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Does anyone have any books/other reading they recommend about exorcism?
 
“Hostage to the Devil” by Fr. Malachi Martin is pretty good, plus it has the Roman Ritual for exorcism in the back, the 1614 version.

I do caution you, it is graphic language, and it is a bit dismal in my opinion on what the priest goes through. I do not believe these priests had to suffer the way they did if maybe they had more faith in what they were doing and in WHO was doing the actual exorcising…just me though.

Uh, Francis Macnutt “Deliverance from Evil Spirits” is pretty good, but he appeals to protestants AND Catholics and waters the Catholicism down quite a bit. He still mentions sacramentals and such, but he keeps giving options like: “But if you are a more charismatic christian, and not Catholic, you can do this instead…” which seems to sort of undermine the unique way in which the Catholic church performs exorcism, and our views on sacramental authority and charisms, etc. All-in-all, it has a lot of good info, and covers very hairy topics like SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse) and the different ways Demons can get into our lives and begin to infest, obsess, and finally posses us.

Those are my two. A good prayer you can pray as a layman is the St. Michael Exorcism given by Pope Leo XIII. Just don’t say the priests part. THe Pope encouraged the laity to pray it as often as possible.
 
Francis MacNutt left the priesthood when he met a woman and married her. I wouldn’t read anything he writes.

Exorcism and the Church Militant by exorcist Reverend Thomas J. Euteneuer, director of Human Life International.

An Exorcist Tells His Story, Father Gabriele Amorth, the chief exorcist of Rome.
 
Oh, I didn’t know that about Francis. I’ll let my mom keep the book then. 😉
 
I found a very good book on Spiritual Warfare by John LaBriola called Onward Catholic Soldier which is excellent. It was recommended by Johnette B. from EWTN. I also am impressed with anything by Fr Clement Machado.

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There are two that I can personally recommend. The first is* Exorcism and the Church Militant* by Fr. Euteneuer. It’s out of print, so you might have to search a bit to find an affordable copy, but it is an excellent book. Another one that I recommend is The Rite, off of which the recent movie has been based. It’s rather different from the movie, and is a very excellent account of how a priest is trained in exorcism.
 
Gregory_I said:
“Hostage to the Devil” by Fr. Malachi Martin is pretty good, plus it has the Roman Ritual for exorcism in the back, the 1614 version.

I do caution you, it is graphic language, and it is a bit dismal in my opinion on what the priest goes through. I do not believe these priests had to suffer the way they did if maybe they had more faith in what they were doing and in WHO was doing the actual exorcising…just me though.

Uh, Francis Macnutt “Deliverance from Evil Spirits” is pretty good, but he appeals to protestants AND Catholics and waters the Catholicism down quite a bit. He still mentions sacramentals and such, but he keeps giving options like: “But if you are a more charismatic christian, and not Catholic, you can do this instead…” which seems to sort of undermine the unique way in which the Catholic church performs exorcism, and our views on sacramental authority and charisms, etc. All-in-all, it has a lot of good info, and covers very hairy topics like SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse) and the different ways Demons can get into our lives and begin to infest, obsess, and finally posses us.

Those are my two. A good prayer you can pray as a layman is the St. Michael Exorcism given by Pope Leo XIII. Just don’t say the priests part. THe Pope encouraged the laity to pray it as often as possible.
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Theres the St Michael Exorcism (the only version i could find)
 
Father Malachi Martin’s book is very good but may be a bit too strong for some readers. I would also recommend Matt Baglio’s The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist. Don’t waste your money on the movie of the same name. It transforms a very good book about a priest’s spiritual odyssey into a cliche-ridden Hollywood thriller.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

The cheapest version of Fr. Euteneuer’s book I could find was $250. I might have to skip that one.
 
Exorcism and the Church Militant by Fr. Thomas Euteneuer is a very good book. At the end of the book is printed the rite of exorcism and it includes the older rite as well. It also contains sample prayers for deliverance and intercession (for those who are not possessed) that anyone can pray for themselves or others. There is nothing in the book that is contrary to the teachings of the Church. The book contains a forward by Fr. John Corapi. I think it would be a mistake to disregard this book because of any suspicions regarding the recent disclosure of personal problems of the author.
I sold my book on eBay about a month ago included in a lot of four books, on angels and devils and spiritual warfare. I just thought someone else could benefit from them rather that gathering dust on my shelf. I was amazed at the interest in that lot that sold for $60. I had people messaging me who missed the end of my auction and they offered to pay me $60 for that book alone if I had another one to sell. (I didn’t) Now just a month later, that book is selling for $250 to $300 for that book that is now out of print.
 
I recommend The Rite also. It’s a true story that has a lot of non-sensational, accurate information. It documents the experience of a Californian pastor of 15 years who is on sabbatical in Rome. Because his bishop has asked him to prepare to become the official diocesan exorcist (which all the US diocese are now required to have) he attends the first course on exorcism given there. He finds an experienced exorcist to be his mentor and finally witnesses over 100 exorcisms.

