We all can and should pray more than we do. But just hearing the call from God to do so more often is a Grace. And if we respond well to it, or even desire to, we will already begin to grow in Grace. St. Padre Pio says Prayer is the essential thing. The one thing necessary. Everything else is relatively irrelevant. I believe it is the calling of our generation for us Christians to become prayer warriors, armed with the Rosary and the Crucifix - as St. Montfort said - praying always for the Church and the world, and driving away the forces of evil. We recall from the life of St. Dominic that the Rosary is a Great Weapon for Spiritual Warfare. St. Padre Pio used to call it "the Weapon" and prayed 150+ decades every day, even beside all his many other duties. Let us try to say at least 15 or more, and we will soon see the Church's Triumph come. This is the incident in St. Dominic's life.
"Saint Dominic had hardly finished this prayer when he saw the Blessed Virgin near at hand, surrounded by a multitude of Angels. She struck the possessed man with a golden rod that she held and said: "Answer my servant Dominic at once." (Remember, the people neither saw nor heard Our Lady, but only Saint Dominic.) Then the devils started screaming:
"Oh you who are our enemy, our downfall and our destruction, why have you come from Heaven just to torture us so grievously? O Advocate of sinners, you who snatch them from the very jaws of Hell, you who are the very sure path to Heaven, must we, in spite of ourselves, tell the whole truth and confess before everyone who it is who is the cause of our shame and our ruin? Oh woe unto us, princes of darkness:
"Then listen well, you Christians: the Mother of Jesus Christ is all-powerful and she can save her servants from falling into Hell. She is the Sun which destroys the darkness of our wiles and subtlety. It is she who uncovers our hidden plots, breaks our snares and makes our temptations useless and ineffectual.
"We have to say, however reluctantly, that not a single soul who has really persevered in her service has ever been damned with us; one single sigh that she offers to the Blessed Trinity is worth far more than all the prayers, desires and aspirations of all the Saints.
"We fear her more than all the other Saints in Heaven together and we have no success with her faithful servants. Many Christians who call upon her when they are at the hour of death and who really ought to be damned according to our ordinary standards are saved by her intercession.
"Oh if only that Mary (it is thus in their fury that they called her) had not pitted her strength against ours and had not upset our plans, we should have conquered the Church and should have destroyed it long before this; and we would have seen to it that all the Orders in the Church fell into error and disorder.
"Now that we are forced to speak we must also tell you this: nobody who perseveres in saying the Rosary will be damned, because she obtains for her servants the grace of true contrition for their sins and by means of this they obtain God's forgiveness and mercy."
Then Saint Dominic had them all say the Rosary very slowly and with great devotion, and a wonderful thing happened: at each Hail Mary that he and the people said together a large group of devils issued forth from the wretched man's body under the guise of red-hot coals."
http://www.catholictradition.org/Classics/secret-rosary33.htmSo we know that by praying the Rosary, especially if combined with fasting (Mat 17:21), demons will be driven out, and spiritual battles will be won for the Church.
And St. Padre Pio on this weapon for warfare: "Today we face unprecedented challenges on every front. The evils of “this present darkness” weigh heavy against us. Perhaps this is what makes the advice of Saint Padre Pio, a holy man from our own age, so valuable and insightful."Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother." —Saint Padre Pio
He reminds us of the Rosary’s power against the devil and his minions, and he reminds us of the efficacy of the Blessed Virgin’s mediation for us through it. Pope Pius XII’s words, too, seem right and fitting: “We put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing of evils which afflict our times.”
https://blog.franciscanmedia.org/franciscan-spirit/the-rosary-saint-padre-pios-weapon-against-evilPope Leo XIII's prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is also a great spiritual weapon: From
https://www.beautysoancient.com/st-michael-archangel-prayer-english-latin-short-form/
"The St Michael the Archangel prayer is a powerful prayer that every Catholic should know by heart.
St Michael, through the power of God, is singularly qualified to take care of the devil and his demons.
Pray the prayer anytime you feel you are in danger or if you feel particularly oppressed by evil influence.
Pray this prayer when you are faced with temptations of sins against purity.
You can be sure the devil will flee if you beg St Michael for his intercession. Pray the St Michael prayer, when your kids are being rebellious, and have abandoned God. Pray this prayer when your marriage is in trouble or when you are feeling depressed.
It is said that “the Devil hates Latin”. This is why it’s also important to learn to pray the St Michael prayer in Latin.
There is something powerful about praying this prayer in a “dead” language that cannot change – a beautiful, ancient language.
As Catholics, we have resource to the Saints who will intercede for us if we but ask. As powerful an angel as St Michael is he is also, tender and ready to fight Satan and his minions on behalf of God’s people.
We can’t fight the devil alone, as we are only human, but with God’s help and the intercession of St Michael, we can overcome any influence from the devil.
St Michael the Archangel Prayer In Latin
Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen.
Saint Michael the Archangel Prayer in English
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen
