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exorcism prayer	Katie	Monday, April 13, 2009
Question: I say an exorcism prayer everyday that lay people are allowed to say. Everytime I say it--unless I read it out loud-- I read where it says "crush down all enemies of God" as "crush down all enemies of Satan" and where it says "souls of the redeemed" unless I am paying close attention, I read it as "souls of the damned", and where it says "stoop beneath the all-powerful hand of God", I have read it "stoop beneath the all-powerful hand of Satan", and where it says "dominations", damnation. I have been reading this prayer everyday and I will pay close attention to where the spot occurred so that it won't happen again. However, I then misread another place, reversing it. If I am saying this prayer, wouldn't the evil that I am praying against be weakened so much that it couldn't cause this kind of mischief? It is quite disturbing and I don't think it's my imagination. By the way, this is the webpage, if you or any of the readers would also like to say it...{url omitted} (Maybe the problem is that more people need to say it?)
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Katie: The prayer written by Pope Leo XIII is not for just anyone to pray. I know it is plastered all over the Internet, but it should not be prayed without guidance from a qualified deliverance minister. Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict) expressed great concern about the public use of this prayer and thus we need to be very circumspect and cautious even if we are privately praying it. He said about this prayer: ...that no member of the Christian faithful can use the formula of exorcism against Satan and fallen angels, extracted from that which was made law by Leo XIII, and even less are the able to use the entire text for exorcism. Bishops are to bring this to the attention of the faithful as it is deemed necessary. (Inde Ab Aliquot Annis, SCDF, 1985, No. 2) As for your experience, from what you describe, I would suggest you stop praying this particular prayer and instead go through our Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance linked below. If going through the seven steps and using the prayers in the Catalog (also linked below) do not help, then you may need to contact us for a personal consultation. A Help Request link is located at the bottom of the HELP page. Look for when it is active and we are taking new clients. On your question about demons getting weaker, the dynamics of all this is far more complicated than that. This is why great caution must be exercised and if any serious afflictions are present to consult with a qualified spiritual warfare minister. We will be praying for you. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Katie

Monday, April 13, 2009

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I say an exorcism prayer everyday that lay people are allowed to say. Everytime I say it--unless I read it out loud-- I read where it says "crush down all enemies of God" as "crush down all enemies of Satan" and where it says "souls of the redeemed" unless I am paying close attention, I read it as "souls of the damned", and where it says "stoop beneath the all-powerful hand of God", I have read it "stoop beneath the all-powerful hand of Satan", and where it says "dominations", damnation. I have been reading this prayer everyday and I will pay close attention to where the spot occurred so that it won't happen again. However, I then misread another place, reversing it. If I am saying this prayer, wouldn't the evil that I am praying against be weakened so much that it couldn't cause this kind of mischief? It is quite disturbing and I don't think it's my imagination.

By the way, this is the webpage, if you or any of the readers would also like to say it...{url omitted} (Maybe the problem is that more people need to say it?)

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Katie:

The prayer written by Pope Leo XIII is not for just anyone to pray. I know it is plastered all over the Internet, but it should not be prayed without guidance from a qualified deliverance minister.

Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict) expressed great concern about the public use of this prayer and thus we need to be very circumspect and cautious even if we are privately praying it. He said about this prayer:

...that no member of the Christian faithful can use the formula of exorcism against Satan and fallen angels, extracted from that which was made law by Leo XIII, and even less are the able to use the entire text for exorcism. Bishops are to bring this to the attention of the faithful as it is deemed necessary. (Inde Ab Aliquot Annis, SCDF, 1985, No. 2)

As for your experience, from what you describe, I would suggest you stop praying this particular prayer and instead go through our Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance linked below. If going through the seven steps and using the prayers in the Catalog (also linked below) do not help, then you may need to contact us for a personal consultation. A Help Request link is located at the bottom of the HELP page. Look for when it is active and we are taking new clients.

On your question about demons getting weaker, the dynamics of all this is far more complicated than that. This is why great caution must be exercised and if any serious afflictions are present to consult with a qualified spiritual warfare minister.

We will be praying for you.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.