So I AM being haunted--- What now??

Once paranormal activity has been detected, investigated, and documented, what is left?

For many, finding ways to cope with the phenomena becomes the order of the day.... either setting up "safe" ways to co-exist with an entity or simply moving out of the home, etc.

The Christian person, however, has a powerful tool at his disposal-- the Word of God, which says that we have, through Christ, the authority to withstand the Enemy in all his forms.

Many people find themselves ready to do battle with a hostile entity but receive poor information from inexperienced or occult sources and end up making the infestation worse. The goal of the Mary Mission is to assist a person in discerning what TYPE Of activity they are facing and then helping them to act on the situation accordingly.

We have also found that often non-Christian (and even well-meaning Christian) paranormal research groups will diagnose a house as having a seemingly harmless residual or even intelligent interactive haunt, and counsel the person(s) to find a way to coexist peacefully with the entity, when in fact the haunt has been misdiagnosed as harmless and the person's soul is at risk.

Unlike most paranormal research organizations, we go in assuming that the activity, if present, is of a demonic origin... armed for battle, if you will. Although we do believe that occasionally, God allows humans to "see" deceased human spirits who are suffering in purgatory for the express purpose of asking them to pray for their souls' repose, we recognize that many, if not most, situations in which an entity is present, particularly an interactive spirit, are rooted in the Dark. We have, too often, seen a spirit which began as an innocent manifestion (a playful child, a lost, helpless woman, etc) turn nasty quickly, as soon as it had gained a foothold.

There are several forms which a spiritual attack can take. Before you read on, it is important to note that the lines in these cases often blur-- as I said before, Satan is crafty and does not want to be unmasked. Therefore your situation may or may not fall into one of these categories perfectly. If there's one thing I've learned over the years in dealing with spiritual warfare, its' that no two cases are exactly alike.

Activities of Satan:

Ordinary Temptation. We experience this, in varying degrees, every day. The solution is simple: don't give in,  and choose the right!

External Physical Pain. This is a situation where demons literally torment a person by physically beating, punching, slapping, and otherwise harming them. Saints such as Padre Pio, Cure D'Ars, and Paul of the Cross experienced this in great degrees. For this person, an exorcism is not necessary, but prayers are!

Demonic Possession. The demon takes over a person. Demonic posession is most frequent in the body, but has also been documented in certain parts of the soul (mind, will, emotions.) A demon resides in a part of the whole person and the person must undergo exorcism to be freed. In order to undergo an exorcism for demonic posession according to the Catholic Church, a person must show at least one of these signs:

Demonic Oppression. This is a far less serious form than posession. The person experiences strange illnesses, problems with addictions or with finances, and things just generally seem to be grim from all directions.  (Often this can be diagnosed with the presence of a curse.)

Demonic Obsession. This is when demons influence the mind of a person, causing them to persist in thoughts which are evil, false, or detrimental to their well-being and godly pursuits. Often the symptoms resemble symptoms of common psychological disorders, and only an expert can tell the difference. These persons are frequently suicidal and nearly always are influenced in their dreams as well.

Demonic Infestation. This is when objects, places, or animals are affected by demons. This can often be caused by a portal being opened (spells or rituals performed, extreme injustice or a terrible, dark, history, the presence of a curse, and other forms of problematic human behavior.) Frequently, people find that beginning rennovations on a home, for instance, causes an unbearable sequence of supernatural events. Personally, I believe that this occurs because the demons enter through an open door. Perhaps the previous residents of the home did what it took to keep them "out of sight, out of mind," but never dealt with the root. The current tenants, then, in beginning harmless rennovations might awaken the interest of any demons near the open door, and might then be bothered themselves. During an investigation, we may find that a group of satanists used to meet on the location of the house to perform rituals. Only in dealing wit hthe root can we stop the infestation. A house blessing, however, might be all that is needed if the residents persist in faith and righteous living. Infestation does not affect persons.

Demonic Dependance, or Subjugation. This type of demonic activity occurs when a person knowingly makes a pact (usually a blood pact) with Satan or voluntarily consecrates himself to him.

