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the Rite of exorcism and a dream.	Jeff	Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Question: simply put, I do not know if this is or was the actual rite of exorcism: {url omitted} regardless, I imagine that the rite would would start off with a prayer, enlisting departed saints to pray, recitation of creeds/ a gospel reading/etc.. but why? when Jesus exorcised demons he said "DEPART"/"LEAVE" and they left- no recitation of various prayers, or old testament lessons or anything. just a simple command. the other exorcisms mentioned in the NT, dont lend themselves to involving much more than a prayer and a simple command of "Leave in Jesus name". so why do we need 4, 5, 6 pages of rite for it? on a separate level, is there someone who would be willing to read and pray over a dream i had a few months ago to see if there is a message for me, or if its just a "random nightmare".
Question Answered by Dear Jeff: Jesus had an advantage over the disciples who cast out demons. Jesus is God. While He may not have had to do it Himself, he taught the disciples that some demons will not come out at a simple command, and that their faith affects effectiveness: (Matt 17:18-21) And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." There are at least three possible reasons that God does not deliver us immediately: 1) if we gain freedom too quickly, human nature tends to take it for granted. If we have to work for it, we are more likely to appreciate it. 2) There may be hooks in our lives -- things that the demons are using as an excuse to hang on to one's life. These hooks must be found and renounced. Otherwise the demons continue to have permission to remain in a person's life. 3) It may be in our best interest like that of St. Paul and the thorn in his side (which was a demon) that St.Paul asked to take away, but God said no. And who knows how many other reasons there may be -- only God knows. We must trust in him. As for dreams: We need to be careful about reading messages into dreams. Almost all dreams are the brain's creative way to deal with the anxieties, stresses, fears, joys, desires, etc. that we have in life. In addition, there is no such things as "praying over" a dream to discover the message of the dream. This is called divination and is condemned by the Church. Anyone who says they will do such a thing, you need to run far away from them. 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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the Rite of exorcism and a dream.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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simply put, I do not know if this is or was the actual rite of exorcism: {url omitted}

regardless, I imagine that the rite would would start off with a prayer, enlisting departed saints to pray, recitation of creeds/ a gospel reading/etc..

but why? when Jesus exorcised demons he said "DEPART"/"LEAVE" and they left- no recitation of various prayers, or old testament lessons or anything. just a simple command. the other exorcisms mentioned in the NT, dont lend themselves to involving much more than a prayer and a simple command of "Leave in Jesus name". so why do we need 4, 5, 6 pages of rite for it?

on a separate level, is there someone who would be willing to read and pray over a dream i had a few months ago to see if there is a message for me, or if its just a "random nightmare".

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Dear Jeff:

Jesus had an advantage over the disciples who cast out demons. Jesus is God. While He may not have had to do it Himself, he taught the disciples that some demons will not come out at a simple command, and that their faith affects effectiveness:

(Matt 17:18-21) And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting."

There are at least three possible reasons that God does not deliver us immediately:

1) if we gain freedom too quickly, human nature tends to take it for granted. If we have to work for it, we are more likely to appreciate it.

2) There may be hooks in our lives -- things that the demons are using as an excuse to hang on to one's life. These hooks must be found and renounced. Otherwise the demons continue to have permission to remain in a person's life.

3) It may be in our best interest like that of St. Paul and the thorn in his side (which was a demon) that St.Paul asked to take away, but God said no.

And who knows how many other reasons there may be -- only God knows. We must trust in him.

As for dreams: We need to be careful about reading messages into dreams. Almost all dreams are the brain's creative way to deal with the anxieties, stresses, fears, joys, desires, etc. that we have in life.

In addition, there is no such things as "praying over" a dream to discover the message of the dream. This is called divination and is condemned by the Church. Anyone who says they will do such a thing, you need to run far away from them.

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.