Exorcist Diary #340: Exorcist 'Proof' of the Resurrection

["Resurrection," Caravaggio, 1619-1620]

In the midst of the exorcism session I said, "By the power of the death and resurrection of Jesus, I command the demons to leave!" The out-front demon yelled back: "We won! We won! He didn't rise!' At that the priests in the room guffawed and I said, "This demon needs a history lesson."

An exorcism is a dramatic experience of the truth of the resurrection. For example:

+Mention of the very name of Jesus torments the demons. If Jesus was vanquished on the cross by Satan and by those who carried out Satan's plan to kill Jesus, would Jesus' name have any power over the demons?

+Demons are terrified of priests and hate the Church. When I invoke the "keys of Peter" the demons howl. The Church receives her power and authority from the risen Christ, not someone who remained dead and buried.

+In a recent exorcism we read a Gospel account of the Passion. The demons couldn't stand it and screamed, so we read it over and over again. If Satan defeated Jesus on the cross, why would the account of the Passion torment them? You would think they would rejoice.

+One of the iconic moments of every exorcism is the priest holding up a crucifix and exclaiming: "Ecce crucem domini, fugite partes adversae" (Behold the cross of the Lord, depart you evil powers). The possessed will often say it burns to look at it; demons turn away and cannot even see it. A crucifix is not a sign of Jesus' defeat, it is the sign of Satan's demise.

+Using the many Church sacramentals and holy objects torment and help to cast out the demons. Relics of the saints, the priest's stole, the scapular, the rosary, Benedictine medals and more all help to cast out demons. These sacramentals receive their power from the risen Christ and from the authority He gave to the Church.

+Ultimately, every exorcism witnesses to the victory of Christ by its casting out of Satan and his minions. The Evil One could not be cast out by someone who was defeated on the cross and lay forever among the dead.

An exorcism is a powerful witness to the truth of the resurrection. On the cross and resurrection, Jesus completely and forever vanquished the power of Satan and his minions. Participating in an exorcism, one is filled with the firm, unshakeable conviction: Jesus Christ is risen!

Shortly after that demon exclaimed "He didn't rise," it was cast out.

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A Sample of the Feedback from the 2025 Lenten Deliverance Retreat

This retreat was exactly what I needed, the prayers were so restorative, and made me crave a closer more intimate relationship to God. I want MORE! 

I felt so much peace during and after the session. It was wonderful as I also felt light. Thank you so much Msgr. Rossetti and the whole staff of St. Michael Spiritual Centre. I have been doing the “Three Rs-reject, rebuke and renounce”. It has helped me tremendously. 

Very very peaceful! God bless you all.

I have been very anxious of late due to medical issues…By the end of the session I had a sense of peace. I had a sense that God has a purpose for allowing this to happen. I had a feeling that He was right by my side wanting me to trust Him.

 Since beginning to attend the Healing and Deliverance Sessions several months ago, I have been healed and delivered of a lifetime of eating disorders: bulimia, anorexia, binge eating disorder and orthorexia. THANKS BE TO GOD! 

I always feel so much PEACE during and after the sessions. Today I was moved to tears considering our Heavenly Father’s love for me. I am praying for healing of a deep father wound, and I believe the healing has begun. 

I am so grateful for this wonderful ministry.

Lots of tears- a sense of peace and accepting that I am a Beloved Child of the Father.

When Msgr Rossetti said that Jesus would have died for me even if I were the only one to be saved that he loves me that much.. I broke down in tears and I kept crying for a few minutes.Then I felt peace and a HUGE relief. I had been severely oppresed in the last days,I couldnt go to Mass,I couldnt even pray..but that extreme darkness lifted when Msgr Rossetti said those words and they touched my heart. I think those words opened my heart to God's graces again!

Listened to the Lenten retreat last night. This morning, 14 April, I have made the decision to go for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. My last was in 2017. Due to my anger and unforgiveness I stayed away. The Good Lord has never given up on me.

Releasing soul ties or bonds I once had (and my family certainly has in the past generations) to negative attachments, previous sins, etc. was also super helpful. I literally felt lighter & just felt a sense of peace; so much peace it brought tears to my eyes.

It was awesome. Had a strong sense Holy Spirit was present strong sense of peace in my heart.

