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Prayer to Take Authority has “imprecatory commands	Roderick	Monday, February 18, 2013
Question: Dear Sir: Could you please tell me if parts of Prayer to Take Authority has "imprecatory commands" that is impermissible and/or dangerous for the laity to say? I got that impression from this discussion. In Christ, Roderick ------------- Prayer to Take Authority In the Name of Jesus, I take authority and I bind all powers and forces of evil in the air, in the ground, in the water, in the underground, in the netherworld, in nature and in fire. You are the Lord over the entire universe and I give You the glory for Your creation. In Your Name I bind all demonic forces that have come against us and our families and I seal all of us in the protection of Your Precious Blood that was shed for us on the Cross. Mary, our Mother, we seek your protection and intercession with the Sacred Heart of Jesus for us and our families, and surround us with your mantle of love to discourage the enemy. St. Michael and our guardian angels, come defend us and our families in battle against all the evil ones that roam the earth. In the Name of Jesus I bind and command all the power and forces of evil to depart right now away from us, our homes and or lands. And we thank You Lord Jesus for You are a faithful and compassionate God. Amen.
Question Answered by Dear Roderick: There are no imprecatory commands in that prayer. The prayer as posted is perfectly okay for laity to say. An imprecatory command is "to invoke evil upon; curse". Imprecatory commands are restricted to priests in a Church-approved Solemn Exorcism. The language in the prayer you posted is not imprecatory. The "I" language, such as, "I bind and command..." , is "imperative" language, which is permitted when prudence warrants it. See my detailed discussion on this in the Q&A entitled, confused about imprecatory prayers. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary P.S. I was part of that discussion on Catholic Answers. I just posted an addendum to my remarks about deprecatory commands that was earlier in that thread. I linked the "confused about imprecatory prayers" as I did above. 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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Prayer to Take Authority has “imprecatory commands

Roderick

Monday, February 18, 2013

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Dear Sir:

Could you please tell me if parts of Prayer to Take Authority has "imprecatory commands" that is impermissible and/or dangerous for the laity to say? I got that impression from this discussion.

In Christ,

Roderick

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Prayer to Take Authority

In the Name of Jesus, I take authority and I bind all powers and forces of evil in the air, in the ground, in the water, in the underground, in the netherworld, in nature and in fire.

You are the Lord over the entire universe and I give You the glory for Your creation. In Your Name I bind all demonic forces that have come against us and our families and I seal all of us in the protection of Your Precious Blood that was shed for us on the Cross.

Mary, our Mother, we seek your protection and intercession with the Sacred Heart of Jesus for us and our families, and surround us with your mantle of love to discourage the enemy.

St. Michael and our guardian angels, come defend us and our families in battle against all the evil ones that roam the earth.

In the Name of Jesus I bind and command all the power and forces of evil to depart right now away from us, our homes and or lands. And we thank You Lord Jesus for You are a faithful and compassionate God.
Amen.

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Dear Roderick:

There are no imprecatory commands in that prayer. The prayer as posted is perfectly okay for laity to say.

An imprecatory command is "to invoke evil upon; curse". Imprecatory commands are restricted to priests in a Church-approved Solemn Exorcism.

The language in the prayer you posted is not imprecatory. The "I" language, such as, "I bind and command..." , is "imperative" language, which is permitted when prudence warrants it.

See my detailed discussion on this in the Q&A entitled, confused about imprecatory prayers.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

P.S. I was part of that discussion on Catholic Answers. I just posted an addendum to my remarks about deprecatory commands that was earlier in that thread. I linked the "confused about imprecatory prayers" as I did above.

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.