Possession and exorcism

[LordLove7_11_11]

What should I do if I know for certain that someone is possessed and in need of an exorcism?

The person is someone I never run into, but I do know her name and a few other pieces of information.

Also, this person would be unwilling to receive and exorcism and doesn’t even know they are possessed more than likely.

Thanks for any feedback,

Mike

 

[Spencerian]

Hi, Mike.

As you may know, the Catholic Church takes exorcism seriously. But, they’re also not likely to consider a case until both medical and psychiatric professionals do their job first.

I was surprised to find this How Stuff Works article on exorcism, which mentions the Catholic process reasonably accurately, including the need to get others in to help the individual before the Church involves itself. The article also notes how an actual exorcism differs from the “Hollywood version” seen in many a cheesy movie.

Mike, you may want to let the individual’s family handle any issues about the troubled person. Otherwise you might make an unfair and inaccurate assessment that can have drastic repercussions for yourself and all concerned.

 

[CB_Catholic]

What should I do if I know for certain that someone is possessed and in need of an exorcism?

The person is someone I never run into, but I do know her name and a few other pieces of information.

Also, this person would be unwilling to receive and exorcism and doesn’t even know they are possessed more than likely.

Thanks for any feedback,

Mike

I don’t think that you or any other person can make the determination that someone is possessed outside of the authority of the Church. The Church examines these cases quite exhaustively and rules out all other causes of the behavior before proceeding with an exorcism. And if the person is capable of making a decision, I doubt an exorcism would be attempted against their will.

 

[Claire_from_DE]

What should I do if I know for certain that someone is possessed and in need of an exorcism?

The person is someone I never run into, but I do know her name and a few other pieces of information.

Also, this person would be unwilling to receive and exorcism and doesn’t even know they are possessed more than likely.

Thanks for any feedback,

Mike

Pray and sacrifice for this person that God will bring her to see the truth of her situation and will bring people into her life to help her. You could have masses said for her (but her name shouldn’t be announced or put in a church bulletin). That would seem to be all that you can do unless you know her or her family or close friends.

 

[MtnDwellar]

Pray and sacrifice for this person that God will bring her to see the truth of her situation and will bring people into her life to help her. You could have masses said for her (but her name shouldn’t be announced or put in a church bulletin). That would seem to be all that you can do unless you know her or her family or close friends.

Claire is right. I think that prayer is your best bet. I don’t see why you cannot ask The Holy Spirit and Archangel Michael to help her. They can take of her problem. The sacrifice of the mass is very powerful.

 

[LordLove7_11_11]

I don’t think that you or any other person can make the determination that someone is possessed outside of the authority of the Church. The Church examines these cases quite exhaustively and rules out all other causes of the behavior before proceeding with an exorcism. And if the person is capable of making a decision, I doubt an exorcism would be attempted against their will.

When out of no where someone you used to know and see frequently speaks to you as a demon, moves like a sorceress and puts people in the room under trances in order to cast various demonic spells i think it’s safe to say they’re possessed.

We were talking about Jesus, she was blaspheming Him, I kept proving her wrong and just as I was saying something that may have gotten through to her, the evil inside of her snapped into action and it was no longer her. The demon smiled and said something along the lines of “clever aren’t you?” It knew I was speaking the truth the whole time and when it saw that either it couldn’t change my mind or that I was going to change her’s it took control. Many disturbing things happened, but I held my own and battled it (thanks to my faith and confidence in the Lord) in order to stop it from harming two of the people with us. Eventually she turned her magic toward her finance (who met her 3 weeks prior) and he kicked me out of the apartment we were in. On my way out he grabbed a knife and acted like it was all he could do to keep from stabbing me. Earlier in the night he mentioned wanting to shoot his whole family in the head, which brought delight to the possessed girl.

I don’t think much more explanation is needed, but I could go deeper in detail. I guess all I can do is keep praying for her, but it seems to me she is in need of an exorcism rather she wants it or not!

 

[CB_Catholic]

When out of no where someone you used to know and see frequently speaks to you as a demon, moves like a sorceress and puts people in the room under trances in order to cast various demonic spells i think it’s safe to say they’re possessed.

We were talking about Jesus, she was blaspheming Him, I kept proving her wrong and just as I was saying something that may have gotten through to her, the evil inside of her snapped into action and it was no longer her. The demon smiled and said something along the lines of “clever aren’t you?” It knew I was speaking the truth the whole time and when it saw that either it couldn’t change my mind or that I was going to change her’s it took control. Many disturbing things happened, but I held my own and battled it (thanks to my faith and confidence in the Lord) in order to stop it from harming two of the people with us. Eventually she turned her magic toward her finance (who met her 3 weeks prior) and he kicked me out of the apartment we were in. On my way out he grabbed a knife and acted like it was all he could do to keep from stabbing me. Earlier in the night he mentioned wanting to shoot his whole family in the head, which brought delight to the possessed girl.

I don’t think much more explanation is needed, but I could go deeper in detail. I guess all I can do is keep praying for her, but it seems to me she is in need of an exorcism rather she wants it or not!

I’m confused–you said in your OP that this is someone you never run into and you only know her name and a few other pieces of information, now you are posting about this encounter?

 

[LordLove7_11_11]

I’m confused–you said in your OP that this is someone you never run into and you only know her name and a few other pieces of information, now you are posting about this encounter?

I used to date her and see her often years ago… Now I never see her and know little about the person she has become. I happened to see her recently for the first time in years and that is when the encounter took place.

 

[Claire_from_DE]

From your description, it doesn’t sound like she is completely possessed. She has times when she is lucid. But during those times she is still rejecting God and ‘turning her magic’ toward others. In trying to practice magic, she has opened the door to evil influences. I don’t think a priest would even attempt an exorcism when the person who is oppressed or possessed has freely chosen the evil one and isn’t in some way reaching out toward God for help.

There is still some hope because God is stronger than Satan. God could still give your friend a chance to repent. You could pray for that and that He would shower her with the grace to choose Him. IMO, that would have to happen before an exorcism would have any chance of success.

I think it would be foolhardy to put yourself in another situation like the one you narrowly escaped. Praying that the Holy Spirit will enlighten her mind and strengthen her will to repent, doing penance, and having masses offered for her are what you can do now. She herself has to want to be freed.