It was a long series of ugly exorcism sessions. The out-front demon was strong but had a particular weakness to any mention of the Holy Spirit. Whenever the Spirit was mentioned, the demon howled. I commanded it to tell me: "Were you there at Pentecost?" The demon literally screamed. Praying the Rite of Exorcism, I asked God: "Do not let this temple of the Holy Spirit to be occupied by an unclean spirit." Again, the demon screamed.
Demons are strong. They are not mortal and cannot die, and they can take A LOT of pain. Demons are used to eons of suffering in hell. They are terrified of the final judgment, so they desperately hang on to the possessed. When they are finally cast out, it is a foretaste of their final judgment and damnation.
I had been to Lucca, Italy the previous week and brought back a first class relic of newly canonized St. Elena Guerra, thanks to the generosity of the congregation of sisters she founded: Oblates of the Holy Spirit. St. Elena is often referred to as the "Apostle of the Holy Spirit." She fervently promoted devotion to the Holy Spirit and a renewal of the Church through a new Pentecost.
In the midst of the exorcism, the Team laid the first class relic of St. Elena on the forehead on the afflicted person, again and again. I have a scale of how loud the demons scream from 1 to 5. The average in an exorcism is a 3. When it hits 5, the screams are ear-splitting. When the relic was used, it went off the scale. Shortly thereafter, demon finally left, thanks to the infinitely powerful Holy Spirit and the intercession of this new saint.
St. Elena Guerra will certainly be added to our list of "go to" saints in future exorcisms.
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