I can see demons

[Jesus_123]

+**A St. Benedict’s Medal blessed by a priest with Holy Water ** . . . is an excellent sacramental to wear on a chain on your person at all times . . . also . . . I would suggest you contact the Bishop of your Diocese . . . every Bishop has contact with a Diocesan Priest who can work in his diocese who specializes in exorcism of demons when they are plaguing an individual . . . only the Bishop has been given full authority by the Church to handle this specific type of problem and put an end to it . . . it would most certainly be worth contacting the Bishop and explaining your spiritual situation . . . he is the shepherd of the souls in his diocese . . . I’m sure he can help . . .

St. John Vianny . . . the Patron Saint of this Holy Year of the Priest in our wonderful Catholic Church . . . also often was attacked by demons . . . and every time it happened came to realize that **God **was going to do a wonderful work in a soul(s) . . . and that was the reason for the attacks . . .

****May our Wonderful Powerful God help and bless you and clearly guide and show you His chosen path for you into full communion with Him in the heart of His wonderful Catholic Church . . .


PRAYER TO
**SAINT MICHAEL
THE ARCHANGEL **

**St. Michael the Archangel, **
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness
and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray,
and do
**thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, **
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

Below is a link to an explanation of the extraordinarily blest St. Benedict’s Medal and its great power . . .

**:compcoff: Link: **http://www.osb.org/gen/medal.html

. . . all for Jesus+
. . . thank You Blessed Lord+
. . . Sacred Heart of Jesus+
. . . have mercy+
. . . Holy Saints and Holy Angels of God+
. . . please protect and pray for this soul+​

 

[flyingfish]

the Saints have seen demons. They can take on appearances.

The Saints have seen Angels also, though they also don’t have bodies

And what are the chances that this person is going through something some saints experienced? I would think it’s far more likely that there is mental illness here. The Church for example will not authorize an exorcism until it’s determined that the symptoms are not being caused by a mental illness.

 

[Shin]

Do not be frightened. Continue to pray and on you journey home to Christ in His Church, where you will find all the truth and grace you need to overcome these things. He is already with you, helping you, and He always is with you, helping you.

Always turn to Him and trust in Him and pray, pray during these trials. The Aves, the Our Fathers, the St. Michael prayers, the Precious Blood prayers… learn prayers… and pray them as much from the heart as you can.

Only sin drives God away. Sometimes we do not know what our sins are, and so cannot directly repent them… this is common even after you come home here, and are only beginning to learn how much God requires of us, to approach Him purely.

But even when we do not know what these things are, it is possible to find the grace to avoid them somehow… His law is written in our hearts… and if this is too much to expect at this stage, weak as we are … a miracle too much for some… too caught up in occasions and a life that is inherently this way…

We can always be perfectly contrite and pray to be led out of these things that may allow the demons some hold on us. It is not always sin that allows them to bother us, far from it, but, by overcome sin, they become less and less able to torment us truly… as we are always with God in peace. A true peace, not a deceitful one sometimes offered to lead us away.

The best thing to do when we do not know how to please God is to humble ourselves before Him, and make acts of contrition… trying to make them perfect… where we are sorry for sin for His sake, alone, because of His goodness, and not of any self turned desires of ourselves. We pray for the grace of tears of repentance, and His peace – A sorrow that does not turn us towards depression or destruction, but of a mix of joy and sorrow, one at our sins, the other at His goodness and mercy.

When we are contrite we know that we are taking away all the barriers we can between us and Him, and however much trial we go through, we have the safety of His true love. He always protects us… however we are inside truly… but when we are humble and contrite… when we express our love and trust… then we feel the more consoled. But however we feel, He is closer to us than we ever know.

The St. Benedict medal or crucifix, and holy water from a priest, especially if it is blessed with the old traditional blessing, will help you immensely. Find a nice big glass jar, and keep it by your bed, and wear the blessed crucifix. These will help you.

The saints are tried by demons their whole lives in one fashion or another, truly… this is because it is the Christian vocation… to overcome trials… to progress in love of God… and so show our love for God, to His glory… unlike those who give in.

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; he maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Dominus pascit me, et nihil mihi deerit: in pascuis virentibus me collocavit, super aquas quietis eduxit me, animam meam refecit. Deduxit me super semitas iustitiae propter nomen suum. Nam et si ambulavero in valle umbrae mortis, non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es. Virga tua et baculus tuus, ipsa me consolata sunt. Parasti in conspectu meo mensam adversus eos, qui tribulant me; impinguasti in oleo caput meum, et calix meus redundat. Etenim benignitas et misericordia subsequentur me omnibus diebus vitae meae, et inhabitabo in domo Domini in longitudinem dierum.

