Binding evil spirits

[chubbychops]

I recently listened to a fantastic talk called ‘Spiritual Flyswatters’ on the Audio Sancto website and was interested to learn that you can bind evil spirits by saying

“In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of _____ and send you to the foot of the cross to be judged by Our Lord”

To be effective does this prayer have to be said aloud or can it be said mentally ie can Satan and his evil spirits hear ‘thoughts’ or just spoken words?

 

[AlanFromWichita]

I recently listened to a fantastic talk called ‘Spiritual Flyswatters’ on the Audio Sancto website and was interested to learn that you can bind evil spirits by saying

“In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of _____ and send you to the foot of the cross to be judged by Our Lord”

To be effective does this prayer have to be said aloud or can it be said mentally ie can Satan and his evil spirits hear ‘thoughts’ or just spoken words?

The evil spirits don’t exactly “hear you” in the way that translates into human words. I’m confident they sense intent more than anything, and that your exorcism is completely powerful by invoking an any number of ways: verbally, mentally, or gosh even symbolically, or abbreviated for example.

So I would find the following as equivalent spiritually; mentally and verbally you will do whichever the Spirit guides you to do.

“by Jesus’s name, I cast you out.”

One reason I prefer this is that it’s not as complicated, and is less prone to be a verbal exercise rather than a heart-communicated exorcism IMO. I think the fewer words to Satan, the better. Just say he’s out of there by Jesus’s name, and leave all the details for the Spirit. Unless, of course, the Spirit guides you to say this sentence verbatim.

I have no ability to predict the Spirit’s ultimate choices about who says what and how, but I do believe that everything that happens is allowed if not demanded by the Holy Spirit for His purpose… Worrying about the future is something Jesus warns us against, because that negates our trust in the Holy Spirit. Do not be afraid of what to say, for the words will be given to you when you need them. I’m not saying you should worry, but I’m emphasizing that this is a wonderful power to weild, and I think the Spirit will make you a “spirit-ninja” at invoking it, under various forms and guises – one way or the other the One who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world. (1 Jn 4:4)

Matt 10:16-20
“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people,k for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."

Alan

 

[BluesPicker]

The evil spirits don’t exactly “hear you” in the way that translates into human words. I’m confident they sense intent more than anything, and that your exorcism is completely powerful by invoking an any number of ways: verbally, mentally, or gosh even symbolically, or abbreviated for example.

So I would find the following as equivalent spiritually; mentally and verbally you will do whichever the Spirit guides you to do.

“by Jesus’s name, I cast you out.”

One reason I prefer this is that it’s not as complicated, and is less prone to be a verbal exercise rather than a heart-communicated exorcism IMO. I think the fewer words to Satan, the better. Just say he’s out of there by Jesus’s name, and leave all the details for the Spirit. Unless, of course, the Spirit guides you to say this sentence verbatim.

I have no ability to predict the Spirit’s ultimate choices about who says what and how, but I do believe that everything that happens is allowed if not demanded by the Holy Spirit for His purpose… Worrying about the future is something Jesus warns us against, because that negates our trust in the Holy Spirit. Do not be afraid of what to say, for the words will be given to you when you need them. I’m not saying you should worry, but I’m emphasizing that this is a wonderful power to weild, and I think the Spirit will make you a “spirit-ninja” at invoking it, under various forms and guises – one way or the other the One who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world. (1 Jn 4:4)

Matt 10:16-20
“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people,k for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."

Alan

Good Reading for content,

Thanks Alan.
BP

 

[Nonsmoker]

I recently listened to a fantastic talk called 'Spiritual “In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of _____ and send you to the foot of the cross to be judged by Our Lord”

You must be very exact in binding evil spirits. They are little children and will find flaws in what you say, so if you say I bind you to the foot of the cross of our lord, they will say hmm alright, but I’m going to bug your spouse, or kid, or friends first, or just take its time going there. I normally say

In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of ____ to go to the foot of the cross, swiftly, directly, and silently to be chained there for all eternity.

You can also say

In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of ____ to go to the foot of the cross, swiftly, directly, and silently to be judged by our lord, and have him do with you as he wishes.

 

[Zekariya]

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

“St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, who wander throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”

“Vade retro Satana! (English: Begone, Satan!)” - from the St Benedict Medal

 

[fred_conty]

If I ask St. Michael, I know it will be effective. He did it before.
If I ask Mary, I know it will be effective. That is her job.
If I ask St. Benedict, it will be effective. He’s had experience at it.

Two are better than one at a job like this especially when they are heavyweights.