There is far more to understand about spiritual warfare, but these examples cover the realm of demonic activity. Further research on curses, strongholds, and emotional wounding might be necessary in order to achieve true freedom.

Are demons everywhere?

It is easy to get caught up in the idea of spiritual warfare and to find demons everywhere. Are they really everywhere? Absolutely not. When we counsel people, we move slowly through strongholds, curses, and emotional healing before hitting on demonic activity, and there is good reason for that. We find that the first place to look when trouble hits is inside ourselves, where the flesh-man can often cause us all our own problems. Once we have dealt with these other areas of bondage, we find that sometimes, the only explanation that is left is the Evil One. In those cases, we must gear up for battle, and fight the fight of faith.

So in what ways can we battle spirits we cannot see?

The Lord is with me like a dread warrior;

therefore my persecutors will stumble and they will not prevail.

(-Jeremiah 20:11)

The first step is to check YOURSELF.

Strengthen your relationship with God through prayer and time in the Word. Receive the sacraments as you are able. Examine, acknowledge,  and confess your sins. Turn from them. Seek pastoral counsel in reaching towards holiness and away from your sins. Pray for gifts of the Holy Spirit to help you discern the presence of evil and know what to do when you encounter it. Evil Spirits enter only when doors are opened, although we frequently open these doors without doing so intentionally. It is best for our souls  to do everything we can to ensure that we are in a state of constant grace. As investigators and deliverance ministers, we must be the first to do this--- our spiritual armor must be intact and we must literally guard ourselves and keep up our spiritual defenses at all times. This means maintaining a right relationship with God and removing any "legal" access we may have given Satan. If you are currently out of step with God, rectify that. Renounce your involvement with the occult, false religion, idolatry, sexual sin, and any of the other things that might have crept in and opened a door.

NOTE: Many of you who are reading this may have a specific thing in mind that God is showing you even now that you did or used to open the door to the demonic entity. (Ouija board, books on witchcraft, etc) PLEASE contact us for help before you simply get rid of the item. We have seen before that these items are not easily "lost" and often, by demonic force, will magically "reappear." For some of you, you may discover that that doorway is simply resentment, bitterness, or unforgiveness towards someone. Please seek pastoral assistance or the assistance of a deliverance counselor if you are having a hard time renouncing that type of sin, which can be VERY difficult. 

The second step is to, in faith and not superstition, use the tools provided by the Church:

1. Scripture.

When Satan tempted the Lord in the desert, our Lord responded with Scripture. Knowledge of the Word of God and the ability to speak God's word into a situation is paramount in the spiritual battle. Many times we find that God speaks to us through prayer and the Word right into a particular situation, allowing us to see with spiritual eyes what the underlying problem is and how to resolve it. We can only know truth by measuring what we hear with God's measuring stick: the Bible. Demons are crafty, decietful and easily manipulate us with half truths and lies. Knowledge of the Word of God is incredibly helpful when dealing with demonic forces because it works as a double-edged sword, cutting through the plans of the Enemy.

2. Exorcised and Holy Water

Water blessed by a Catholic priest that represents the waters of your baptism. It can be used both to diagnose a spiritual problem and to resolve one. You can acquire holy water and exorcised water at your local Catholic Church. If you are having a hard time finding any, please feel free to ask us and we will be happy to send you some.  Ask your priest to use the Rite for Exorcising Water for a particularly powerful sacramental. It is found in the Roman Ritual. Never used holy water before? Bless yourself with it by putting a little on your fingers and making the sign of the cross. Make a cross with it on the foreheads of the members of your family. Do this often, particularly just before you go to sleep. Bless the walls of your home with holy water, and the beds of your family members. If you are trying to diagnose a hidden possession, you might find that a demon reacts to holy water that has been hidden in a normal drink. Use it often, and keep it close by.

