Posted on 05/07/2002 7:24:37 AM PDT by neocon
Exorcismus in satanam et Angelos apostaticos Sequens exorcismus recitari potest ab Episcopis, nec non a Sacerdotibus, qui ab Ordinariis suis ad id auctoritatem habeant.
(Rit. Rom. Tit. XI, Cap. III)
In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.
Ad S. Michaelem Archangelum Precatio
Princeps gloriosíssime cæléstis milítiæ, sancte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in prœlio advérsus príncipes et potestátes, advérsus mundi rectóres tenebrárum harum, contra spirituália nequítiæ, in cæléstibus. Veni in auxílium hóminum; quos Deus ad imáginem similitúdinis suæ fecit, et a tyránnide diáboli emit prétio magno. Te custódem et patrónem sancta venerátur Ecclésia; tibi trádidit Dóminus ánimas redemptórum in supérna felicitáte locándas. Deprecáre Deum pacis, ut cónterat sátanam sub pédibus nostris, ne ultra váleat captívos tenére hómines, et Ecclésiæ nocére. Offer nostras preces in conspéctu Altíssimi, ut cito antícipent nos misericórdiæ Dómini, et apprehéndas dracónem, serpéntem antíquum, qui est diábolus et sátanas, et ligátum mittas in abýssum, ut non sedúcat ámplius gentes. Exorcismus
In nómine Jesu Christi Dei et Dómini nostri, intercedénte immaculáta Vírgine Dei Genitríce María, beáto Michaéle Archángelo, beátis Apóstolis Petro et Paulo, et ómnibus Sanctis, et sacra ministérii nostri auctoritáte confísi, ad infestatiónes diabólicæ fraudis repeléndas secúri aggrédimur. Psalmus 67
Exsúrgat Deus, et dissipéntur inimíci ejus, et fúgiant qui odérunt eum, a fácie ejus. ***
Sicut déficit fumus, defíciant: sicut fluit cera a fácie ignis, sic péreant peccatóres a fácie Dei.
V/. Ecce Crucem Dómini, fúgite, partes advérsæ.
R/. Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, radix David.
V/. Fiat misericórdia tua, Dómine, super nos.
R/. Quemádmodum sperávimus in te.
Exorcizámus te, omnis immúnde spíritus, omnis satánica potéstas, omnis incúrsio infernális adversárii, omnis légio, omnis congregátio et secta diabólica, in nómine et virtúte Dómini nostri Jesu † Christi, eradicáre et effugáre a Dei Ecclésia, ab animábus ad imáginem Dei cónditis ac pretióso divíni Agni sánguine redémptis †. Non ultra áudeas, serpens callidíssime, decípere humánum genus, Dei Ecclésiam pérsequi, ac Dei eléctos excútere et cribáre sicut tríticum †. Imperat tibi Deus altíssimus †, cui in magna tua supérbia te símilem habéri adhuc præsúmis; qui omnes hómines vult salvos fíeri, et ad agnitiónem veritátis veníre. Imperat, tibi Deus Pater †; ímperat tibi Deus Fílius †; ímperat tibi Deus Spíritus Sanctus †. Imperat tibi Christus, ætérnum Dei Verbum caro factum †, qui pro salúte géneris nostri tua invídia pérditi, humilitávit semetípsum factus obédiens usque ad mortem; qui Ecclésiam suam ædificávit supra firmam petram et portas ínferi advérsus eam numquam esse prævalitúras edíxit, cum ea ipse permansúrus ómnibus diébus usque ad consummatiónem sæculi. Imperat tibi sacraméntum Crucis †, omniúmque christiánæ fídei Mysteriórum virtus †. Imperat tibi excélsa Dei Génitrix Virgo María †, quæ superbíssimum caput tuum a primo instánti immaculátæ Conceptiónis in sua humilitáte contrívit. Imperat tibi fides sanctórum Apostolórum Petri et Pauli ceterorúmque Apostolórum †. Imperat tibi Mártyrum sanguis, ac pia Sanctórum et Sanctárum ómnium intercéssio †.
