To Nap66:
Never have I experienced that before, but I will pray for you & your sister anyways. However, I live in my parents basement and twice have I heard someone knocking/banging on the small window with no one there (& getting a bit scared do I then pray mentally for Jesus to protect me) & then it goes away… that happened about a year ago or so, during two nights before going to bed. I’ve had odd/twisted dreams before of my faith being tested, such as my sister & I being in a store and then sent to hell to meet the devil disguised as a bad woman trying to persuade us into remaining in hell- in that dream, I defended God and my faith while my sister didn’t and remained there… that dream was scary & oddly it kinda felt real, despite it only being a dream… in fact, I had committed some bad sins before that dream occurred, so in a sense dreaming that was like a consequence reminder of what would happen if I did keep sinning & making bad choices. Another dream was when I was in a college class and a guy had a gun to my face and asked if I was Catholic & I said yes and he shot me- that really felt real & when I woke up, I had to think about it a bit to realize that it was just a dream…that was like a lifeline for me b/c it made me realize that it could happen presently. Aside from all of that, 3 years ago (Nov 2014), I had a dream with Mary- before bed I was contemplating which Vocation that God was calling me to: married life or single life while a thought abruptly came to mind of thinking about religious life (then I started crying- I didn’t want to be a NUN). I kissed my Miraculous Medal necklace and went to bed… I dreamed of actually being in a chapel [quite similar to one of St. Catherine Laboures’ apparitions] with a huge cement Miraculous Medal above me, I was kneeling and praying with my head down & eyes closed, when Mary covered my hands (warm/neutral touch) and said that, “everything’s going to be okay” (Mary, Nov 2014)…I woke up from that dream with lasting peace, joy, & fearlessness in knowing that no matter what happens in this life, with Jesus & Mary presently with each of us, I have no fear for what the future holds because “everything’s going to be okay” (Mary, Nov 2014) when we devote our lives to Jesus & Mary. That night encouraged me to pray the Rosary more often and become devoted to Mary through the Miraculous Medal necklace and praying the Rosary now daily- it definitely promotes peace and grace no matter the storm. If you don’t have a Miraculous Medal to then put around your neck as a necklace, I highly recommend it- with Mary’s mantle of protection, nothing will overpower Her. The biggest thing that the devil hates is Mary, so when you’re hearing those demons/devil, pray out loud to Mary (Hail Mary prayer) for help~ ask for Their intercession or a Saint’s intercession who already experienced demons/devil in their earthly lives (such as St. Padre Pio, etc). Hope that helps. Praying for both you & your sister. Kudos to both of you for devoting yourselves to the Rosary anyways, despite what those demons/devil tries to do- it just means that you’re doing something right if they can’t stand what you’re doing.