3. Exorcised Salt and Holy Oil.

Like water, salt and oil that has been exorcised by a priest to ward off evil spirits is effective in the blessing of a home. You can acquire blessed salt and exorcised salt, as well as holy oil, from your local Catholic Priest. When we bless a home in the absence of an available priest (and while we wait for one) we trace the sign of the cross on the windows and doorways methodically throughout the home, praying scripture throughout.

4. Other Sacramentals.

Blessed Rosaries, saints medallions, art, relics, and scapulars are other sacramentals which we recommend putting to use in the battle against evil.  When used in faith, these objects are powerful protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. If you are unfamiliar with sacramentals, please send us an email and we'd be happy to help!

5. Deliverance Prayers.

We recommend that you discuss with a priest or deliverance counselor which prayers to  pray. It is the position of the Roman Catholic Church that lay persons may NOT perform the Rite of Exorcism, which is reserved for experienced Clergy who have the express permission of the Bishop.  Lay persons may, however, pray Scripture and certain deliverance prayers in faith and not superstition, that can be very effective against evil. As former protestants, we understand that there can be some confusion here. We are NOT saying that only a priest can exorcise a demon from a person. We have seen, many times, that all it took was faith in the blood of Christ to remove a demonic entity...scripture says, and we affirm, that deliverance is available to all of us through Faith in Christ, and praying for the posessed is simply an exercise of the "priesthood of all believers."

What we ARE saying, however,  is that only a Roman Catholic Priest WITH PERMISSION FROM HIS BISHOP may perform the Rite of Exoricism, which is a series of set prayers and actions on behalf of Christ and which utilize the position of direct apostolic authority.

What follows are some of the deliverance prayers. We ask that you use common sense when commandeering "authority" over a demon. The reality is that authority is a tricky thing, and that spiritual entities will use whatever theological weakness they see in your prayers to attack you if they can. Because of this, we HIGHLY recommend that you pray prayers of deliverance (ie. requesting the help of God and the deliverance of the person in question) as opposed to prayers of exorcism (casting the demon out "by force," so to speak.) When in doubt, pray the rosary for the person and pray Psalm 91 out loud. 

 You may also choose to round up several believers who are particularly annointed in the charismatic gifts to pray over your home with you until you can get a priest to bless the house. Again, do not hesitate to ask us and we will help you any way we are able. As I have said before, we pray hard.

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me; Blood of Christ, inebriate me; Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O good Jesus, hear me; within your wounds, hide me; let me never be separated from you; from the evil one, protect me; at the hour of my death, call me; and bid me to come to you; that with your saints, I may praise you forever and ever. Amen.

Short-Form Deliverance

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, by the power of his cross, his blood and his resurrection, I bind you Satan, the spirits, powers and forces of darkness, the nether world, and the evil forces of nature.

I take authority over all curses, hexes, demonic activity, and spells directed against me, my relationships, ministry, air space, finances, and the work of my hands; and I break them by the power and authority of the risen Lord Jesus Christ. I bind all demonic interaction, interplay, and communications between spirits sent against me, and send them directly to Jesus Christ for him to deal with as he wills.

I ask forgiveness for, and denounce all negative inner vows that I have made with the enemy, and ask that Jesus Christ release me from these vows and from any bondage they may have held in me. I claim the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, over every aspect of my life for my protection. I pray all these things in the precious name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Breaking Curses

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I rebuke all spells, hexes, curses, voodoo practices, witchcraft, satanic rituals, incantations, evil wishes, and fasting prayers (not of the Lord) that have been sent my way, or have passed down the generational bloodline. I take authority over all of them and command that they go back where they came from and be replaced with a blessing.

I ask forgiveness for and denounce all negative inner vows that I have made and ask you, Lord Jesus, to release me from any bondage they may have held in me. I claim your shed blood over all aspects of my life and relationships, and ask you to wash away and cleanse me from all impurities, in your name, Lord Jesus Christ.

