Bloody Mary Game

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I need some advice regaurding my 10 year old and her friends seem to be going through a paranormal phase where they keep challenging each other to do the bloody mary game in the mirror and maybe other games. I was very upset when I first found out and told her not to participate in it and to walk away if they talk about it.
But months later I see in her messages to her friends they talk about “lights flickering” and today my 10 year old told my 4 year old bloody mary was chasing her.
So what now. I can’t find any resources to show my daughter on church teaching and also do I “make” her confess this during her next confession?
I am a convert of less than 3 years so this is new to me navigating the faith as a parent.
Thank you.
 
Thank you. It actually sounds strange but I actually believe because of this she realizes the reality of satan.
 
Isn’t Bloody Mary just a stupid and meaningless game? Do you believe there’s really an demonic element on it?
I remember my friends playing it when we were children and nothing weird ever happened.
 
Being “dared” games.

It is tough teaching a child that she shouldn’t let herself be influenced. Plus she kept a secret about what you had forbidden her to do. So you see, perhaps the main problem is actually developing a tendency for lack of truthfulness and sincerity, also following gently the parents instructions with obedience.

The worst thing you can do is recrimination. Tell her it’s alright but the problem is lying to her parents because of her friends. As long as she can tell her folks anything with a full feeling of trust she’ll be alright. Secrecy is the first problem.

It isn’t serious at that age. The notions of sincerity and trust towards the parents are the main thing, together with a clear notion that certain things offend God and that has to be avoided.
 
If it helps, tell her I’m in my 40’s and the idea of playing that game scares the heck out of me.

It isn’t cool to fool around with forces that are out of your control. They want to harm you.

I would punish her for introducing the game to your youngest child. Your youngest should not be exposed to such nonsense.
 
Yes, inform her on what can happen if she continues to do stuff like this (possession) and make sure you tell her it’s a grave sin to seek out spirits. It’ll scare her enough to not mess with it anymore.

When I was around that age, my friends would pull me into stuff like that and tell me that wearing a cross around my neck would make me immune to possession. Unfortunately I believed them because I had a terrible grasp on Catholic teaching. Don’t let her be misinformed.
 
i’ve never heard of the “bloody mary” game; so, i googled it

it is horrific

please remove any child from becoming involved in this

i am not going to post any links

google at your own risk… 😦
 
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I’m 44.

I don’t even like catching my reflection in a mirror with my iPhone flashlight on.

I never played Bloody Mary. Just the thought scares the tar out of me.
 
As some of us also had to google what that game was,maybe your daughter is playing something different that what you think it is.
In other words,I would take it calmly and ask.
It is an age when kids like those " scary stories" and mystery, but they may not be really going further than that.
Not saying it may not be worrisome,just that it is quite typical.of that age or about to gather and tell each other " scary stories" ( particularly when they have older siblings …).

Truth is also,there is always " new stuff" we have no idea about,and " games" that are no game at all…
I would ask and talk with her calmly again. She is a child…
 
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I always thought funny that the supposed ghost was named after a Catholic Queen who did her best to restore Faith in England.
 
i agree with this 100%

but this discussion definitely deserves its own thread
 
brian_custer said:
but this discussion definitely deserves its own thread
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Indeed, but my guess is that it started as Protestant propaganda to create an aversion to Catholicism in children.
In non-Anglo-saxan countries the game has other names.
 
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Strange I thought that was just in England. And then again in the 1980’s.

Scary though, as my uncle did this with his friends when they were in their late teens and whatever they did it caused something to appear.
 
I had friends and cousins that played this game when I was younger. I was truly terrified of it. Instead of playing bloody mary why not pray the rosary and say hail marys
 
As a parent, you are allowed to pray Catholic deliverance prayers for your children. You are NOT allowed to do it for other children, just yours. I would do this starting tonight, and keep it up for a while. I would also pray the short version [NOT the long version] of the Saint Michael’s prayer. Mention this to your priest.

I would impress upon your kids how dangerous this is, but you don’t need to tell them about the deliverance prayers unless you think it necessary. If it were me, I would sprinkle around some holy water in their rooms, but at a minimum I would do the prayers, and then trust in our Lord.
 
I agree with those who consider this as a possible gateway to the occult, but even if it is not it poses another danger that also eventually leads to enslavement.

I think I’d point out to her that thrill-seeking for the sake of thrill-seeking is a habit that leads to people doing very foolish things that eventually harm themselves and others. Encourage her to do things for enjoyment, not for thrills. Why? Because you can enjoy this activity or that for year after year after year, gaining skills and building memories with your friends. Thrill-seeking, however, is a different matter. Thrills die off when the novelty of an experience dies off, so the thrill-seeking has to keep ramping up and ramping up to keep getting the thrill. This inevitably leads to behaviors that are both dangerous and, well, stupid. Because of the nature of how thrills impact our brains, it also leads to addictions.

If it takes a thrill or a novelty to keep you from getting bored, you are probably on a road that is going to come to a bad end. If that is the way your brain is wired, you have to be very wise about how you handle yourself. The main point, however, is that pursuit of novelty for the sake of novelty or thrills for the sake of thrills are going to lead to enslavement to habits that are dangerous, wasteful or both. An inordinate love of novelty and thrills always lead to a downward spiral of diminishing returns. (Example: contrast choosing clothing for the sake of dressing in a way that is becoming vs choosing clothing for the sake of always being as fashionable as possible. The latter leads to discarding perfectly becoming clothing because it is not “trendy” enough. This is what I mean by the excessive pursuit of novelty being wasteful.)

