
Babalú-Ayé: The Orisha Who Can Cure The Sick
Call upon The Orisha Babalú-Ayé to alleviate suffering from illness, and to give him offerings and prayers to help those in need of his mercy.
Babalú-Ayé is the god of suffering. He teaches his worshippers to cope with misfortunes (particularly with disease). "For the worthy person, it is like an initiation: a death & resurrection into a maturer, richer life."