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Discernment?	Rose	Monday, January 30, 2012
Question: Dear Brother, Thank you for the work you do. I will keep you and your work in prayer. I ran into a fellow parent recently and did not know her before the chance encounter. What struck me at first was her black nail polish and very dark eyes. There seemed to be no iris just black pupil. I didn't know this was possible. I am concerned because I dont want to be superstitious, but I didnt feel comfortable with her and seemed to be looking into the eyes of "death"....it is hard to decribe or explain. I dont want to be irrational about this as I want to hopefully talk to her about the beauty of the faith and also sense that despite this there is some kind of softness about her from the pain she has endured in life. Also difficult to explain although she has stated that her life experiences made her hard and she is proud of this. The first few words uttered after our brief encounter were about others in a hateful way. There is a lot of hatred and criticism of others. Our children have now played together but the last time we spoke at her house my st Benedict Crucifix disconnected from my Brown Scapular spontaneously, without me moving where I was standing and fell to the floor. It took me by surprise, perhaps because Our Lord was saying to me I am keeping bad company being overly friendly and cowardly putting upwith her blasphemy without saying anything or perhaps he wanted me to hide the Crucifix in her house. I wanted to build confidence by first getting to know her to communicate with her in a way that she would understand. She had made some food for me to take home and I didnt want to bring it into the house. Am I overreacting? How do I deal with this situation, I want to do Our Lord's Will and am a poor instrument and may be in over my head or am I overly worried. I don't want to neglect my duty to help if there is a possibility to encourage her on the right path for Our Lord, if this is the will of Our Lord. How to discern Our Lords Will?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Rose: At the very least this woman has embroiled herself in darkness. Her appearance, as you described it, seems to fit the Goth movement. Regardless of appearance, she certainly has some sort of emotional issue as evidenced by her expressions of hatred and undo criticism. At the very lesat, I would not want my children going over to her house. It may be okay for her children to come over to your house since you can be there to supervise. Given this woman's negative and dark manner I think it is prudent not to expose my children to that. As for the food, witches and occultist use food, alterated with nasty things sometimes, to cast a hex on the person who eats it. Since you do not know for sure whether she is in to that sort of activity, I would advise not accepting any food, or any gift, for that matter, since objects can carry a curse, in a manner similar to an object that is blessed. The cursed object is the opposite of the blessed object. You can always be open to witness to this woman whenever the opportunity arises, but be cautious about a direct evangelism. Direct evangelism ought not to be pursued unless God is calling you to do it. St. Peter, our first Pope, teaches us, "...Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence. (1 Peter 3:15 ). If she comes to you to ask you about your faith you can respond with kindness and circumspection without getting more directly involved with her as a regular friend. I would not, however, allow the kids over to her house or accept any gifts or food from her. You need to pray about this carefully and be prepared. For example, if you no longer allow your kids to go to her house, if she is into curse-casting, she may cast a revenge curse. Do not fear. Most curses fail and are often returned back on the curse-caster; the devil treats his own badly. Besides, the power of Christ is far greater than any curse. In our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below, you will find a Breaking Household Curses and Spells and Breaking Personal Curses and Spells. I would advice that you pray regularly the Household Hedge Prayer for Protection of Household found in the Catalog. Also, be sure to pray for her. The Proxy Deliverance Prayer for a Friend or Relative and/or Hedge Prayer for the Non-Christian in the Catalog will work for that. We will be praying for your family and for this woman and her children. 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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Discernment?

Rose

Monday, January 30, 2012

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Dear Brother,

Thank you for the work you do. I will keep you and your work in prayer.

I ran into a fellow parent recently and did not know her before the chance encounter. What struck me at first was her black nail polish and very dark eyes. There seemed to be no iris just black pupil. I didn't know this was possible. I am concerned because I dont want to be superstitious, but I didnt feel comfortable with her and seemed to be looking into the eyes of "death"....it is hard to decribe or explain.

I dont want to be irrational about this as I want to hopefully talk to her about the beauty of the faith and also sense that despite this there is some kind of softness about her from the pain she has endured in life. Also difficult to explain although she has stated that her life experiences made her hard and she is proud of this. The first few words uttered after our brief encounter were about others in a hateful way. There is a lot of hatred and criticism of others.

Our children have now played together but the last time we spoke at her house my st Benedict Crucifix disconnected from my Brown Scapular spontaneously, without me moving where I was standing and fell to the floor. It took me by surprise, perhaps because Our Lord was saying to me I am keeping bad company being overly friendly and cowardly putting upwith her blasphemy without saying anything or perhaps he wanted me to hide the Crucifix in her house.

I wanted to build confidence by first getting to know her to communicate with her in a way that she would understand. She had made some food for me to take home and I didnt want to bring it into the house. Am I overreacting?

How do I deal with this situation, I want to do Our Lord's Will and am a poor instrument and may be in over my head or am I overly worried. I don't want to neglect my duty to help if there is a possibility to encourage her on the right path for Our Lord, if this is the will of Our Lord. How to discern Our Lords Will?

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

Dear Rose:

At the very least this woman has embroiled herself in darkness. Her appearance, as you described it, seems to fit the Goth movement.

Regardless of appearance, she certainly has some sort of emotional issue as evidenced by her expressions of hatred and undo criticism.

At the very lesat, I would not want my children going over to her house. It may be okay for her children to come over to your house since you can be there to supervise. Given this woman's negative and dark manner I think it is prudent not to expose my children to that.

As for the food, witches and occultist use food, alterated with nasty things sometimes, to cast a hex on the person who eats it. Since you do not know for sure whether she is in to that sort of activity, I would advise not accepting any food, or any gift, for that matter, since objects can carry a curse, in a manner similar to an object that is blessed. The cursed object is the opposite of the blessed object.

You can always be open to witness to this woman whenever the opportunity arises, but be cautious about a direct evangelism. Direct evangelism ought not to be pursued unless God is calling you to do it.

St. Peter, our first Pope, teaches us, "...Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence. (1 Peter 3:15 ).

If she comes to you to ask you about your faith you can respond with kindness and circumspection without getting more directly involved with her as a regular friend.

I would not, however, allow the kids over to her house or accept any gifts or food from her.

You need to pray about this carefully and be prepared. For example, if you no longer allow your kids to go to her house, if she is into curse-casting, she may cast a revenge curse.

Do not fear. Most curses fail and are often returned back on the curse-caster; the devil treats his own badly.

Besides, the power of Christ is far greater than any curse.

In our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below, you will find a Breaking Household Curses and Spells and Breaking Personal Curses and Spells.

I would advice that you pray regularly the Household Hedge Prayer for Protection of Household found in the Catalog.

Also, be sure to pray for her. The Proxy Deliverance Prayer for a Friend or Relative and/or Hedge Prayer for the Non-Christian in the Catalog will work for that.

We will be praying for your family and for this woman and her children.

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.