 

[Shin]

Try having this camera on and praying and worshipping Him.

If you can, go to a church and sit there before the tabernacle, some are open during the day.

These are hard times, there is great falling away inside the Church. Not every priest will be able to help you.

If you find a traditional parish, that is one with the Latin mass, F.S.S.P., similar, these will most likely have the best help for you and best catechesis.

Try the links below, the quotes, prayers, and the audio sermons. They will help a lot.

 

[Monica4316]

And what are the chances that this person is going through something some saints experienced? I would think it’s far more likely that there is mental illness here. The Church for example will not authorize an exorcism until it’s determined that the symptoms are not being caused by a mental illness.

the OP said that this would happen when she would try to come into the Church. i think that’s a good indication… there are many people who go through spiritual attacks, not only the Saints.

 

[Monica4316]

If you find a traditional parish, that is one with the Latin mass, F.S.S.P., similar, these will most likely have the best help for you and best catechesis.

except SSPX… (they are schismatic)

but FSSP parishes are great

 

[Jesus_123]

And what are the chances that this person is going through something some saints experienced? I would think it’s far more likely that there is mental illness here. The Church for example will not authorize an exorcism until it’s determined that the symptoms are not being caused by a mental illness.

+I’m sorry . . . but you really don’t seem to know anything about what you are talking about . . . ** our Lord Jesus** . . . **the Blessed Christ **. . . spent a good portion of his ministry and time on earth casting out demons from just plain old “ordinary” people . . . too often in cases like these unbelievers fall back on a prejudicial wrong diagnosis of “mental illness” . . . sometimes to unbelievably tragic ends . . . while the exorcist priest is bound to thoroughly examine each individual case from all angles . . . this individual should wait for the exorcist priest to guide them through the steps . . . utilizing the exorcist priest’s contact professionals . . . who understand well that the situation might very well not be “mental illness” . . . the Catholic Church recognizes “ordinary” folks can have problems such as described by the original poster . . . and has made a wholesome, wise, careful, sound :bible1: Biblical provision for their care and deliverance in the **Lord **. . . perhaps . . you should take to heart the below portion of Sacred :bible1: Scripture in regard to the poster’s subject matter . . .

:bible1:
Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

*Perhaps also *. . . you have been rather quick to judge . . . and have entered into unfounded rash judgment . . . based on deceptive outward signs . . . and have never gotten to the true heart of the Biblical truths on this subject . . . or the Church’s understanding position on same . . .

:bible1:
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye,
but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Matthew 7:3

. . . all for Jesus+
. . . thank You Dear Lord+
. . . thank you Holy Mother Church+
​

 

[BrittanyLSailer]

For those of you who have taken me seriously, I truly appreciate it. To those of you who have mocked me and sent unkind and unhelpfull messages, I pray that you do not have to see the things that I have. Or felt the things that I have.

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
John 7:24

 

[MtnDwellar]

What do they look like? Do other people see them? How do you know that they are demons?

Where are they and where are you when you see them? Please describe.

 

[Student09]

What do they look like? Do other people see them? How do you know that they are demons?

Where are they and where are you when you see them? Please describe.

With all respect to MtnDwellar, I recommend that the OP not answer questions about how they look, etc. I experienced attacks when I started RCIA, too. I feel very strongly that it is best not to go into detail about them. We should not focus on the demons, but on God. Let’s not nourish an unnecessary curiosity about evil, but keep our eyes on Our Lord and trust Him to deliver us when He sees fit.

 

[MtnDwellar]

With all respect to MtnDwellar, I recommend that the OP not answer questions about how they look, etc. I experienced attacks when I started RCIA, too. I feel very strongly that it is best not to go into detail about them. We should not focus on the demons, but on God. Let’s not nourish an unnecessary curiosity about evil, but keep our eyes on Our Lord and trust Him to deliver us when He sees fit.

Student09 is correct. We do not want to focus on evil. I did not ask out of curiosity. I asked to better determine if the OP is really seeing demons. It has been questioned.

Perhaps I should give the benefit of the doubt to the OP… Does everyone know a demon when they see one?

 

[Student09]

Student09 is correct. We do not want to focus on evil. I did not ask out of curiosity. I asked to better determine if the OP is really seeing demons. It has been questioned.

Perhaps I should give the benefit of the doubt to the OP… Does everyone know a demon when they see one?

No matter how much detail the OP may give, no one an an internet forum is going to be able to tell whether she is actually seeing demons. That’s not our job, anyway, it is the job of a trained exorcist. Prayer and trust in God cannot possibly do any damage.

 

[MtnDwellar]

No matter how much detail the OP may give, no one an an internet forum is going to be able to tell whether she is actually seeing demons. That’s not our job, anyway, it is the job of a trained exorcist. Prayer and trust in God cannot possibly do any damage.