Just some musings.​

“Saints of God abiding in the arms of mercy, pray for us.” (hymn)

 

[billcu1]

If I ask St. Michael, I know it will be effective. He did it before.
If I ask Mary, I know it will be effective. That is her job.
If I ask St. Benedict, it will be effective. He’s had experience at it.

Two are better than one at a job like this especially when they are heavyweights.

Just some musings.​

“Saints of God abiding in the arms of mercy, pray for us.” (hymn)

Very Good. But doesn’t the holy spirit itself being within you inable us ourselves to do this? I don’t know that you have to feed the holy spirit with the Mass or any sacraments like the rosary for so long or not.

 

[Lady_Love]

I was told in a conference that it must be spoken.

 

[fred_conty]

I recently listened to a fantastic talk called ‘Spiritual Flyswatters’ on the Audio Sancto website and was interested to learn that you can bind evil spirits by saying

“In the name of Jesus I bind you spirit of _____ and send you to the foot of the cross to be judged by Our Lord”

To be effective does this prayer have to be said aloud or can it be said mentally ie can Satan and his evil spirits hear ‘thoughts’ or just spoken words?

This may open up some new thoughts but from what I’ve read on exorcisms, those in exorcism are told not to talk directly to the devils except asking for their name. They offer prayers to St. Michael and to Mary, pray the rosary and other official prayers. But they are warned not to carry on conversations with the devil. Yet in these prayers we use “I bind you…”

I have a bad feeling about messing with the devil and directly dealing with him with words.
I would rather let one of the saints do that who are capable.

And in some cases, there is a question of whether a person is influenced(obcessed) or possessed by the devil. Do we presume to know?

I am not particularly afraid of the devil, but when exorcists are trained to deal with the devil and they have to prepare by fasting and prayer and training to deal with him, then who do I think I am messing in things of this type. I already have enough to handle. I believe I will leave St. Michael and Mary and St. Benedict take care of this. They listen to prayers.

I feel that giving them a miraculous medal or a green scapular would help much more because of Mary’s promises. At least for those who trust her words.

catholicnewsagency.com/news/american-exorcist-in-training-shares-his-experience/
Here is a testimony of an actual priest exorcist when he is doing an exorcism.

"It is also possible to ‘throw in things just to humiliate the demon,’ such as invoking the presence of saints, guardian angels and – most feared of all – Our Lady. It is then that ‘you can really see that there is a change in the behavior of the demon.’”

There is a story of St. Catherine of Siena. A priest had a difficult time de-possessing a devil. So he sent the person to St. Catherine. She prayed for him, and the devil left.
She was not an exocist, but a holy person. Saints are holy people who have great power.

However if a person is a part of a group of people who do pray the prayers of binding the devil, and they are approved for this by the bishop, then ok.

Just a thought.​

“Out of darkness, God has call us, claimed by Christ as God’s own people.” (hymn)

 

[Bruised_Reed]

Very Good. But doesn’t the holy spirit itself being within you inable us ourselves to do this? I don’t know that you have to feed the holy spirit with the Mass or any sacraments like the rosary for so long or not.

I learned from someone in charismatic renewal not to bind spirits but to leave that up to St. Michael. I can’t remember of the top of my head why it was discouraged. Since people in charismatic renewal are all about the Holy Spirit I have heeded this advice. I’m much more confident in St. Michael’s abilities’ than mine, anyway.

I’ll be adding Mary and St. Benedict to my roster.

 

[Zekariya]

I think that lay-people should use the tried and true Sign of the Cross rather than commanding and binding demons. We should leave the commanding and binding to the priests.

“And let him come who would test by experience what we have now said, and in the very presence of the deceit of demons and the imposture of oracles and the marvels of magic, let him use the Sign of that Cross which is laughed at among them, and he shall see how by its means demons fly, oracles cease, all magic and witchcraft is brought to nought.” - St Athanasius the Great

“…whereas by the sign of the Cross all magic is stopped, and all witchcraft brought to nought, and all the idols are being deserted and left, and every unruly pleasure is checked, and every one is looking up from earth to heaven…” - St Athanasius the Great

“…but what there is is now fading away: and demons, so far from cheating any more by illusions and prophecies and magic arts, if they so much as dare to make the attempt, are put to shame by the sign of the Cross.” - St Athanasius the Great

“And whereas formerly demons used to deceive men’s fancy, occupying springs or rivers, trees or stones, and thus imposed upon the simple by their juggleries; now, after the divine visitation of the Word, their deception has ceased. For by the Sign of the Cross, though a man but use it, he drives out their deceits.” - St Athanasius the Great

“If we are striving to drive out demons, we use the Cross, and it is also of aid in healing sickness.” - St John Chrysostom

 

[Aussieman88]

When casting out demons you must say it audibly so the demon can hear. It could be a whisper in a crowded room so no one else hears you but the demon will hear it. It’s all a question of authority. Knowing when you have the authority or not. If you don’t have authority then it won’t work and your commands will be like "throwing a hatchet at the moon’.

