern form Santa Muerte is a syncretic image retaining her powers and attributes as Mictecacihuatl the lady of the dead a protector of souls and children.  She now wears an almost grim reaper image borrowed from the European Necromantic traditions that influenced Mexico.  In addition she carries images or icons that denote or identify her as Mictecacihuatl such as the owl which is often depicted in statues of the Santa Muerte. The owl is one of the animals associated with Mictlantecahtli the Lord of the Dead to whom Mictecacihuatl was mistress, a very strong image to this day in Mexican culture.  Some statues depict the Santa Muerte as a reaper with the scythe holding scales and a crystal ball, others she carries the scales and a crystal ball only. Another interesting note is that she is sometimes depicted in art as holding a globe of the world representing her worldly power in other depictions she is holding a skull then of course there is the hour glass.

a Huesuda is what the people in the rancho used to call the Santa Muerte my Abuela (grandmother) Petra told me this when I would visit her as a child  in Zacatecas Mexico alas my grandmother died in 2001 at the age of 91 years I thank her for having shared her stories of the sacred lady. Because of my abuela's stories I know that the sacred lady was already revered from older times prior to the modern reverence in 1965.  It is uncertain as to when the reverence for the sacred lady really took hold as my grandmother was born in 1910 and she had heard stories of La Huesuda when she was a little girl.  My abuela was part of the older culture in Mexico the syncretic mestizo way of life which incorporated many indigenous manerisms blended with the Catholic and spanish/moorish sayings and teachings.  Another name people use for her is "La Catrina"which is her classic image in the Dia de los Muertos art of Jose Guadalupe Posada which represents her as a skeleton woman of high society. I used to think she resembled a charra of elegance but studying about the great artist Jose Guadalupe Posada and his  calaveras has shown me that she is not the charra but a aristrocartic lady.

ecause of this some of her stories of death include syncretic themes such as a link between the Devil and Death both are syncretic forms of old Mexica deities the Devil is the Black Tezcatlipoca and Death is Mictecacihuatl the Lady of the dead.  Some of her stories she told me said that el diablo y la muerte son hermano y hermana, which means that the devil and death are brother and sister whom she said were always together watching us especially when at church on sunday.  She used to say that la muerte was a very tall lady and she would look into the church on sundays to watch what kids were paying attention to the mass and that she would tell the devil who was good or bad.  I think she told me this like she told all her grand kids to scare them into being "devout catholics".  Well instead of scaring me all my abuela succeeded in doing was to kindle my interest in the sacred lady a fascination which grew untill the years when I started to study and practice brujeria.

Death is a very powerful symbol in traditional Mexican culture there are many old schoolsayings that testify to the impact of the death themes in Mexican culture.  For example there is a saying used for those that are rich or in power such as politicians or wealthy caciques in Mexico it is said of such people que tienen huesos (they have bones) bones are believed to bring either good fortune or misfortune depending on their origin. I believe that this antiquated saying is derived from Mexica creation stories like the one in which Quetzalcoatl the feathered serpent took sacred bones from Mictlan land of the dead home of Mictlantecahtli, Quetzalcoatl tricked the the lord of the dead to take the sacred bones.  However as Quetzalcoatl fled the Lord of the Dead made a trap for him which he fell into; scattering all the bones which created humanity. 

Aztec Religion:  Aztec Student Research guide (C) 1997-2005 Thomas H. Frederikson all rights reserved. Relevant sections of the study guide were sections on the Minor deities with descriptions of Mictlantecahtli and his wife Mictecacihuatl and the creation stories in the Major deities section Quetzalcoatl's descention to Mictlan and the Mexica view of death. Information from notes on the codices that speak of the Death gods.

Prehistoric Mesoamerica: by Richard E.W. Adams, Revised edition copyright 1991 by the University of Oklahoma press ISBN 0-8061-2304-4   First edition copyright 1977 by Little, Brown and company, Inc Boston

El Culto a la Santa Muerte, Cuidado de la edicion: Angeles Cuevas Santillan  Diseno de portada: Marco Antonio Almazan Espinoza de los Monteros. Ilustraciones: Miguel Angel Diaz Consuelo. Formacion: Elvira Peniche De Icaza. Primera edicion 2003, Mexico   Ediciones MonteMayor S.A. DE CV

El Secreto de la Santisima Muerte,  serie del Colibri: Copyright Calli Casa Editorial 1996 ISBN 068-6463-00-3

One Santa Muerte prayer.

There are many Santa Muerte  prayer, one of my favorites is this one.

Jesus Christ the conqueror, who on the cross was conquered.

Conquer (name of person), that he be conquered with me in the name of the Lord.

If you are a fierce animal tame as a lamb, tame as the flower of rosemary, you must come.

