Graciously hear our prayers, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we who are justly punished for our sins and must bear the punishment of this plague, may be freed from it for the glory of Thy name. By Thy power may these injurious animals be driven off so that they will do no harm to any one and will leave our fields and meadows unharmed, and so that the things sprouting and growing in these fields may honor Thy majesty and serve our needs.
Almighty, eternal God, Thou the giver of all good things who hast mercy for all sinners, in whose name every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth should bend, grant to us sinners by Thy grace that which we ask with confidence in Thy mercy. May we be freed from the plague of these rodents (worms, snails, plant lice, etc.) by Thy strong hand and may we joyously give thanks to Thy majesty.
I conjure you mice (worms, snails, lice, etc.) in the name of God, the Almighty Father, of Jesus Christ, His only Son, and of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from both, that you go out from these fields and pastures and remain no more in them, but depart for places where you can harm no one. In the name of God, the Almighty, of the whole heavenly court, and of God's holy Church, I declare you accursed wherever you go so that you will become fewer day by day. May no part of you be found again, unless it be for man's welfare, May He graciously grant this, who will come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire.
Translated by Most Reverend J. H. Schlarman Bishop of Peoria