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The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel In Latin V. Deus, in adiutórium meum inténde. O God, come to my assistance R. Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. R. Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. [Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following...

Exorcisms and AbusesOne of the three commands that Jesus gave to the disciples was to "drive out demons" (Mk 16:17) in His Name. "Heal the sick" and "preach the good news" (Lk 10:9) are regular ministries of the Church, but the ministry of exorcising demons has received less attention. It is my view that the next decade will force the Church - and priests in particular - to embrace this ministry of casting out demons with professionalism and zeal as we will have to deal with the nuclear fallout of the pervasive occultism in our society now. In order to...