Looking for particular exorcism prayer

[CatholicCajun]

I am looking for an exorcism prayer someone told me about. It says something like sending the demon to the nearest Catholic Church in front of the Tabernacle and let Jesus take care of it…or something like this. Thanks.

 

[Casilda]

Ask a priest to help you with that, seriously. Sometimes they linger and you need to deal with them with much prayer and fasting.

Matthew 17:17-20
17 And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.
18 Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out?
19 Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
20 But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting.

 

[St_Francis]

Look here, under Spiritual Theology classes there are two about demons. The prayer you want is at the beginning of one of them, and they are very helpful to listen to. He also has a couple of others, Disappropriation and one just before or after it, in a section further down the page, as well as some on Youtube.

Notice that these are “Penanceware,” which is explained at the top of the page. If you pray, remember to pray *for his intentions. *He explains that in one of the talks, it’s very important.

 

[PopePiusXIISupp]

An exorcist said we can use this prayer. I bind you spirit (Name spirit) to the foot of the Cross to be judged by Our Lord

 

[Vico]

I am looking for an exorcism prayer someone told me about. It says something like sending the demon to the nearest Catholic Church in front of the Tabernacle and let Jesus take care of it…or something like this. Thanks.

From CDF, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 1985:

1. Canon 1172 of the Code of Canon Law states that no one can legitimately perform exorcisms over the possessed unless he has obtained special and express permission from the local Ordinary (§ 1), and states that this permission should be granted by the local Ordinary only to priests who are endowed with piety, knowledge, prudence and integrity of life (§ 2). Bishops are therefore strongly advised to stipulate that these norms be observed.
2. From these prescriptions it follows that it is not even licit that the faithful use the formula of exorcism against Satan and the fallen angels, extracted from the one published by order of the Supreme Pontiff Leo XIII, and even less that they use the integral text of this exorcism. Bishops should take care to warn the faithful, if necessary, of this.

vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19850924_exorcism_en.html

 

[buc_fan33]

From CDF, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 1985:

1. Canon 1172 of the Code of Canon Law states that no one can legitimately perform exorcisms over the possessed unless he has obtained special and express permission from the local Ordinary (§ 1), and states that this permission should be granted by the local Ordinary only to priests who are endowed with piety, knowledge, prudence and integrity of life (§ 2). Bishops are therefore strongly advised to stipulate that these norms be observed.
2. From these prescriptions it follows that it is not even licit that the faithful use the formula of exorcism against Satan and the fallen angels, extracted from the one published by order of the Supreme Pontiff Leo XIII, and even less that they use the integral text of this exorcism. Bishops should take care to warn the faithful, if necessary, of this.

vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19850924_exorcism_en.html

Yeah, I’d be really leery of this. To quote Dr. John Carter from the hit TV series ER, who was correcting an intern who had wandered a bit beyond his pay grade shall we say, “If you don’t know what it’s called [the medical instrument he was attempting to use, to perform a procedure he wasn’t qualified to do], you dang sure shouldn’t be using it.”

While it’s true that by virtue of our baptism, we have some authority over unclean spirits, in general, I would advise the laity not to delve into this arena. When properly trained, I’ve seen laity pray powerful deliverance prayers. So, I’m not saying that it’s a clerical vs. non-clerical thing (though the sacrament of Holy Orders does carry with it a certain authority that the laity don’t possess by virtue of being configured to Christ the High Priest, not merely the priesthood of all the baptized). Rather, it’s understanding exactly how these prayers work, and that only comes with training and experience. They’re not magic.

 

[St_Francis]

An exorcist said we can use this prayer. I bind you spirit (Name spirit) to the foot of the Cross to be judged by Our Lord

This MUST be done “in the Name of Jesus Christ.” We are not the ones who cast out evil spirits, He is.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, I bind you spirit (Name spirit) to the foot of the Cross to be judged by Our Lord.

 

[St_Francis]

From CDF, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 1985:

1. Canon 1172 of the Code of Canon Law states that no one can legitimately perform exorcisms **over the possessed **unless he has obtained special and express permission from the local Ordinary (§ 1), and states that this permission should be granted by the local Ordinary only to priests who are endowed with piety, knowledge, prudence and integrity of life (§ 2). Bishops are therefore strongly advised to stipulate that these norms be observed.

Absolutely correct. Sometimes the demons will not even leave if the requisite authority is not there.

1. From these prescriptions it follows that it is not even licit that the faithful use the formula of exorcism against Satan and the fallen angels, extracted from the one published by order of the Supreme Pontiff Leo XIII, and even less that they use the integral text of this exorcism. Bishops should take care to warn the faithful, if necessary, of this.

Do you know what document and circumstances this refers to?

vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19850924_exorcism_en.html

We (laypersons) have authority over certain things: our lives, bodies, and the things we own, and the same for others *according to our authority over them. *

The document seems to be concerned with “prayer groups in the Church aimed at seeking deliverance…”; this would appear to indicate attempts over people who are not under the authority of those making the attempt.

 

[PopePiusXIISupp]

This MUST be done “in the Name of Jesus Christ.” We are not the ones who cast out evil spirits, He is.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, I bind you spirit (Name spirit) to the foot of the Cross to be judged by Our Lord.

It is for when we a tempted,not for an exorcism. That is for a priest or bishop

 

[St_Francis]

It is for when we a tempted,not for an exorcism. That is for a priest or bishop

From the Catholic Encyclopedia: “Exorcism is (1) the act of driving out, or warding off, demons, or evil spirits, from persons, places, or things, which are believed to be possessed or infested by them, or are liable to become victims or instruments of their malice; (2) the means employed for this purpose, especially the solemn and authoritative adjuration of the demon, in the name of God, or any of the higher power in which he is subject.”

The exorcism of demons from a person *possessed *by demons is reserved to those with official permission from the bishop.

However, there are other, lesser priblems from demons, not just simple temptaions but also obsession, infestation, and the like. Here is an article about them, info from an exorcist.

 

[LiamQ]

From CDF, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, 1985:

The poster was looking for what’s commonly called a binding prayer, but simply called it an exorcism prayer.

But even then, they’re not completely wrong. It is illicit for a layperson to attempt a FORMAL exorcism. Praying something like the common St. Michael prayer is a type of informal exorcism, as is even praying the Our Father.

There’s a difference between asking for intercession or for help from God against demons and actively trying to command demons using prayers that were meant for Priests that have been given formal authority from their Bishops.

 

[LiamQ]

While it’s true that by virtue of our baptism, we have some authority over unclean spirits, in general, I would advise the laity not to delve into this arena.

Right, but there are exorcists who do encourage the laity to pray binding prayers, such as Fr. Chad Ripperger.

If one trusts him, they’ll do it. If they don’t trust him, they won’t.

 

[Vico]

The poster was looking for what’s commonly called a binding prayer, but simply called it an exorcism prayer.

But even then, they’re not completely wrong. It is illicit for a layperson to attempt a FORMAL exorcism. Praying something like the common St. Michael prayer is a type of informal exorcism, as is even praying the Our Father.

There’s a difference between asking for intercession or for help from God against demons and actively trying to command demons using prayers that were meant for Priests that have been given formal authority from their Bishops.

In that short St. Michael prayer we do not say “I bind” and that is the significant difference from binding, rather this prayer is an appeal to our guardian for protection:

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice 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, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.