Why do people like to argue so much on these forums? Student09 is stating the truth. Furthermore if the OP is seeing actual demons, it is not the job of anyone on this forum to give to advice. That would definitely fall into the hands of a trained exorcist. The fact is that the OP has chosen to come to this forum for advice. That being the case I can only assume that the OP is seeking advice from the forum. In the course of seeking advice she should provide information as requested. Of course while considering the advice, she will also consider the source.

 

[Jesus_123]

With all respect to MtnDwellar, I recommend that the OP not answer questions about how they look, etc. I experienced attacks when I started RCIA, too. I feel very strongly that it is best not to go into detail about them. We should NOT focus on the demons, but on God. Let’s not nourish an unnecessary curiosity about evil, **but keep our eyes on **Our Lord **and trust Him **to deliver us when He sees fit.

+Very well said Student09 . . . sound and spiritually healthy advice . . . (above accents are mine) . . .

Indulging a self-centered temptation to gain “knowledge” of good and “evil” . . . was forbidden by God . . . and indulging this selfish Satanically sourced temptation was the absolute downfall of Adam and Eve . . . our first parents . . . *(as recorded in **Sacred :bible1: Scripture *in the Book of Genesis) . . . and they reaped the terrible wages of this sin . . . DEATH . . . and utter separation . . . body, soul and spirit . . . from our **Wonderful God **. . . Who Is Life Itself . . . and tragically set in motion the imperative need for our . . . **Loving God ****the Son . . . Jesus the Blessed Christ . . . to be . . . crucified+ . . . to open up the pathway back to God **for all mankind . . . and union with Him within the Body of Christ . . .

****. . . :coffeeread: . . . ****
The Battle Between Good and Evil
- Father John Corapi

"One cannot understand reality if one brackets out a large portion of reality - the preternatural order ( :angel1: angels and demons). If you try to arrive at valid conclusions concerning reality, but have left out a good part of that reality you are engaged in an exercise in futility. So many things today can only be understood in the light of this spiritual reality. Have you ever wondered why so many apparently educated and intelligent people just don’t get it, especially with respect to such life and death matters as abortion?

There is a battle that goes on in the spiritual order between the forces of God and the forces of Satan, “the adversary.” This battle between cosmic good and evil, between :angel1: angels and demons, has man caught in the crosshairs. Man is an active player in his own salvation. We need the help of our allies the :angel1: angels. To fail to enlist their :angel1: help is reckless. To fail to realize the reality of the enemy forces, the demonic legions, can be ultimately and eternally fatal.

We are at war and our battle is NOT against flesh and blood, as St. Paul warns us in :bible1: Ephesians 6. The battle between good and evil, truth and lies, life and death involves these angelic legions - good and evil. We are soldiers in God’s army, like it or not, believe it or not. We must be aware of these fundamental teachings, learn them, and live in accordance with them."

- from Father Corapi’s
October 27, 2009 Newsletter​

. . . all for Jesus+
. . . thank You Blessed Lord+

Prayer to
St. Michael
The Archangel

O glorious prince St. Michael,
chief and commander
of the Heavenly hosts,
**guardian of souls,
vanquisher of rebel spirits,
**servant in the house of the
Divine King
and our admirable conductor,
you who shine with excellence
and superhuman virtue
deliver us from ALL evil,
who turn to you with confidence
and enable us by your gracious protection
to serve God more and more faithfully
every day.
- ewtn.com

. . . thank you Blessed St. Michael+​

 

[raggetyann]

Student09 is correct. We do not want to focus on evil. I did not ask out of curiosity. I asked to better determine if the OP is really seeing demons. It has been questioned.

Perhaps I should give the benefit of the doubt to the OP… Does everyone know a demon when they see one?

OH! MI God! You can see me from there?

I’ll tell you i probably would not but i then again would not want to. I feel it’s a doctors call, and may be a paranormals call I could never say that a person is making this up because it’s like pain, you can really have symptoms and there is nothing wrong, but you are realy haveing these symptoms. Thank You! ragettyann

 

[InspiritCarol]

There have been some great responses on here. I wish I had seen this thread ~5 years ago. No matter.

Many, many “ordinary people” have experienced similar.

An excellent resource is: oswc.org/
They are able to provide the best Catholic advice I have seen.

When I experienced similar, out of desperation (because I KNOW it sounds nuts), I went to my priest who laughed at me. Fortunately I didn’t stop there. How could I? I was not alone in the sightings which made all the difference in my fortitude. I went to the Chancellor, who told me I would be surprised at how often she had heard similar stories to mine. She prayed for me and recommended just forming a closer relationship with God.

