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is my mother possessed	jessintha	Monday, May 28, 2007
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius Mary. My mother is 84 years old. I grew up in a home where my mother physically abused my father and all of us. She was a very hot tempered person and always suspicious of my father and would physically hit him or box him and throw firewood at him. In short, we witness her torturing our father. From morning till night almost 365 days of the year this had been going till my father passed away. When i was as young as 7 years old till i grew to be an adult i lived with this. Even while travelling in the car she would physically assault him. All of us in the family lived with her physical and verbal abuse but i have gone for healing and learnt to forgive her and do not hold any grudge against her. At this age we hope for her to ask God for forgiveness and turn to him. At her age she masturbates and is still suspicious and have always found her children to be bad children. She has a lot of fear and also does not like it when we a children are united or gather for a function. She has got a lot of lust in her and thinks of men. At one time she imagined to be in love with any priest whom she'd come in contact with. We as a family are really lost n don't know how to deal with this problem. Do we need to take her to someone to do exorcism. I also remember her ill treating her mother and accusing her of taking her things and my grandmother would cry. I have been praying and offering a decade of the rosary for her and would like her to die in peace.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Jessintha: There is no way I can tell if your mother is demonized from so little information. It sounds like to me that your mother simply has a personality problem, an anger control problem, and maybe an impulse control problem. Whether or not there is demonic involvement I do not know. You need to continue to pray for her that she will die in the friendship of God. You can also use any appropriate prayer in our Spiritual Warfare Catalog, if you think it is needed. You cannot "take" your mother to a exorcism, she would have to ask for it. Unless there are grounds for civil commitment in a mental hospital, seeking psychiatric help is not possible either unless she is willing. Prayer is always possible, of course, regardless of her actions. We will be in prayer for her and your family. 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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is my mother possessed

jessintha

Monday, May 28, 2007

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Dear Brother Ignatius Mary.

My mother is 84 years old. I grew up in a home where my mother physically abused my father and all of us. She was a very hot tempered person and always suspicious of my father and would physically hit him or box him and throw firewood at him. In short, we witness her torturing our father. From morning till night almost 365 days of the year this had been going till my father passed away.

When i was as young as 7 years old till i grew to be an adult i lived with this. Even while travelling in the car she would physically assault him. All of us in the family lived with her physical and verbal abuse but i have gone for healing and learnt to forgive her and do not hold any grudge against her.

At this age we hope for her to ask God for forgiveness and turn to him. At her age she masturbates and is still suspicious and have always found her children to be bad children. She has a lot of fear and also does not like it when we a children are united or gather for a function. She has got a lot of lust in her and thinks of men. At one time she imagined to be in love with any priest whom she'd come in contact with.

We as a family are really lost n don't know how to deal with this problem. Do we need to take her to someone to do exorcism. I also remember her ill treating her mother and accusing her of taking her things and my grandmother would cry.

I have been praying and offering a decade of the rosary for her and would like her to die in peace.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Jessintha:

There is no way I can tell if your mother is demonized from so little information. It sounds like to me that your mother simply has a personality problem, an anger control problem, and maybe an impulse control problem. Whether or not there is demonic involvement I do not know.

You need to continue to pray for her that she will die in the friendship of God.

You can also use any appropriate prayer in our Spiritual Warfare Catalog, if you think it is needed.

You cannot "take" your mother to a exorcism, she would have to ask for it. Unless there are grounds for civil commitment in a mental hospital, seeking psychiatric help is not possible either unless she is willing.

Prayer is always possible, of course, regardless of her actions.

We will be in prayer for her and your family.

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.