Ergo, draco maledícte et omnis légio diabólica, adjurámus te per Deum † vivum, per Deum † verum, per Deum † sanctum, per Deum, qui sic diléxit mundum, ut Fílium suum unigénitum daret, ut omnis, qui credit in eum, non péreat, sed hábeat vitam ætérnum: cessa decípere humánas creatúras, eísque ætérnæ perditiónis venénum propináre: désine Ecclésiæ nocére et ejus libertáti láqueos injícere. Vade, sátana, invéntor et magíster omnis falláciæ, hostis humánæ salútis. Da locum Christo, in quo nihil invenísti de opéribus tuis: da locum Ecclésiæ uni, sanctæ, cathólicæ, et Apostólicæ, quam Christus ipse acquisívit sánguine suo. Humiliáre sub poténti manu Dei; contremísce et éffuge, invocáto a nobis sancto et terríbili Nómine Jesu, quem ínferi tremunt, cui Virtútes cælórum et Potestátes et Dominatiónes subjéctæ sunt; quem Chérubim et Séraphim indeféssis vócibus laudant, dicéntes: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Oratio
V/. Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te véniat.
V/. Dóminus vobíscum.
R/. Et cum spíritu tuo.
Orémus.
Deus cæli, Deus terræ, Deus Angelórum, Deus Archangelórum, Deus Patriarchárum, Deus Prophetárum, Deus Apostolórum, Deus Mártyrum, Deus Confessórum, Deus Vírginum, Deus qui potestátem habes donáre vitam post mortem, réquiem post labórem: quia non est Deus præter te, nec esse potest nisi tu, creátor ómnium visibílium et invisibílium, cujus regni non erit finis: humíliter majestáti glóriæ tuæ supplicámus, ut ab omni infernálium spirítuum postestáte, láqueo, deceptióne et nequítia nos poténter liberáre, et incólumes custodíre dignéris. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum.
R/. Amen.
Ab insídiis diáboli, líbera nos, Dómine.
Ut Ecclésiam tuam secúra tibi fácias libertáte servíre, te rogámus, audi nos.
Ut inimícos sanctæ Ecclésiæ humiliáre dignéris, te rogámus, audi nos.
Et apergatur locus aqua benedicta.
Hic exorcismus privatim a quolibet recitari potest.
Thanks for including this; it's very important.
I highly recommend this scholarly and orthodox link: Spiritual Warfare Forum (the Occult, New Age, & Demonology)
Obviously, I do think this is an important prayer in these days, and under some of the circumstances we encounter on FR. This is, of course, not the full rite, anyway. But the reason, that I am not supplying a trot is the same one the authors of textbooks on moral theology used to keep certain passages in Latin: it keeps things less accessible to certain eyes.
Still, "If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches." (Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22).
But I'm not real clear on when the laity can and can't use weapons like this. Is there a canon/rubric someone can point me to?
The rubrics here translate roughly to: "To be recited [publicly, presumably] only by a bishop or a priest who has received authorization from his ordinary [i.e., his bishop]." And "To be recited at will [i.e., for prayer, meditation, study, etc.] only in private."
The link supplied by Romulus in #3 gives more information, the essence of which is:
[F]or Catholics at least, the issue of imprecatory commands and speaking directly to the demons and asking them for information is, as of 1984, restricted to Solemn Exorcisms only. That means that no priest or layman may use that method outside of a solemn exorcism authorized by a bishop.
This text is a form of "simple exorcism", probably the one requested by Mother Theresa during one of her last illnesses. I believe it imperative to treat it only as a personal meditation, a source of information as to how the Church prays, and a reminder of what the Church Militant truly struggles against.
I may have been imprudent in posting it, in which case I will offer no objection to anyone who wishes to have this thread pulled. The text, however, is not commonplace, and I believe it useful to have it as another arrow in one's quiver, especially in these times.
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