In the beginning, I just wanted to cry. I learned that I have more surrendering to do than I was aware of/childhood stuff and people that I hadn’t realized that I needed to forgive.  Thankful for the new clarity. I also learned that my experience isn’t so unusual.  I am thankful for the perspective shared of not freaking out about this but consistently praying and receiving the sacraments-drawing close to Jesus in every way possible to address these challenges and Jesus will be merciful.

This was a beautiful time to self-reflect, ask for forgiveness, and receive abundant graces.

This session was very painful to get through: the demons hated it.  I felt sick in the stomach and exhausted and was tempted to log off a few times.  Afterward, however, I felt great peace and the presence of Our Lady.  I felt like I wanted to pray the rosary & stay close to Our Lady.  I have great hope I will be eventually cured completely.

A very healing session indeed!  Thank you so much for your ministry!!

Always a prayerful & uplifting experience!

It was very restorative, as usual.  When Father named the demons, specifically, I felt a release in my heart.  Thank you.

Beginning of session, when Msgr spoke of knowing God and the love of Jesus, I felt this incredible, beautiful love go into the very depth of my heart.  I felt a release, a restoring and an incredible love that just filled my heart from the depths. So amazing & beautiful. I never knew my heart had such depth and felt such love deeply.

I had a wonderful experience.

Deep feeling of joy!

My son was diagnosed with Diabetes. It’s been so difficult for me to accept it. Fear and despair took over me. I have been crippled. I know I need to trust and surrender, but it seems impossible. Tonight after all your prayers finally something has been lifted, I feel peace and I am able to trust and hope. God is in Control. Fear is gone! Thank you ❤️ Jesus

I loved the retreat I cried alot through it lots of tears 😢 my hope it’s tears of healing 🙏  … to be part of this retreat today helped greatly to let me know I’m not alone on my journey 🙏 

This was a blessing beyond anything that I imagined.

Thank you for this ministry!  Uncontrollable tears...sobbing during the prayer to break the Freemasonic curses.  Same experience during the prayer by Fr. Amorth.  A deep sense of Peace and shear Joy at end. 

It was a beautiful prep for Holy week, so much better than I expected.  Felt healing and peace for me and and hopefully for my family that I prayed for. Such powerful prayers.  I am so grateful for this ministry

Beautiful time of prayer and recollection. Having experienced sexual abuse by my father at 5 years old, I felt a lot of ‘bubbling’ in my womb during the prayers and some ‘snapping’, as if a rope broke off inside me. I felt much more at peace with myself and managed to fully forgive my father during the session. It also helped me experience love, compassion and acceptance towards myself. Thank you very much for the wonderful work that you do at St Michael’s Centre. God bless you all.

I felt a lot of physical tension melt away and inner peace take its place.

I felt things lifting off of me and specifically when you prayed for heart walls and Jesus to enter into our hearts, I felt the biggest wave of His Joy flood into me

During the various prayers of this session, my eyes welled up with tears a few times.  Also, I felt extremely nauseous at one point…I now feel a great peace of mind and heart.

This was just the thing to help me begin Holy Week. Thank you for your ministry. I always feel so much joy and peace after participating

I had such a headache with a strong feeling of suffocation in my neck (I rarely have headaches!), weird body aches, also I felt such peace and love that I never received from my parents or friends, an unpleasant heat, and I was burping. Even after the session, I am still burping (like something wants to come out from my stomach) but I believe God will completely set me free these following days. Thank you so much, God bless you and have a blessed Easter!

Powerful Retreat! 

It was mostly with the intention of my son sitting through the entire session for the sake of inner healing. He is soooooo joyful after the retreat. He is a teen boy and for sure I know something shifted in a positive way and the healing of the inner wounds have begun. He would say he is a hopeless boy, full of fear and the list could go on and on but after the retreat, he is different. Even physically something is different in a positive way. God bless you Father and the team for the great work.

I had a strong sense of His presence and His peace. Afterwards, I was left with a deeper confidence in God, a internal joy, and a calm sense of peace--like a bubble around me.

I am so grateful.

When I named my fear of rejection. I had a overwhelming feeling a peace that came over me. I cried so hard at the prospect of finally being able to live free from that oppressive fear! As a child of divorce, and someone who my parents and the world around me never fully understood. I always felt unworthy, unloved, unvaluable. I don’t know if I’ll ever truly be able to live this side of heaven with that kind of confidence but I now know that it can exist for me and God wants me to have it. 