I always start by praising God for a while.
I never speak to the demon. if you don’t know it’s name then just call it by what it’s doing like demonic spirit affecting this … condition, I take authority over you in Jesus’ name and in Jesus’ name I command you to leave this person and do not return. Leave this building right now in Jesus name.

If you are a spirit filled person then you can continue on and say something like… By the power of God and in the name of Jesus be healed (speak to the body part or the condition and command it to leave and command the body to heal itself by the power of God and in Jesus name) Lay hands on them like described in Mk 16 `16-17… It says they will recover. Don’t worry if it doesn’t happen before your eyes. God’s word says they will recover. Just believe it and it happens. Praise God. There are demons that require prayers to be cast out.
There’s a bunch of specific prayers you could use. I have my favourite laminated and use it as a bookmark in my bible.

 

[Fairwinds]

I find these these magic words and ritual disturbing.

 

[Zekariya]

Lay people are not exorcists and should not use any form that the Catholic Church has not approved for lay people. Talk to your priest before taking it on yourself to do and exorcism. There are many things that lay people can do to combat demons such as the Sign of the Cross and sprinkling Holy Water. Do not attempt to bind and cast out demons.

 

[Aussieman88]

Lay people are not exorcists and should not use any form that the Catholic Church has not approved for lay people. Talk to your priest before taking it on yourself to do and exorcism. There are many things that lay people can do to combat demons such as the Sign of the Cross and sprinkling Holy Water. Do not attempt to bind and cast out demons.

Jesus said the one who believes in him WILL do the things he has done and greater. What I was talking about in my previous post is not for full on possessions where the demon manifests by taking over the entire human. That is the third kind of exorcism or a major one. I would not seek out someone like that on purpose but leave it to the church to handle. When praying for the sick if you want to be effective then you must first eliminate the cause of the sickness. Where ever there is sickness there’s a demon involved. Get rid of it. Then that demon no longer has the authority to be there and cause that problem to get worse. The sick person through their thoughts and words can invite it back after you leave their presence but that’s another issue. Seek and you will find.

This stuff is not magic. Its the pure power of God, the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. Jesus himself said in Luke 11;20 'But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you."

 

[Zekariya]

Jesus said the one who believes in him WILL do the things he has done and greater. What I was talking about in my previous post is not for full on possessions where the demon manifests by taking over the entire human. That is the third kind of exorcism or a major one. I would not seek out someone like that on purpose but leave it to the church to handle. When praying for the sick if you want to be effective then you must first eliminate the cause of the sickness. Where ever there is sickness there’s a demon involved. Get rid of it. Then that demon no longer has the authority to be there and cause that problem to get worse. The sick person through their thoughts and words can invite it back after you leave their presence but that’s another issue. Seek and you will find.

This stuff is not magic. Its the pure power of God, the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. Jesus himself said in Luke 11;20 'But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you."

Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying!

 

[Fairwinds]

…Where ever there is sickness there’s a demon involved. Get rid of it. Then that demon no longer has the authority to be there and cause that problem to get worse. The sick person through their thoughts and words can invite it back after you leave their presence but that’s another issue. Seek and you will find.

This stuff is not magic. …

that sounds like magic, complete with cantrips and incantations. if your kid were exposed to smallpox, would you blame a virus or a demon?

 

[Zekariya]

that sounds like magic, complete with cantrips and incantations. if your kid were exposed to smallpox, would you blame a virus or a demon?

Not all sicknesses are caused by demons. However, the Church has tried and true methods of fighting demons and, no, they are not incantations or magic.

 

[Aussieman88]

There is no sickness in heaven and there was no sickness in the Garden of eden before the fall.

It’s all because of sin and that’s all because of demons tempting man.

Smallpox is a name and we have a name that’s above every name. JESUS!

 

[Fairwinds]

There is no sickness in heaven and there was no sickness in the Garden of eden before the fall.

It’s all because of sin and that’s all because of demons tempting man.

Smallpox is a name and we have a name that’s above every name. JESUS!

so you feel confident enough that if your child were exposed to smallpox, you’d just excise the demon and not worry about getting her vaccinated?