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spirit presence	Mary	Monday, April 28, 2008
Question: Dear Brother, From my earliest memories as a child, I have seemed to be aware of spirit presence. I do nothing to invoke them, but have had encounter after encounter. Many times at work ( I am a nurse) I have seen, and heard, and a few times felt touches. Mostly these contacts are brief, and have a "neutral" feel, so I say a prayer for this poor soul, and mentally refuse any further contact. Occasionally the "presence" is frankly evil and frightening, and I beg God for help and protection right now! I have never sought this kind of thing, and tell very few about them. I am certain that I am not attention-seeking, and don't feel "special" because of these perceptions. Do I need to change anything? Am I safe? We are practicing Catholics in my home, and I grew up with pious traditions like "If you awake in the middle of the night, it's because your Guardian Angel wants prayers for someone" (still believe this, and act on it) for example. Thanks.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Mary: Sorry about the delay in responding. It is more common that admitted that nurses and medical personnel in hospitals experience something spiritual. The souls of those who have died may at times be perceived for a short while by some. In your case, you may be particularly sensitive to such presences. It is also possible that the frightening experiences in the hospital are coming from demons who are escorting lost souls to hell. I am not saying this is so, just that this might be possible. In any event, you are correct to not seek these experiences and to never engage them. You can pray to God to ask him to remove any experiences that are not according to His will. But, it is possible that God is allowing you these experiences so that you can pray for the poor souls. It is equally possible that God is allowing you the frightening experiences to remind you to keep your place. The bottomline is that I would pray asking God to take away any experiences that are not His will. Then, whatever is His will to accept, but remain in your place to not indulge them, talk to any spirits, engage them, or anything other than to take a moment to pray for the lost soul if that is what God is telling you to do. For the evil experiences, protect yourself by saying the St. Michael Prayer, the Hedge Prayer of Protection, or any other appropriate prayer found in our SW Prayer Catalog linked below. At the time it happens a simple prayer will do, such as: Father in heaven, remove from me this evil presence and protect me. Guardian Angel protect me. Amen. 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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Monday, April 28, 2008

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Dear Brother,
From my earliest memories as a child, I have seemed to be aware of spirit presence. I do nothing to invoke them, but have had encounter after encounter. Many times at work ( I am a nurse) I have seen, and heard, and a few times felt touches. Mostly these contacts are brief, and have a "neutral" feel, so I say a prayer for this poor soul, and mentally refuse any further contact.

Occasionally the "presence" is frankly evil and frightening, and I beg God for help and protection right now! I have never sought this kind of thing, and tell very few about them. I am certain that I am not attention-seeking, and don't feel "special" because of these perceptions.

Do I need to change anything? Am I safe? We are practicing Catholics in my home, and I grew up with pious traditions like "If you awake in the middle of the night, it's because your Guardian Angel wants prayers for someone" (still believe this, and act on it) for example.
Thanks.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Mary:

Sorry about the delay in responding.

It is more common that admitted that nurses and medical personnel in hospitals experience something spiritual. The souls of those who have died may at times be perceived for a short while by some. In your case, you may be particularly sensitive to such presences. It is also possible that the frightening experiences in the hospital are coming from demons who are escorting lost souls to hell. I am not saying this is so, just that this might be possible.

In any event, you are correct to not seek these experiences and to never engage them.

You can pray to God to ask him to remove any experiences that are not according to His will. But, it is possible that God is allowing you these experiences so that you can pray for the poor souls. It is equally possible that God is allowing you the frightening experiences to remind you to keep your place.

The bottomline is that I would pray asking God to take away any experiences that are not His will. Then, whatever is His will to accept, but remain in your place to not indulge them, talk to any spirits, engage them, or anything other than to take a moment to pray for the lost soul if that is what God is telling you to do.

For the evil experiences, protect yourself by saying the St. Michael Prayer, the Hedge Prayer of Protection, or any other appropriate prayer found in our SW Prayer Catalog linked below. At the time it happens a simple prayer will do, such as:

Father in heaven, remove from me this evil presence and protect me. Guardian Angel protect me. Amen.

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.