It was an emotionally healing time.

Halfway the prayer session the heaviness of something like depression, anxiety/fear and fatigue for not been able to sleep was lifted! I experienced healing and peace, was able to sleep in peace.

The retreat was amazing. I felt real peace and increase in faith

A powerful experience that lasted even through this morning so far. Been despondent and anxious for 4 months, looking forward to some spiritual relief and THIS retreat. The dark clouds parted yesterday, and upon waking up. No overpowering feeling of doom that was always present. 

I experienced intense crying when praying the prayers for forgiveness especially when I had to forgive my husband and myself. Thank you so much for your wonderful prayers.

I was experiencing some discouragement in life and I found myself filled with new-found hope and encouragement. I was more joy filled at the end of the session and had more peace. I really needed this retreat.

Thank you so much for the Lenten online retreat. I usually get distracted while trying to pray. However, this time I experienced a laser focus and peace. I was caught off-guard when prayers for casting out spirits of depression and anxiety occurred. A wave of nausea came over me with a feeling of passing out followed by a headache. Then, I felt like I could fall asleep; a restful sense.

I was feeling particularly tormented today and was so happy when I saw the alarm that the retreat was about to begin. I cried during the prayer of release from self-hatred and felt so peaceful. I felt so peaceful and happy at the end of the retreat, excited and feeling very energetic.

Amazing session. Felt at peace and very joyful plus I have the conviction the lord heard my prayers

I really enjoyed the retreat, as always. I attended confession for the first time in 30 years, yesterday, and I hadn’t realized how both attending and not attending all those years had affected me. I noticed during this deliverance session that I had peace of both body and spirit. It was a battle over a couple of months to go to confession and I know Jesus got me there step by step.  Thank you to you all for everything you do for us.

I felt a profound peace. 

I went to confession in the morning then attend the Lenten retreat. After the retreat I had such a peace I have not felt for a long time. For the first time in over a month I felt peace and hope. I suffer from many traumas, depression & anxiety as well in financially dire position. 

I have been attending now over 2 years and have experienced gentle touches of deliverance during prayers and have coughed my way through a few sessions, as well. I know they work. I’m living experience of the power of the Catholic Church’s Deliverance & Healing Ministry, including the Sacramental Life of the Church. I’m so happy to be Catholic! I’m so happy you all came into my life!

I praise God for all He has done through your ministry during the online retreat! I have received so many Graces. I was asking for healing and deliverance from Chronic Fatigue, Brain fog, Chronic Viral infection and food allergies. While the last two things would require tests to show a change I can testify that the debilitating fatigue has greatly diminished, and the brain fog has lifted!! Praise God!!!I am so grateful to God

I was moved to tears. I felt healing. 

Loved every minute!! Very informative and most of all spiritually full. Experienced cleansing tears and relief of some anxiety associated with prayers for my adult children. Thank you!!

This was a wonderful experience. A very healing experience. The prayers were beautiful and I will be joining again next month.

The SMC teachings are now a routine, needed, relied upon, and necessary part of my spiritual life. I deeply thank God for Msgr Rossetti & all at SMC. I studied the 14 rules of Saint Ignatius & SMC brings it all into a more practical spiritual reality. The spiritual defense is so needed right now I don't know truly do not know where I would be without the monthly SMC prayer sessions for myself family and generations past and future. God bless all.

Some burping and nausea during the Latin deliverance prayers and some other prayers around then ..... but much much peace.   Incredibly peaceful; thanks be to God's mercy thru Jesus and Mary.

I realized that what I needed was to forgive myself.  I also was able to pray against generational spirits in my family of birth and for healing of the relationship with my adult son.  THANK YOU FOR THIS TREMENDOUS MINISTRY OF MERCY FOR US.

This time really suits us here in Ireland. 🇮🇪 Absolutely powerful.. as a wife & mother I had the retreat on in the kitchen, in the car, the supermarket, going around in my hoodie, and everyplace I went yesterday. God’s blessings spilling out into the community…God bless you all

Very peaceful with several insights into my behavior

It was incredible. I felt Joy and Peace, and especially totally secure in the Love of God, and his power of healing in his time.

I feel so grateful to God for calling me to this retreat.  What an amazing experience.  So many times I felt the power of the Holy Spirit working.