The winged lion is the traditional attribute of the evangelist Mark. Julio makes it an image of courage in calamities and in the face of hostility.
Read the symbolism
The notice explicitly identifies the lion with Saint Mark. The verse placed around it contrasts confidence with fear before a crowd besieging the one who prays. The animal and the wings bring together the strength and spiritual dimension of this request.
The attributed effects
Julio attributes protection to it in public calamities, pressing dangers, and situations in which a person feels surrounded by enemies. These are the religious applications described in the notice.
Its use by Julio
The text invites you to carry the sign with faith and confidence. The practical advice in the work places this carrying within a framework of blessing, consecration, and prayer. The figure is not accompanied by a particular planetary ritual.
A personal reading
Observe the lion’s steadiness, then the opening of its wings. A personal reading may focus on courage: remain clear-headed in difficulty, ask for a presence, and seek the support you need.
The source and variations
The engraving is mentioned in Liturgical Prayers, p. 501. It belongs to the same evangelical group as the Winged Bull, the Angel of Justice, and the Eagle.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, Vincennes, published by the author, 1908. Explanation and application no. 39, p. 435. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports: pp. 462–463.
Classical directory numbering: 12 of 44. This numbering differs from the inventory of engravings in the old volumes.
Read the notice in the 1908 edition
Image: historical reproduction distributed by Oracles.ch. The reproduction does not make it possible to identify its edition precisely; it has been preserved at its native resolution, without redrawing the characters or artificial enlargement. The text of the entry is based on the 1908 notice.