However, I saw the movie a couple days ago and was disappointed that it focused on the sensational and was misleading in some ways. The main character in the movie is a seminarian who intends to resign from the seminary because of a loss of faith. So his superior sends him to Rome to study exorcism! Not the most plausible scenario.😃
 
I have read Matt Baglio’s the Rite and enjoyed it. I am am in the process of reading Father Malachi Martin’s book right now. One of the big things that has struck me so far is that the exorcisms in the Rite were very short, and they had to be done over and over again. It said that exorcism was more like a process than a one time thing. The cases in Father Malachi’s book seem to be the exact opposite. They are long exorcism (hours or days or weeks), and they seem to be more like a one-and-one/you were possessed, but you’re not anymore kind of thing. Why do you all think this difference in the two books exists?
 
zab said:
Exorcism and the Church Militant by Fr. Thomas Euteneuer is a very good book. At the end of the book is printed the rite of exorcism and it includes the older rite as well. It also contains sample prayers for deliverance and intercession (for those who are not possessed) that anyone can pray for themselves or others. There is nothing in the book that is contrary to the teachings of the Church. The book contains a forward by Fr. John Corapi. I think it would be a mistake to disregard this book because of any suspicions regarding the recent disclosure of personal problems of the author.
I sold my book on eBay about a month ago included in a lot of four books, on angels and devils and spiritual warfare. I just thought someone else could benefit from them rather that gathering dust on my shelf. I was amazed at the interest in that lot that sold for $60. I had people messaging me who missed the end of my auction and they offered to pay me $60 for that book alone if I had another one to sell. (I didn’t) Now just a month later, that book is selling for $250 to $300 for that book that is now out of print.
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I do not think it is a coincidence that those priests who become involved in this type of ministry are being attacked and tempted more than others. We must be in prayer for those that work for our Lord in this area.:highprayer::crossrc:
mlz
 
PeteZaHut said:
I have read Matt Baglio’s the Rite and enjoyed it. I am am in the process of reading Father Malachi Martin’s book right now. One of the big things that has struck me so far is that the exorcisms in the Rite were very short, and they had to be done over and over again. It said that exorcism was more like a process than a one time thing. The cases in Father Malachi’s book seem to be the exact opposite. They are long exorcism (hours or days or weeks), and they seem to be more like a one-and-one/you were possessed, but you’re not anymore kind of thing. Why do you all think this difference in the two books exists?
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I read Matt’s book too. In reading that, it was evident that different exorcists have their own “style” or way to approach the subject. It’s not an exact science. Each priest tends to do that which they feel is their gift of best approaching the matter. For anyone interested, here is my blog review of The Rite. :o

Also, here is a re-paste of a post I made a while back on Exorcism/Occult resources in general:
Exorcism, ghost, etc… resources:

MP3s
Fr. James LeBar interview. A very good interview as I recall, stories, characteristics…
Fr. Thomas Euteneuer interview. Another good speaker, characteristics…
Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, Exorcism Then And Now interview. Haven’t heard this one.
Matt Baglio, The Making of an Exorcist interview mentioned earlier in the thread. I wasn’t as in to this interview, he followed a priest around in training for exorcism, he gives a few stories, but not a lot of detail as I recall.
Another Fr. Euteneuer, An Evening with an Exorcist. He is always good.

There was an exorcism workshop in early 2008 lead by Fr. Jose Antonio Fortea, done in 4 sessions + Q&A. The first session was a talk by an escapee of the demonic, Moira Noonan. Here are those talks:

Moira Noonan, talks about her involvement with the occult and her rescue, many stories, interesting talk.
Fr. Fortea, talk 1 - all his talks are fascinating. He gives much detail as he familiarizes his audience with the nature of this subject.
Fr. Fortea, talk 2
Fr. Fortea, talk 3
Fr. Fortea, Q&A session

Books
Perhaps the most famous of the works is Fr. Gabriele Amorth’s: An Exorcist Tells His Story, which is chock full of stories, the nature of possession, degrees of, and even includes the text of the rites as I recall. He is Rome’s chief exorcist. He has a sequel which I have yet to read: An Exorcist, More Stories.

Fr. Fortea has a book, An Interview with an Exorcist, which is also on my to-read list.

Moira Noonan, mentioned above, her book: Ransomed from Darkness

And Matt Baglio’s The Rite: The Making of an Exorcist.

Article
Here is an article I’ve referenced before by the aforementioned Fr. Gabriele Amorth, The Real Exorcist. He gives different kinds of possession and some definitions. A good resource.

Video
Betty Brennan, former satanist tells her story. (edit 4/11/11: her talk is available on Lighthouse Catholic Media CDs now, online here, or perhaps in your parish’s lobby)

That should keep you busy for a while.
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