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Godparents	Elizabeth	Thursday, March 10, 2011
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius, Hope all is well with you as we enter the Lenton season. Again, I thank you for all your help and prayers. The deliverance process is a long one but also much can be discovered and it's a learning process. Praise God! Just recently my cousin D passed away and she was only 55. I wasn't very close to her but always loved her. Her mother and father were my Godparents who are both passed away. My cousins death has brought many things to surface-like very deep wounds in me. You see she was terribly molested by her father (my Godparent). Of course, this did not come out until years later. As a child I always felt uncomfortable around him and kept my distance. Which as a child is quite confusing because you are to love your aunt and uncle. My mother even cut off relations with my aunt (her sister) because she noticed how harsh she was to me as a child. That was also confusing to me because I wanted to love my aunt-Godparent. My aunt always was putting me down and carried out discipline on me that was way overboard. My aunts perspective of me and the things I did were not called for. I just thank God my mother pulled away from her and protected me. I never thought much about it until my cousins passing but deep down I know that this was not good to have these 2 people as my Godparents. Could the sins of molestation and abuse had attachments on me as their Godchild? Because in the past when I was dealing with oppression the same spirit of my aunt was the same in these other people who would attack me? Jealousy, envy and all that comes along with that. My other question is that when I got married my aunt gave me a bible. Is it possible there are attachments on that? The reason I ask is that I have never felt comfortable with that Bible she gave us. In fact, in the last 5 years I have talked about disposing of it. I am uncomfortable with this gift from my aunt and always have been. Any advise on the best means of disposing of this bible would be appreciated. God bless, Elizabeth
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Elizabeth: Sorry for the delay in responding. Sorry for the loss of your cousin. We will pray for her repose. If there was sexual abuse going on in the home of your Godparents, then most likely there was a demonic presence there too. I believe that demons are always hanging around somewhere in cases of sexual abuse of any kind. It is possible that a demon could have hitchhiked on you. Whether or not that happened I cannot say, but it is theoretically possible. Prayers in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog are useful for this. Some that you may want to look at is the Breaking Curses and Spells, Rebuking Particular Spirits, Hedge Prayer of Protection of Self, and the Renunciation Of Satan and Claiming the Full Victory, and any others you find useful. As for the Bible, I doubt if there is any problem, but if you are uncomfortable with it, you can donate it to some organization or person. If you think there is some attachment upon it, however, you could have a priest bless it or sprinkle it with Holy Water yourself. But, if you wish to dispose of it do not just throw it away. You should burn it thoroughly and bury it in the ground if possible. 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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Thursday, March 10, 2011

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Dear Brother Ignatius,

Hope all is well with you as we enter the Lenton season. Again, I thank you for all your help and prayers. The deliverance process is a long one but also much can be discovered and it's a learning process. Praise God!

Just recently my cousin D passed away and she was only 55. I wasn't very close to her but always loved her. Her mother and father were my Godparents who are both passed away. My cousins death has brought many things to surface-like very deep wounds in me. You see she was terribly molested by her father (my Godparent). Of course, this did not come out until years later. As a child I always felt uncomfortable around him and kept my distance. Which as a child is quite confusing because you are to love your aunt and uncle. My mother even cut off relations with my aunt (her sister) because she noticed how harsh she was to me as a child. That was also confusing to me because I wanted to love my aunt-Godparent. My aunt always was putting me down and carried out discipline on me that was way overboard. My aunts perspective of me and the things I did were not called for. I just thank God my mother pulled away from her and protected me.

I never thought much about it until my cousins passing but deep down I know that this was not good to have these 2 people as my Godparents. Could the sins of molestation and abuse had attachments on me as their Godchild?

Because in the past when I was dealing with oppression the same spirit of my aunt was the same in these other people who would attack me? Jealousy, envy and all that comes along with that.

My other question is that when I got married my aunt gave me a bible. Is it possible there are attachments on that? The reason I ask is that I have never felt comfortable with that Bible she gave us. In fact, in the last 5 years I have talked about disposing of it. I am uncomfortable with this gift from my aunt and always have been. Any advise on the best means of disposing of this bible would be appreciated.

God bless,
Elizabeth

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Dear Elizabeth:

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Sorry for the loss of your cousin. We will pray for her repose.

If there was sexual abuse going on in the home of your Godparents, then most likely there was a demonic presence there too. I believe that demons are always hanging around somewhere in cases of sexual abuse of any kind.

It is possible that a demon could have hitchhiked on you. Whether or not that happened I cannot say, but it is theoretically possible. Prayers in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog are useful for this. Some that you may want to look at is the Breaking Curses and Spells, Rebuking Particular Spirits, Hedge Prayer of Protection of Self, and the Renunciation Of Satan and Claiming the Full Victory, and any others you find useful.

As for the Bible, I doubt if there is any problem, but if you are uncomfortable with it, you can donate it to some organization or person. If you think there is some attachment upon it, however, you could have a priest bless it or sprinkle it with Holy Water yourself. But, if you wish to dispose of it do not just throw it away. You should burn it thoroughly and bury it in the ground if possible.

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.