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Curse question	Karen	Friday, January 27, 2012
Question: Brother, thank you in advance for helping me with this question. I stay trying to be a faithful Catholic (a lifetime 99% attendance rate at Sunday Mass, active in parish, frequent reception of the Eucharist, frequent Confession). A longtime friend of mine told me that her's boss wife placed a curse on someone, not sure who. She also told me that everything her boss and his wife touch, begins to fall apart. (I don't quite recall; that info may have come from my friend's neighbor who is a medium). Now, my friend dislikes her boss because of how he treats her. So, I often hear complaints about him and I offer advice or an amen corner. One day I realized that I might be helping my friend in the sin of detraction so I then advised her to not bait her boss and not to talk bad about him. I was going to tell her to start praying for her boss but my friend (a Catholic) is not amenable to that. I also privately thought that the curse might affect my friend, too, because she was talking bad about him; I didn't want the curse to affect her. So now my friend has picked a fight with me over another issue, etc. etc. Do you think that this curse has something to do with my friend's behavior towards me? She is increasingly unhappy at work and increasingly dislikes her boss. I am not sure what to do other than keep praying to God that He bless my friend and bring her peace. What say you? Thank you again.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Karen: It is certainly possible that a curse is involved. It is also possible that the effects of this curse are migratory, contaminating peolple who get wrapped up with this couple—sort of like catching someone else's virus. Your friend needs to remember the words of Jesus who said, "bless those who persecute you." We cannot truly be free from any bondage that comes from destructive relationships unless we bless those people who persecute us. Your friend needs to pray a Prayer to Break Curses and Spells found in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog linked below. It may be good for you to prayer that prayer too, since it appears that the effects of this curse are migratory. As for the badmouthing of her boss, there is a fine line between detraction and needing to seek counsel. If herr telling the tales about her boss are motivated by her dislike of him and her wanting to merely tell the tales, then were talking about it is the grave sin of detraction. If she is seeking counsel about how to cope with the situation then to some degree her describing her experiences with her boss may be appropriate. But, she neefd to seek counsel from a Counselor or a confidant, not tell the story to anyone who will listen. From your description it sounds like she is doing the former rather than the latter. I would encourage her to pray the prayer to break curses to also pray for her boss. It might be prudent, also, for her to look for another job. Other prayers in the Catalog are also useful, such as the Rebuking Particular Spirits. In this prayer you, and her, may rebuke specific spirits that are attacking you or her. The Church does not allow us to ask demons their name, but we can call the spirits by their attributes, such as the spirit of fear, the spirit of agitation, the spirit of gossip, the spirit of anger, the spirit of hatred, etc.; you get the idea. There is also in the Catalog of prayer to pray for a friend. Because your friend is now deeply steeped into this distructive behavior I would advise her to follow The 20 Steps to Self Deliverance link below. If she does not get a handle on this, she may find herself in deeper waters to which her soul will be at risk, and to which she will not be able to get out of those waters by herself, You need to remember that God has given us free will. God will never force us to do anything. He will, however, try to lead us in the right direction to do the right thing, but the final decision is made by us. You need to persevere in prayer for her that she will open her heart to the Holy Spirit and be healed. Pray that your friend will make the right decisions so that she does not further damage her own soul. We will certainly be in prayer for you, for her, and for her boss and his wife. 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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Karen

Friday, January 27, 2012

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Brother, thank you in advance for helping me with this question.

I stay trying to be a faithful Catholic (a lifetime 99% attendance rate at Sunday Mass, active in parish, frequent reception of the Eucharist, frequent Confession).

A longtime friend of mine told me that her's boss wife placed a curse on someone, not sure who. She also told me that everything her boss and his wife touch, begins to fall apart. (I don't quite recall; that info may have come from my friend's neighbor who is a medium).

Now, my friend dislikes her boss because of how he treats her. So, I often hear complaints about him and I offer advice or an amen corner. One day I realized that I might be helping my friend in the sin of detraction so I then advised her to not bait her boss and not to talk bad about him. I was going to tell her to start praying for her boss but my friend (a Catholic) is not amenable to that.

I also privately thought that the curse might affect my friend, too, because she was talking bad about him; I didn't want the curse to affect her. So now my friend has picked a fight with me over another issue, etc. etc.

Do you think that this curse has something to do with my friend's behavior towards me? She is increasingly unhappy at work and increasingly dislikes her boss. I am not sure what to do other than keep praying to God that He bless my friend and bring her peace. What say you?

Thank you again.

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

Dear Karen:

It is certainly possible that a curse is involved. It is also possible that the effects of this curse are migratory, contaminating peolple who get wrapped up with this couple—sort of like catching someone else's virus.

Your friend needs to remember the words of Jesus who said, "bless those who persecute you." We cannot truly be free from any bondage that comes from destructive relationships unless we bless those people who persecute us.

Your friend needs to pray a Prayer to Break Curses and Spells found in our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog linked below. It may be good for you to prayer that prayer too, since it appears that the effects of this curse are migratory.

As for the badmouthing of her boss, there is a fine line between detraction and needing to seek counsel. If herr telling the tales about her boss are motivated by her dislike of him and her wanting to merely tell the tales, then were talking about it is the grave sin of detraction. If she is seeking counsel about how to cope with the situation then to some degree her describing her experiences with her boss may be appropriate. But, she neefd to seek counsel from a Counselor or a confidant, not tell the story to anyone who will listen. From your description it sounds like she is doing the former rather than the latter.

I would encourage her to pray the prayer to break curses to also pray for her boss. It might be prudent, also, for her to look for another job.

Other prayers in the Catalog are also useful, such as the Rebuking Particular Spirits. In this prayer you, and her, may rebuke specific spirits that are attacking you or her. The Church does not allow us to ask demons their name, but we can call the spirits by their attributes, such as the spirit of fear, the spirit of agitation, the spirit of gossip, the spirit of anger, the spirit of hatred, etc.; you get the idea.

There is also in the Catalog of prayer to pray for a friend.

Because your friend is now deeply steeped into this distructive behavior I would advise her to follow The 20 Steps to Self Deliverance link below.

If she does not get a handle on this, she may find herself in deeper waters to which her soul will be at risk, and to which she will not be able to get out of those waters by herself,

You need to remember that God has given us free will. God will never force us to do anything. He will, however, try to lead us in the right direction to do the right thing, but the final decision is made by us. You need to persevere in prayer for her that she will open her heart to the Holy Spirit and be healed.

Pray that your friend will make the right decisions so that she does not further damage her own soul.

We will certainly be in prayer for you, for her, and for her boss and his wife.

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.