Course
Arsenal of Defenses
The practices the Church has handed down for the defense of the person, the family, and the home. Not a marketing metaphor — the Apostle Paul writes explicitly of the armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17). Recordor teaches you the memorization pieces and reminds you of the practice ones so you can wear the armor rather than admire it.
Before we begin
Sacramentals are not Sacraments. The medal, the scapular, holy water, blessed salt — these are sacramentals. They dispose us to receive grace through the Church's intercession. They do not confer grace ex opere operato the way the seven Sacraments do (Catechism §1667–1670).
Private deprecatory prayer is not the solemn exorcism rite. A layperson may pray St. Michael's prayer, may bless their home with holy water, may ask God to protect their family. A layperson may not perform the solemn exorcism rite — that is reserved to a priest with the bishop's mandate (De Exorcismis, 1999). Recordor teaches the private practices only.
Sources. Every item in this course is drawn from the Catechism, the Book of Blessings, the Rituale Romanum, or long-standing Catholic devotional tradition. No folk-spirituality, no "secret prayer" content, no chain-letter promises.
What you memorize
Prayers and knowledge you commit to memory so they're ready when you need them — in the car, at the hospital bedside, in the middle of the night.
St. Michael the Archangel
Leo XIII's 1886 prayer. Short. Prayed at the end of every low Mass 1886–1965. Restored to daily practice by many Catholics today.
The Holy Rosary
Mysteries by day. Battle of Lepanto. Sister Lucia of Fatima on the Rosary as the weapon for the last age.
The Saint Benedict Medal
Every letter on the medal decoded — CSSML NDSMD VRSNSMV SMQLIVB — plus the Latin exorcism formula from the reverse.
Sign of the Cross
The sign that begins and ends every prayer. Prayed with intent — a declaration, not a reflex.
Chaplet of St. Michael
Nine salutations — one for each choir of angels — followed by four Our Fathers for St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and your Guardian Angel. Approved by Pope Pius IX in 1851.
What you practice
Actions you build into your week and your year. Recordor sends the reminders; you carry them out.
- Family Rosary nightly. Even one decade counts. Especially if the week has been hard.
- Wear a blessed sacramental daily. Scapular, St. Benedict medal, Miraculous Medal. Whatever your priest has blessed for you.
- Sunday Mass. The Eucharist is the sword and the shield. Everything else in the curriculum orbits this.
Coming in v2: Home blessing / Epiphany chalking (20 + C + M + B + 26), Enthronement of the Sacred Heart, vehicle blessing per the Book of Blessings, family fasting practices.
Module
The Layperson's Daily Regimen
A morning-to-evening sequence of traditional prayers of protection — Sign of the Cross, St. Michael, Psalm 91, Guardian Angel, Anima Christi, Sub Tuum Praesidium. All in the public domain. Structured for daily practice.
Open the regimen →Begin
Enrolling adds the prayers to your Pray practice, the quizzes to your Learn practice, and the reminders to your daily queue. You can adjust or drop any of them from your account any time.
Enroll in the Arsenal →Content draws on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Rituale Romanum / De Exorcismis (1999), the Book of Blessings, and long-standing Catholic devotional tradition. Sacramentals must be blessed by a priest to convey the Church's intercession as intended.