Posted on 06/21/2015 4:56:42 AM PDT by dennisw
Priests gather at cathedral in San Luis Potosi and perform elaborate ritual Spanish exorcist Father José Antonio Fortea helps as world's first Magno Exorcismo performed after Pope Francis says devil 'is punishing' Mexico Ceremony, which focused on the four cardinals directions and the Door to the Abyss, was closed to the public
Catholic priests from around Mexico gathered at a central cathedral to do what they could to help fight the country's crime problem, targeting the demons that may be causing it.
Led by Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, the archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, a group of priests including an exorcist from Spain conducted a closed-door ritual at the cathedral in the city of San Luis Potosí.
The religious leaders then performed a 'Magno Exorcismo' or Great Exorcism, to help Mexico as it struggles with crimes linked to gang violence and drug trafficking.
Father José Antonio Fortea, the Spanish exorcist and demonologist, told the Catholic News Agency that the ceremony, held on May 20, that 'this rite of exorcism, beautiful and liturgical, had never before taken place in any part of the world'.
The aim of the ceremony was to drive out demons that had been tempting the people of Mexico to sin.
Father Fortea did not give details of the ceremony in Mexico, but he has previously published a book called 'El Exorcismo Magno' that details different parts of the liturgy.
His ceremony is designed around the four cardinal directions, with distinct prayers, chants and names of saints said for North, South, East and West.
It also includes a section concerning the Door to the Abyss in which one of the participants hits the ground with a ceremonial hammer between calls for the Virgin Mary to close the entrance to Hell and keep the Ancient Snake away.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?
Vatican City, Jun 16, 2015 / 03:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so.
And as a result, they called for a nation-wide exorcism of Mexico, carried out quietly last month in the cathedral of San Luis Potosí.
High levels of violence, as well as drug cartels and abortion in the country, were the motivation behind the special rite of exorcism, known as “Exorcismo Magno.”
Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, the archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, presided at the closed doors ceremony, the first ever in the history of Mexico.
Also participating were Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero of San Luis Potosí, Spanish demonologist and exorcist Father José Antonio Fortea, and a smaller group of priests and lay people.
The event was not made known to the general public beforehand. According to Archbishop Cabrero, the reserved character of the May 20 ceremony was intended to avoid any misguided interpretations of the ritual.
But how can an entire country become infested by demons to the point that it’s necessary to resort to an Exorcismo Magno?
“To the extent sin increases more and more in a country, to that extent it becomes easier for the demons to tempt (people),” Fr. Fortea told CNA.
The Spanish exorcist warned that “to the extent there is more witchcraft and Satanism going on in a country, to that extent there will be more extraordinary manifestations of those powers of darkness.”
Fr. Fortea said that “the exorcism performed in San Luís Potosí is the first ever carried out in Mexico in which the exorcists came from different parts of the country and gathered together to exorcise the powers of darkness, not from a person, but from the whole country.”
“This rite of exorcism, beautiful and liturgical, had never before taken place in any part of the world. Although it had taken place in a private manner as when Saint Francis (exorcised) the Italian city of Arezzo,” he stated.
The Spanish exorcist explained, however, that the celebration of this ritual will not automatically change the difficult situation Mexico is going through in a single day.
“It would be a big mistake to think that by performing a full scale exorcism of the country everything would automatically change right away.”
Nevertheless, he emphasized that “if with the power we’ve received from Christ we expel the demons from a country, this will certainly have positive repercussions, because we’ll make a great number of the tempters flee, even if this exorcism is partial.”
“We don’t drive out all the evil spirits from a country with just one ceremony. But even though all will not be expelled, those that were removed are not there anymore.”
Fr. Fortea emphasized that “when the exorcists of a country drive out its demons, it has to be done in faith. You’re not going to see anything, feel anything, there’s not going to be any extraordinary phenomenon. We have to have faith that God conferred on the apostles a power, and that we can use this power.”
“In any case, if this ritual were to be carried out in more countries once year, before or after, this would put an end to any extraordinary manifestations which would show us the rage of the devil. Because, without a doubt, the demons hate to be driven out of a place or to be bound with the power of Christ.”
The Spanish exorcist said that “it would be very desirable that when there’s an annual meeting of exorcists in a country, a ritual such as this exorcismo magno that took place in Mexico be performed.”
He also emphasized that a bishop “can authorize its occurrence once a year with his priests in the cathedral.”
“The bishop is the shepherd and he can use the power he has received to drive away the invisible wolves from the sheep, since Satan is like a roaring lion prowling around looking for someone to devour, and the shepherds can drive away the predator from the victim,” he concluded.
Actually, the last 3 points are assumed by the author of the article. No one knows what the liturgical method used was, except for those closely involved.
Actually, I said, “Article highlights”
An exorcism won’t work. A revival where the citizens make personal decisions to accept Christ as their Savior, is the answer. It’s the only thing that will cause their hearts to be changed. Even drug kingpins and dealers can be saved and turn their lives around.
Yeah. That’s about what you’d expect from the 14th century throwback thugocracy known as Mexico.
Instead of a functioning, modern state with efficient civil institutions to prevent the takeover of the country by an organized, hyper violent criminal class, they try incantations and rituals.
Yessirree, that oughta scare em. Narcos be selling their arsenals, their trucks, their airplanes and ranchos because...the local guy with the frumpy brown robe commanded the demons to leave.
It’s comical. These Maroons are gonna breed themselves into taking over our country?
Can they exorcize their citizens from our country back to their own? We have jails full of their demons.
It’s not demons, idiot. It’s humans who choose to do wrong.
Free will, stupid! Waving a hand and sprinkling holy water is superstition and won’t solve the problem.
With the U.S. playing the role of the Gaderene swine.
Mark 5:1-13
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Haiti also needs an serious exorcism done by the Catholic priests who are the best in the business. Haiti is allegedly Catholic but lots of voodoo and hoodoo going on and praying to dark idols with candles burning next to them. Called Santeria in Hispanic nations.
Mexico alos has a lot of satan worshiping done by drug dealers and their mass killers and their narcotrafficantes gangs and hangers on.. I knew this before Breaking Bad had this on. The Catholic priesta who exorcise Mexico are stacked up against pre-Colombian Satan worship by Aztecs and Mayans. Yes there are still Aztecs and Mayans in Mexico watered down a bit but still there.
Why don’t they just burn fish hearts like it says to do in the Catholic Bible?
Probably sending the demons to the US... that is where they send all their other trash.
Drive out the demons of socialism while they are at it.
Cool. And, when the priests finish with that, they can exorcise global warming.
Win, win...
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