Breaking Generational Curses

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the power of his Word, I take the sword of the Spirit and cut myself free from all generational inherited sins, weaknesses, character defects, personality traits, cellular disorders, and genetic disorders. I sever all unhealthy soul-ties and forms of enmeshment and cut all bonds that are not of the Lord. I put his cross between myself, my parents, my grandparents, my siblings, my offspring, my mates, and any unhealthy relationships that my mates have had with others in the past. I cut all bonds of these relationships that are not of the Lord back to the beginning of time, and by the sword of the Spirit, and in the name of Jesus Christ, I say that I am now free, free to be the child of God the Lord intended me to be

Prayer against Every Evil

Spirit of our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Most Holy Trinity, descend upon me. Please purify me, mold me, fill me with yourself, and use me. Banish all the forces of evil from me, destroy them, vanquish them so that I can be healthy and do good deeds.

Banish from me all spells, witchcraft, black magic, malefice, ties, maledictions, and the evil eye; diabolic infestations, oppressions, possessions; all that is evil and sinful; jealousy, perfidy, envy; and physical, psychological, moral, spiritual, and diabolical ailments.

I command and bid all the powers who molest me — by the power of God Almighty, in the name of Jesus Christ our Savior — to leave me forever, and to be consigned into the everlasting lake of fire, that they may never again touch me or any other creature in the entire world.

Denouncing the Occult

Heavenly Father, in the name of your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, I denounce Satan and all his works; witchcraft, the use of divination, the practice of sorcery, dealings with mediums, the Ouija board, astrology, horoscopes, numerology, all types of fortune telling, palm readings, levitation, and anything associated with the occult or Satan. I denounce all of them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who came in the flesh and by the power of his cross, his blood and his resurrection, I break their hold over me.

I confess all these sins before you and ask you cleanse and forgive me. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God, and ask you Lord Jesus to enter my heart and create in me the kind of person you have intended me to be. I ask you to send forth your Holy Spirit and baptize me with the gifts of your Spirit, just as you baptized your disciples on the day of Pentecost.

I thank you, Lord, according to the riches of your glory, for strengthening my inner-spirit, with the power of your Holy Spirit, so that Christ may dwell in my heart. Through faith, rooted and grounded in love, may I be able to comprehend with all the saints, the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ’s love which surpasses all knowledge; in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Prayer against Malefice¹

God, our Lord, King of ages, All-powerful and Almighty, you who made everything and who transform everything simply by your will; you who changed into dew the flames of the seven-times hotter furnace and protected and saved your three holy children:

You are the doctor and physician of our soul. You are the salvation of those who turn to you. I beseech you to make powerless, banish, and drive out every diabolic power, presence, and machination; every evil influence, malefice, or evil eye and all evil actions aimed against me.

Where there is envy and malice, give me an abundance of goodness, endurance, victory, and charity. O Lord, you who love man, I beg you to reach out your powerful hands and your most high and mighty arms and come to my aid.

Send your angel of peace over me, to protect me body and soul. May he keep at bay and vanquish every evil power, every poison or malice invoked against me by corrupt and envious people.

Then under the protection of your authority may I sing with gratitude, “The Lord is my salvation; whom should I fear? I will not fear evil because you are with me, my God, my strength, my powerful Lord, Lord of peace, Father of all ages.”

Prayer for a Spiritual Canopy²

Dear Lord Jesus, please forgive me for all the times I have not submitted to you. Forgive me for all sinfulness and for agreeing with the enemy and his lies. I now submit to you as my Lord, dear Jesus. Now I break every agreement that I have made with the enemy.

Lord Jesus, please have your warring angels remove and bind to the abyss all demons and their devices that had access to me because I believed their lies. I now ask you to establish a hedge of protection around me, over me, and under me, and seal it with your blood, Lord Jesus Christ.

I now choose to put on the full armor of God and ask that you cleanse me and seal me, body, mind, soul and spirit, with your blood, Lord Jesus Christ. Please have your warring angels bind up and remove all demons, their devices, and all their power from within this protective hedge and have them sent to the abyss.

Please have your warriors destroy all demonic, occult, or witchcraft assignments directed against me including all backups and replacements. Please have your warriors remove all trafficking people and send them back to their own bodies and seal them there with your blood, Lord Jesus Christ. Please have your angels stand guard over me and protect me from all the attacks of the enemy.

