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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
Exorcist Diary #118: The Birth of Our Hope
Gerard van Honthorst's Adoration of the Shepherd After an ugly dream last night, I woke up and began feeling awful. Where did this come...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #117: Whence comes human suffering?
Flagellation of Christ by Caravaggio We received a late night text from the demons. They were taunting us: "You should have heard her sc...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #116: Protected from Demons
Daniel in the Lions' Den by Peter Paul Rubens "Julia” grew up in a good Catholic family. She went away to college and began dating a you...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #115: Slimed by Demons
St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent by Goya After a few minutes of praying, the demons manifested. They were wagging her finger...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #114: The Grace of Discernment
Rodin, Auguste: The Thinker An old exorcist once told me, "Pray for the gift of discernment to do this ministry. You'll need it." Disce...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #113: Demons of Despair
When "Gary" came in for his session, you could "cut the feeling of despair around him with a knife," it was so palpable. He had always s...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #112: Upping Your Game
Christ the Saviour (Pantokrator), a 6th-century encaustic icon from Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai. I was recently giving a tra...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #111: Satan's Ploy
Saint Raphael the Archangel by Bartolome Esteban Murillo I remember remarking to a fellow exorcist that, as a psychologist, I felt a spec...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #109: Demons of Discord
The First Mourning (Cain and Abel), William-Adophe Bouguereau During my night prayer, I experienced strong feelings of discord regarding ...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Nov 1, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #108: Our Powerful Intercessors
In our little chapel, we have several dozen relics of the saints. Depending on the situation, we will bring a few out to use during each...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Exorcist Diary #107: A Curse Lifted
A woman recently contacted us who had good reason to believe she had been cursed. We prayed over her and lifted the curse. Here is what...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Exorcist Diary #106: Halloween will be Ugly
I am starting to prepare spiritually for All Hallows' Eve. No bags of candy. No costumes. No pumpkins. As every year, it'll be ugly. ...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 17, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #105: Facing Lucifer
We spend alot of time dealing with lower ranking demons. Most people who are possessed have such lesser demons... thank God. If we get ...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #104: Satan's Minions
The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain by Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1308-1311) A husband and wife have been harassed for years by a wom...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #103: Insensitive Exorcists
A woman recently contacted me about the insensitive behavior of her exorcist. I cringed when I read it. She said the exorcist "hits me ...
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
- Oct 3, 2020
- 2 min
Exorcist Diary #102: Curses are real!
Our Lady of Revelation statue at Tre Fontane near Rome. Like many Americans, when I first began this ministry years ago, I didn't think m...
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