You ate bread, and of it you gave to me, and by the strongest word that you gave me, I want you to bring me (name of person).

That he be humbled, defeated at my feet to complete what he has offered me.

Santisima Muerte, I beseech you lovingly inasmuch as Immortal God formed you with your great power over all mortals.

So that you might place them in the celestial sphere where we may enjoy a glorious day without night for all eternity.

And in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I pray and I beseech you that you deign to be my protectress.

And that you concede all the favors that I ask of you...

Until the last day, hour and moment in which your Divine Majesty commands to take me before your presence. AMEN.

More about La Santa Muerte.

Popular in Mexico, and sometimes linked to the illicit drug trade, the skeleton saint known as La Santa Muerte in recent years has found a robust and diverse following north of the border: immigrant small business owners, artists, gay activists and the poor, among others – many of them non-Latinos and not all involved with organized religion.

Clad in a black nun's robe and holding a scythe in one hand, Santa Muerte appeals to people seeking all manner of otherworldly help: from fending off wrongdoing and carrying out vengeance to stopping lovers from cheating and landing better jobs. And others seek her protection for their drug shipments and to ward off law enforcement.

The saint is especially popular among Mexican-American Catholics, rivaling that of St. Jude and La Virgen de Guadalupe as a favorite for miracle requests, even as the Catholic Church in Mexico denounces Santa Muerte as satanic.

Her image has been used on prayers cards citing vengeance and protection, which are sometimes found at scenes of massacred bodies and on shipments of drugs.

Some devotees pray to the saint by building altars and offering votive candles, fruits, tequila, cigarettes – even lines of cocaine in some cases – in exchange for wishes. A red La Santa Muerte, her best-selling image, helps in matters of love. Gold ones aid with employment and white ones give protection. Meanwhile, a black Santa Muerte can provide vengeance.

For decades, though, La Santa Muerte remained an underground figure in isolated regions of Mexico and served largely as an unofficial Catholic saint that women called upon to help with cheating spouses.

It wasn't until 2001 when a devotee unveiled a public La Santa Muerte shrine in Mexico City that followers in greater numbers began to display their devotion for helping them with relationships and loved ones in prison.

Prayers for relationships' issues.

For those jealous people out there.

This prayers to bring to you a though love.

Angel of his/her day.

Angel of today.

(Say the name of the person)

Bend personnames's heart.

So he/she will forget what 

keeps him/her away from me.

So he/she comes full of love

to my feet.

Amen.

This prayer is so the other person won't look for someone else.

Body and soul of 

(say the person's name)

Don't come if you don't want to,

but you will not love anyone else but me.

Great Saint Death, bring him/her to me.

Sweet lady with your powerful soul,

 bring him/her to me!

White Lady bring me,

(person's name)!

Amen.

This prayer is for the family problems that we found time to time.

We see each other at night,

Fill with silver light, the heavy and black clouds,

break with your breath the bad spirits,

I beg you my White Lady.

Break the chains of material love,

from our thoughts of everyone at home,

Pure and just spirit help us

to get away from the darkness,

cut with your scythe the offspring of evil,

let the joy and happiness to fill my house,

and always keep apart the bad from my family.

Amen.

A quick storie of a beliver of La Santa Muerte.

This is a quick story of a believer.

Like most of the Mexican people I was born and raised a catholic. And by that I meant a good catholic. My mom a very religious woman whom would go to mass every Sunday and participate on the church events through out the week. I myself had to go to mass and religious studies every Sunday or my mom would not give me my allowance. In other words I grew up been a really religious person as well. Later on on life I found out that I was a really strong believer of religion, I pray to saints every night and always tried to stay away from sin. Although as I grew older my mind set started to ask more and more questions about religion. In many cases my faith was put to proof. Some way or another I always believed no matter what the circumstances were giving me as result.

So I believed and had such great faith in saints(which characterize the catholic church from others) but this saints not always would give me what I needed or wanted it. Until one day while in Mexico, I heard of this really powerful saint that would do miracles if you had enough faith. This saint would do most of the things you ask, but in exchange you would  have to offer something too. And it made sense to me, I mean if saints at one point were human, and if you care about something so much that you are asking a saint for it, that must mean that you are able to give something in exchange for it, after all it's a human nature to give and receive.

At this point in my life I was in a really bad problem, I had been wondering and praying all saints for about six months already, and nothing had changed in my life. So I decided to give it a try, so I promised my flaquita that I would do something in exchange for her to do something for me, I do not lie that at this point in my life I can say she did it. This favor was so big it took four years to come true. Many favors since I have asked and I can say that she has done 98% of them. Of course I am always asking for good things for me and my family. But in my personal belief if you want to pray to a saint, La Santa Muerte is the way you want to go to.