Prayer against Trafficking Witches³

Lord Jesus, would you please have a special assignment of warring angels come and remove all trafficking people from me. In the authority of the name of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh, I cancel all their astral assignments over my life. I take dominion over all assignments of witchcraft over my life and I break them right now by the power of the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh.

Lord Jesus, please have your warriors strip these witches of their psychic powers, demonic powers, and occult powers. Please strip them of magic charms, veils, psychic vision and powers of divination. Please have all their powers and devices destroyed and cast into the abyss. I ask you to bring them before your throne and bless them with the revelation of who you are and your love and plans of salvation for them. Please show them how they are being deceived by Satan. Please have your warriors send them back into their own bodies and seal them there with your blood, Lord Jesus. I ask you to establish your shield of protection between me and all those who traffic on me; in Jesus’ name, Amen

Long-Form Deliverance

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the power of his blood, his cross and his resurrection, I bind you Satan, and all your evil spirits, demonic forces, satanic powers, principalities, attributes, aspects, clusters, endowments, and satanic thrones: I bind all kings and princes of terrors, I bind all demonic assignments and functions of destruction, from any of the above demonic entities from outer space, the air, water, fire, the ground, the netherworld, and the evil forces of nature.

I bind all interplay, interaction, and communication between satanic and demonic spirits and expose all you demonic forces and spirits as weakened, defeated enemies of Jesus Christ. I sever all demonic spirits from any demonic ruler above these spirits in the name of Jesus Christ.

I bind all enemies of Christ present together, all demonic entities under the one highest authority, and I command that you leave my life now and go straight to the feet of Jesus Christ. Your assignments and influences are broken.

I call forth and loose the Holy Spirit, the heavenly host, the holy angels of God, to surround, and protect, and cleanse with God’s holy light all areas vacated by the forces of evil. I ask the Holy Spirit to permeate my mind, heart, body, spirit and soul, creating a hunger and thirst for God’s holy word, and to fill me to overflowing with the life and love of my Lord, Jesus Christ.

Binding Evil Spirits

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the power of the word, and the shed blood of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, I bind the evil spirits of pride, ignorance, unforgiveness, gossip, envy, competitiveness, criticism, impatience, resentment, haughtiness, rebellion, stubbornness, deceitfulness, defiance, disobedience, strife, violence, divorce, laziness, accusation, confusion, procrastination, self-hatred, suicide, shame, depression, oppression, rejection, poor self image, anger, schizophrenia, manipulation, anxiety, timidity, jealously, greed, revenge, covetousness, fear, possessiveness, control, division, retaliation, distrust, selfishness, loneliness, isolation, ostracism, lack, paranoia, nervousness, passivity, indecision, doubt, deception, dishonesty, unbelief, withdrawal, betrayal, escape, infirmity, nerve disorder, lung disorder, brain disorder or dysfunction, AIDS, cancer, hypochondria, fatigue, anorexia, bulimia, addictions, gluttony, perfectionism, alcoholism, workaholism, nicotine, self-abuse, sexual addictions, sexual impurities and sexual perversion, seduction, lust, incest, pedophilia, lesbianism, homosexuality, pornography, adultery, masturbation, homophobia, frigidity, impotency, immorality, witchcraft, enticing spirits, deaf, dumb, blind, mute and sleeping spirits, hyperactivity, new-age spirits, occult spirits, religious spirits, anti-Christ spirits, and any other spirits of death and darkness all in the name of the risen Lord Jesus Christ.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I call forth and ask the Holy Spirit to fill me with the gifts of peace, patience, love, joy, charity, humility, forgiveness, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, goodness, discipline, relinquishment, freedom from shame, good self image, prosperity, obedience, a sound mind, order, fulfillment in Christ, truth, acceptance of self, acceptance of others, trust, self control, freedom from addictions, freedom of having-to-control, wholeness, wellness, health, and the light and life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer for Inner Healing⁴

Lord Jesus, please come and heal my wounded and troubled heart. I beg you to heal the torments that cause anxiety in my heart; I beg you, in a particular way, to heal all who are the causes of my sinfulness. I beg you to come into my life and heal me of the psychological harms that struck me in my childhood and from the injuries that they caused throughout my life.
Lord Jesus, you know my burdens. I lay them all on your Good Shepherd’s Heart. I beseech you — by the merits of the great open wound in your heart — to heal the small wounds that are in mine. Heal the pain of my memories, so that nothing that has happened to me will cause me to remain in pain and anguish, filled with anxiety.