Without the support of a priest, what worked best for me was prayer with FASTING. Fasting was key. The permanent (so far) solution came when God sent a priest to our parish who had been trained in exorcism. He was fantastic. If you find a bum priest, try going to one who is not grounded in the Western culture. We separate the “spiritual” world from the “real” world in our culture. This is a lie. Most of the rest of the planet: not North America & Europe; understand and embrace this. We deny and accuse out of fear mostly; fear that we are not in charge of the world around us.

I would like to reiterate what a previous poster said because it is so important: do not directly engage them in any way. Even by saying: Go Away! This is an indirect way of inviting them in. Instead, check out the prayers recommended by some of the other posters: St. Michael, Blessed Mary, and St. Benedict are all wonderful, wonderful helpers in this war.

As a previous poster pointed out: we must focus NOT on the dark one and his minions, but only, ONLY on Jesus. It helps me to remember Peter walking on the water; the second we become distracted by the storm around us we begin to sink, but as long as we keep our eyes to the Lord and really see his face in our minds, nothing can harm us.

Pray for discernment regarding the items in your house. Seemingly innocuous things can be doorways for evil to enter. Let me know if you want more detail regarding this.
Prayers and Blessing.

 

[SCGiants]

Perseverance is the key. If demons are trying to stop you from doing something than you can bet you need to do it at all costs. Trust in Jesus and go on. It sounds like the Lord has something big planned for you.
I personally had experiences with dark things in the past - I’m not getting into that but prayer - prayer -prayer is the key for me and a St Benedicts Cross doesn’t hurt either nor does Holy Water. Never engage in conversation if it gets that far either.
Pray to Saint Michael the Archangel warrior who will help you. Pray to Our Lady also who WILL help you. Whatever you do though continue on to the Catholic Church and if the priest lacks in his own faith then go to a different Catholic church if you have one in the area - unlikely the case if your in Georgia though (if it is at all like SC where I am at for most areas anyway). I have found that I go to Church for somethings - and here for others - and EWTN for others - and then I read a ton of Catholic books also… to do with the saints especially although some are harder reading as they were written so long ago. The internet has a wealth of free information on Catholic matters and saints etc. St. Faustina is one of my favorites, St. Theresa of Avilla another.

 

[Teneas]

I am RL friends with the OP, and I directed her here.

For those that want a description:

Shadows that seem to move about.

Version of herself seen by the corner of her eye, slouched down and with green eyes.

Breathing upon her.

Has felt held down, and could not move while laying on bed. Like someone was clutching her chest.

Has seen people’s faces change or look twisted and black. this was a good friend of mine that face did this, and while he is a good person deep down, he was a horrible drinker, and I have no doubt that he was not on the best of terms with our Lord

The OP was scared, and of course has been told it was all in her head. I, however, can see both sides. If it only happens when approaching the Church, it seems to me to be something trying to keep her from the Church.

It would just stop the moment she wouldn’t pursue Catholicism.

 

[hope_7]

dear brittiny

Jesus has given you the power to cast out demons. In the gospel of mark it says in chapter 16 :16-18 that those that believe will in Jesus name cast out devils. Luke 10:19 says Behold ; I give unto you power to tread on serpants and scorpions and over all power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you. The promise is conditional because in mark 16:16 it is talking about those who have believed ( Which means to have put their trust in Jesus like what a person does when they get saved) and were baptised. Then one must in faith in Jesus name cast them out.This is relieing on Jesus and His ability when we in Jesus name cast them out.We are standing in Him and not in ourselves and our own ability We are safe in Christ Jesus. It is only when we are drawn out of this place that satan can hurt us.

I remember a story about a famous penticostal preacher Smith Wigglesworth who had an incident with the devil. Smith Wigglesworth was asleep on his bed one night when the devil came to him and stood at the foot of the bed Smith Wigglesworth was in. Smith Wigglesworth woke up and saw the devil standing there and he said oh its just you and then just rolled over and went back to sleep.

Its hard to understand why a priest or a preacher would not believe you when you say that you have seen a demon.

If God is truly leading you into the catholic church He will confirm it to you over and over again. He will also give you peace about joining the catholic church. I would let God’s peace be your guide. He will also confirm it to you through His word as you read it and just spend time with Him in prayer. I would not fully trust the idea that it is satan fighting you to keep you away from becomming a member of the catholic church although he may be doing this but I would listen to the Holy Spirit and follow Him regaurdless of what satan does to frighten or to confuse you.

 

[greenpatrick125]

Dear Brittany, you will find peace, theres no dought about it. Just wait, keep on praying, keep on fasting. Satan will try to attack you more and more the closer you are to the finish line. Please stay strong and firm in your faith, dont let anyhting stop you. Pray for the “bum” priest it is the year for priests.

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