Mary vs the devil

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As to Mary versus the devil, here is a very interesting read: an interview with an exorcist Priest. An excerpt which I find most interesting and confidence inspiring:
And once it´s said it? (the demon reveals its name)
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At the end, the priest says to the demon, “Go away! Disappear!” The demon usually answers, “No, I don´t want to.” It rebels and revolts. Sometimes it says “You have no power over me. You are nothing to me.” But after a while, its resistance weakens. This usually happens after the invocation of the Holy Mother, she´s very important for that. No demon ever dares to insult her during an exorcism. Never.
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Does he have more respect for Mary than for God himself?
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Apparently. Otherwise no holds are barred, and everyone is insulted: the priests, everyone present, the bishops, the Pope, even Jesus Christ. But never the Virgin Mary. It´s an enigma.
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Amen!
 
I heard a retreat master tell us (also in some things that I have read), that the demons hate our Blessed Mother Mary so much, because she is a mere creature from our human race ,l which is lower than the angels, and more full of grace than all the holy angels put together.
 
Yes I think I have read that. Hey have you read “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”?
That book speaks of that kind of thing. It can be read in the link I provided above.
Yes it’s interesting how much power Mary has , St Louis says it’s because she was a human the most humble human who was conformed to Gods will. There has never been another human like it and never will be. Marys power with God is more than all the Saints that will ever exist and all the Angels in Heaven.
I’m feeling gutsy quoting this as I’m sure it will annoy some but it’s from True Devotion
On devotion to Mary being necessary for salvation- "This they prove from the teaching of the Fathers, notably St Augustine, St Ephrem, Deacon of Edessa, St Cyril of Jerusalem, St Germanus of Constantinople, St John Damascene, St Anselm, St Bernard, St Bernardine, St Thomas and St Bonaventure.Further they show that even in the opinion of Oecolampadius and other heretics, a lack of esteem and love for Mary is an infallible sign of reprobation ; whilst to be truly and completely devoted to her is an infallible sign of predestination.
“That which is related in the chronicles of St Dominic near Carcassonne, where St Dominic was preaching the Rosary, there was an unfortunate heretic possessed by fifteen thousand devils. These evil spirits were compelled at the command of Our Lady to confess, to their confusion, many great and consoling truths concerning devotion to her; and with such force and clarity that, if we have any devotion to her, we cannot , without shedding tears of joy , read this authentic story and the unwilling homage the the devil paid to devotion to Our Lady.”
 
Thanks for posting the link.I find something striking in the article
" I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.

Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy …"

The word “slave” scared me a lot as if If I consecrate myself something very bad (in the form of suffering ) may happen to me.But today as I read this I realize that if some one is a slave of some kind of sin he is the slave of devil.And sin brings along with itself suffering.So the best way to get out of the slavery of any kind of sin is to offer u r self as a slave to Mary.It may or may not bring some suffering but this time we have Mary and Jesus with us to bear the cross.
 
Abin you are spot on!!
Doing this consecration and being faithful to it helps you to trust in God more. And you also have Mary looking after you as her child more than if you didn’t do this consecration. Yes I have suffered some dark times but to me it’s good because it’s in actual fact a purification that helps me to lessen my sinfulness and rely on God through Mary. The best thing is God is full of mercy and Mary is the Mother of Mercy so even if you have sinned you know that you can go back to God in contrition. What I have found is doing this consecration seems to detach you more from sin 🙂 I think this happens because you have chosen to consecrate yourself to God and therefore I you want to live it well God pretty much convicts you of your sins straight away, kind of like keeping you in line as a Father does.

Take care , God bless you +++
 
Below are some exorcists telling us the power of Mary over the devil.

catholicnewsagency.com/news/american-exorcist-in-training-shares-his-experience/
Here is a testimony of an actual priest exorcist when he is doing an exorcism.

"It is also possible to ‘throw in things just to humiliate the demon,’ such as invoking the presence of saints, guardian angels and – most feared of all – Our Lady. It is then that ‘you can really see that there is a change in the behavior of the demon.’”

regnumchristi.org/english/articulos/articulo.phtml?id=14318&se=364&ca=118&te=782
Here is another priest exorcist giving testimony of Mary.

“At the end, the priest says to the demon, ‘Go away! Disappear!’ The demon usually answers, ‘No, I don´t want to.’ It rebels and revolts. Sometimes it says ‘You have no power over me. You are nothing to me.’ But after a while, its resistance weakens. This usually happens after the invocation of the Holy Mother, she´s very important for that. No demon ever dares to insult her during an exorcism. Never.”

"Does he have more respect for Mary than for God himself? "

“Apparently. Otherwise no holds are barred, and everyone is insulted: the priests, everyone present, the bishops, the Pope, even Jesus Christ. But never the Virgin Mary. It´s an enigma.”
 
Here is another story of an exorcist’s experience.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=730498&page=5

I do not know what your experience is on this matter, but I know that demons often complain that she is present to drive them away, or to shield the exorcist from the attack of the possessed. I know of one specific case in which the possessed struck the exorcist with all his strength, and the doctor present was terrified, but the priest kept going undisturbed. He later explained: Our Lady was by my side, and she covered me with her mantle. I felt almost nothing.
 
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