Heal, O Lord, all those wounds that have been the cause of all the evil that is rooted in my life. I want to forgive all those who have offended me. Look to those inner sores that make me unable to forgive. You who came to forgive the afflicted of heart, please, heal my heart.

Heal, my Lord Jesus, those intimate wounds that cause me physical illness. I offer you my heart. Accept it, Lord, purify it and give me the sentiments of your Divine Heart. Help me to be meek and humble.

Heal me, O Lord, from the pain caused by the death of my loved ones, which is oppressing me. Grant me to regain peace and joy in the knowledge that you are the Resurrection and the Life. Make me an authentic witness to your Resurrection, your victory over sin and death, your living presence among all men. Amen.

Healing the Family Tree⁵

Heavenly Father, I come before you as your child, in great need of your help; I have physical health needs, emotional needs, spiritual needs, and interpersonal needs. Many of my problems have been caused by my own failures, neglect, and sinfulness, for which I humbly beg your forgiveness, Lord. But I also ask you to forgive the sins of my ancestors whose failures have left their effects on me in the form of unwanted tendencies, behavior patterns, and defects in body, mind, and spirit. Heal me, Lord, of all these disorders.

With your help I sincerely forgive everyone, living or dead members of my family tree, who have directly offended me or my loved ones in any way, or those whose sins have resulted in our present sufferings and disorders. In the name of your divine Son Jesus, and in the power of his Holy Spirit, I ask you Father, to deliver me and my entire family tree from the influence of the evil one.

Free all living and dead members of my family tree, including those in adoptive relationships, and those in extended family relationships, from every contaminating form of bondage. By your loving concern for us, heavenly Father, and by the shed blood of your precious Son Jesus, I beg you to extend your blessing to me and all my living and deceased relatives. Heal every negative effect transmitted through all past generations, and prevent such negative effects in future generations of my family tree.

I symbolically place the cross of Jesus over the head of each person in my family tree, and between each generation; I ask you to let the cleansing blood of Jesus purify the blood lines in my family lineage. Set protective angels to encamp around us, and permit Archangel Raphael, the patron of healing, to administer your divine healing power to all of us, even in areas of genetic disability. Give special power to our family members’ guardian angels to heal, protect, guide, and encourage each of us in all our needs. Let your healing power be released at this very moment, and let it continue as long as your sovereignty permits.

In our family tree, Lord, replace all bondage with a holy bonding in family love. And let there be an ever-deeper bonding with you, Lord, by the Holy Spirit, to your Son Jesus. Let the family of the Holy Trinity pervade our family with its tender, warm, loving presence, so that our family may recognize and manifest that love in all our relationships. All of our unknown needs we include with this petition that we pray in Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

Denouncing Lodges and Secret Societies

Father God, creator of heaven and earth, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ your Son. I come as a sinner seeking forgiveness and cleansing from all sins committed against you and my family lineage. I honor my earthly father and mother and all my ancestors, but I utterly turn away from and denounce all their sins, especially those that have exposed me to a curse. I forgive all my ancestors for the effects of their sins on me and my children, and ask to be washed clean and forgiven.

I denounce and rebuke Satan and every spiritual power of evil affecting me and my family. I denounce and forsake my involvement in all lodges, secret societies and any other craft practiced by myself or my ancestors. I denounce all oaths and rituals in every level and degree. I denounce witchcraft, the spirit of the antichrist and the curse of the Luciferian doctrine. I denounce idolatry, blasphemy, secrecy and deception. I denounce the love of position and power, the love of money, and the fears that have held me and my family members in bondage.