The second thing I would tell her is that the habit of scaring other people (like her 4 year old sister) for fun is a form of cruelty. Trying to pass cruelties off as acceptable because they are committed for fun doesn’t cut it. No, we do not act in ways that are cruel for fun. This form of teasing her little sister is not funny and it needs to stop. Period.
 
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As a parent, you are allowed to pray Catholic deliverance prayers for your children. You are NOT allowed to do it for other children, just yours.
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I don’t understand what you mean? What rule forbids praying for some segment of the population? I didn’t know any such prohibition ever existed. And why would a 10 year old not know the prayer to St. Michael? Our parish used to pray that after every daily Mass, K-8 school Masses included.
 
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I don’t understand what you mean? What rule forbids praying for some segment of the population?
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I am talking about deliverance prayers only, not regular prayers. In “Spiritual Warfare” by Paul Thigpen, these are the instructions. This is a widely recognized Catholic book by a widely recognized Catholic author. My Priest has his own copy and blessed mine. My Priest was asked to serve as an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. [but did not]
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And why would a 10 year old not know the prayer to St. Michael?
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I am sure they do, at least I would hope so. I am talking about not using the long version. That can only be used by a Bishop, or a Priest who has permission by from a Bishop, as instructed by Pope Benedict.
 
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Friend this advice WILL help you.

Main goal:
Bring her to confession and tell her to confess to the priest for playing a game that calls a spirit to appear in a mirror, (And tell her to describe the game to the priest and what her spiritual experiences have been since doing this, such as; seeing that spirit chasing her).
I know of someone who used the ouijii board and ended up seriously suicidal,
Contacting ‘spirits’ for ‘fun’ is seriously dangerous! It is warned against in the bible and catechism,
Even aetheists who do such games for ‘fun’ (objectively might not have committed mortal sin as they do not have full knowledge, but still need to apologise to God and receive deliverance from the harm they have opened themselves to).

In the meantime before confession:

Guide her through an act of apology to God.
Jesus accepts a decision to go to confession (as he waits for you to still confess at the next opportunity),
Tell her to say: ‘Jesus I am sorry for playing a game that calls another spirit numerous times. I am sorry for being a bad example to my friends by telling them to play this game.’

Then tell her to forgive her friends for exposing her to this:
‘Jesus I forgive my friends for encouraging me to play this game.’

Next is seriously important, Jesus cast off evil spirits with commands and his apostles said, ‘Lord the evil spirits leave when we use your Name.’

Tell her to say:
‘in the Name of Jesus I renounce the evil spirits of: the Bloody Mary spirit, contacting other spirits, the evil spirit of fear, and all evil spirits in the Name of Jesus Christ. In the Name of Jesus Christ I command these evil spirits, and all evil spirits, and all their evil companions to leave immediately and directly, without any harm, manifestation, violence, or revenge, toward me, my family, relatives, friends, associates, acquaintances, or in-laws, or our places, possessions, and sources of supply, and I command those evil spirits to go directly to the Presence of Jesus Christ in the nearest Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, where the good Lord Jesus Christ will dispose of them forever, according to His good and Holy wishes.’

This WILL work.

Tell her evil spirits are AFRAID of the Name of Jesus. That if she does the above, confesses at the next opportunity,
And in the meantime, IF there is another episode where she ‘sees’ a spirit, tell her say aloud, or in her thoughts: ‘In the Name of Jesus I command you spirit to leave immediately without harming me in any way.’

Or just repeat: ‘Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.’
It works!!! The bible says the apostles told Jesus; ‘Lord when we say your Name, the evil spirits leave.’

Other little prayers for her:

Bless her room with Holy Water (one sprinkle each night.) theresa of avil said evil spirits cannot stand to return to a place where holy water is sprinkles frequently as it has exorcism prayers on the water.

These are prayers that some very famous catholics in the deliverance ministry in my country use ,
 
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The above prayers and instructions WORK,
There are some holy people in my country in the catholic deliverance who are friends with the famous healing nun Sr Briege McKenna, and these are the steps they recommend to laypeople who need deliverance.

Tell her do not be afraid if she is sorry, says the above prayers, and will confess to a priest as soon as you can bring her to one,
Give her a blessed object to wear or carry on her (a miraculous medal, or brown scapular, a blessed little cross or statue of Our Lady for her room also, and a little bottle of Holy Water for her room).

As of now, if she says the Name Jesus in her thoughts or aloud, that is a POWERFUL deliverance prayer, the Name Jesus means ‘God saves.’ When it is said as a deliverance prayer yes Jesus immediately saves you from spiritual harm and banishes the evil spirit. The apostles said; ‘Lord the spirits leave when we use your Name.’
And yes; any spirit must leave immediately when Jesus Name is spoken or thought.

If you want to ever read up on the deliverance ministry these books are fantastic:

www.larrycummins.ie (This website has two downloadable ebooks with deliverance prayers at the end chapter of each book)

‘The Miracle Ship’ by John O’ Hare (on amazon.com as ebook download onto the kindle app on your phone or tablet or laptop, or paperback hardbook purchase)

‘Unbound’ by Neal Lozano (Catholic nephew of Fr Mike Scanlan of Steubenville University) available on audible app as audio book, ebook on kindle app, or paperback from amazon.com
 
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