PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OFFICIUM LIBERATIONIS SPIRITUALIS ET EXORCISMI
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- Ordinary activity: temptation
- Extraordinary activities: oppression, obsession, infestation, possession
BY WAY OF:
- Provocation
- Accusation
- Doubt
- Enticement
- Deception
EXTRAORDINARY
- Oppression
- Obsession
- Infestation
- Possession
DELIVERANCE PRAYER IS FOR:
- Oppression
- Obsession
- Infestation
IN ARCHDIOCESE OF LIPA
- September 5, 2016: Archbishop Arguelles appointed and authorised 5 priests as Exorcists
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- Fr. Joseph P. Mendoza
- Fr. Conrado Castillo
- Fr. Remigio Mendoza
- Fr. Angel Pastor
- Fr. Edilberto Ramos, Jr.
October 5, 2017
Most Rev. Gilbert Garcera renewed the appointment of the 5 Priest-exorcists.
Archbi gave the official name: OFFICIUM LIBERATIONIS SPIRITUALIS ET EXORCISMI (OLSE)
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
- Fr. Edgardo Pagcaliuangan
- Fr. Armando Panganiban
- Fr. Oscar Larry Famarin
- Fr. Anthony Esteron
- Fr. Arnel De Villa
AUXILIARIES
- Sr. Humbeline Regodon, OSB
- Dra. Angie Acosta
- Hazel Magpantay
- Dra. Hope Leynes
- Mr. Hipolito Revadulla
- Mrs. Precy Revadulla
- Niña Orense
- Lourdes Castillo
- Soccoro Ilagan
From the Gk “exorkizein”
TO EXPEL AN EVIL SPIRIT
BY ADJURATION
“For our struggle is not with the flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits...”
Ephesians 6:12-17
SIGNS OF DEMONIC POSSESSION
- Knowledge of hidden things
- Aversion to sacred objects
- Extraordinary strength
- Ability to speak in language not otherwise known or learned by the victim
- Speaking in strange voice and in plural “we”
- Bodily contortions and even levitation
- Changes in facial expressions and appearance
JESUS EXORCISED
- Luke 8:26-39
- Mark 9:14-29
- Luke 4:31-37
APOSTOLIC MANDATE
- Matthew 10:8 - “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils.”
- Mark 6:7 - “Then he summoned the Twelve...giving them authority over the unclean spirits.”
- Mark 3:14-15 - “He appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to preach, with power to cast out devils.”
THE CULPRITS:
- Occult practices
- Sinful life
- Trauma
- Unforgiveness
- New Age
DIVINATION & OCCULT
- CCC 2116
- CCC 2117
- Deuteronomy 18:9-12
- Leviticus 19:31
Leviticus 19:31
“Do not go to mediums or consult fortune-tellers, for you will be defiled by them. I, the Lord, am your God.”
Deuteronomy 18:9-12
“Let there be not found among you anyone who immolates his son or daughter in the fire, nor a fortune-teller, soothsayer, charmer, diviner, or caster of spells, nor one who consults ghosts and spirits or seeks oracles from the dead. Anyone who does such things is an abomination to the Lord...”
CCC # 2116:
“All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens or lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance...they contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.”
CCC # 2117:
“All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have power over others — even if this were for the sake of restoring their health — are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion.”
“There is no neutral ground in the universe, every square inch, every split
second is claimed by Christ and counter claimed by Satan.” C. S. Lewis
OUR DEFENCES
- Sacraments
- Prayer
- Sacramentals
- Life of sanctity
OUR ALLIES:
- The Lord
- Mary
- Saints
- Church
- Angels
No middle ground:
You are either for Jesus or Satan!
GOOD NEWS!
- God is omnipotent, not the devil.
- Jesus has won victory over evil.
- God is more real than the devil; the devil is on a leash.
- End game: “What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?” (MT 8:29)