I denounce and forsake all involvement in Freemasonry, Mormonism, The Order of Amaranth, Oddfellows, Buffalos, Druids, Foresters, Orange, Elks, Moose and Eagle Lodges, the Ku Klux Klan, The Grange, the Woodmen of the World, Riders of the Red Robe, the Knights of Pythias, the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, the women’s Orders of the Eastern Star, and of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, the girls’ order of the Daughters of the Eastern Star, the International Orders of Job’s Daughters, and of the Rainbow, and the boys’ Order of De Molay and their effects on me and my family.

I denounce the blindfold and hoodwink, its effects on my emotions and eyes, including all confusion and fears. I denounce the noose around the neck, the fear of choking and also every spirit causing difficulty in breathing. I denounce the calling any man “Master.” I denounce the effects of all pagan objects and symbolism, aprons, books of rituals, rings, and jewelry. I denounce the entrapping of others, and observing the helplessness of others during the rituals. I denounce all false communion taken, all mockery of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, all unbelief, confusion and deception, and all worship of Lucifer as God.

Now dear Father God, I ask humbly for the blood of Jesus Christ, your Son, to cleanse me from all these sins that I have confessed and denounced. Please cleanse my spirit, soul, mind, emotions and every part of my body which has been affected by these sins. I command in the name of Jesus Christ for every evil spirit to be bound into the abyss, never again to return to me or my family.

I surrender all the places and areas of my life vacated by the forces of evil to you Lord Jesus, and ask you to baptize and cleanse me with the fire of your Holy Spirit. I enthrone you, Lord Jesus, in my heart, for you are my Lord and my Savior, the source of eternal life. Thank you, Father God, for your mercy, your forgiveness and your love, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Closing of Deliverance Prayers

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for awakening my sleeping spirit and bringing me into your light. Thank you, Lord, for transforming me by the renewing of my mind. Thank you, Lord, for pouring out your Spirit on me, and revealing your Word to me. Thank you, Lord, for giving your angels charge over me in all my ways. Thank you for my faith in you and that from my innermost being shall flow rivers of living water. Thank you for directing my mind and heart into the love of the Father and the steadfastness of all your ways. Fill me to overflowing with your life and love, my Lord and King, Jesus Christ.

Prayer for the Healer

Lord Jesus, thank you for sharing with me your wonderful ministry of healing and deliverance. Thank you for the healing I have experienced today. I realize that the sickness of evil is more than my humanity can bear, so I ask that you please cleanse me of any sadness and negative thinking or despair that I may have picked up during my intercession for others.

If my ministry has tempted me to anger, impatience or lust, cleanse me of those temptations, and replace them with love, joy, and peace. If any evil spirits have attached themselves to me or oppressed me in any way, I command you, spirits of earth, fire, water, the netherworld, or of nature to depart now and go straight to Jesus Christ, for him to deal with you as he wills.

Come Holy Spirit, renew me, fill me anew with your power, your life and your joy. Strengthen me where I feel weak and clothe me with your light. Fill me with your life. Lord Jesus, please send your holy angels to minister to me and protect me from all forms of sickness, harm, and accidents. I thank you and praise you my Lord, God and King.

Psalm 91⁶

You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day, or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes and see the punishments of the wicked. Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.

Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.

NOTES

The prayers are cited from unknown sources unless otherwise noted.

1. Gabriele Amorth, “From the Greek Ritual,” An Exorcist Tells His Story (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 1999), p. 199. Reprinted with permission of Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA.
2. By Loomis/Wickes, Introductory Prayer for Submission and Protection, 8/2000.
3. By Loomis/Wickes, Prayer for Trafficking People, 8/2000
4. Amorth, An Exorcist Tells His Story, pp. 201-202. Reprinted with permission of Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA.
5. Reverend John H. Hampsch C.M.F. Reprinted with permission, www.claretiantapeministry.org.
6. Psalm 91, New Revised Standard Version Bible: copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Additional prayers for release from Freemasonry (and another ) which can also be used for mormonism.