Exorcist Diary #363: Is Evil Winning?

["St. Michael and the Angels at War with the Devil," Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1448]

This life has often been described as a spiritual combat between good and evil. In recent days, it appears that evil is winning...

Innocent children were recently shot in church while they prayed. A faith-filled young husband and father was publicly assassinated. Almost daily there are inexplicable shootings of innocent people followed by shooter suicides. As I write this, there is yet another shooting of innocent people in church while they were praying. And more...

The rolls of those practicing the Faith have steadily declined. Statues of demons are appearing in public. Witchcraft and the occult, unthinkable a short time ago, is now increasingly normalized. Its practitioners are rising exponentially. The family is under attack. The list of evil's "triumphs" seems long.

The Exorcist, in the ancient Rite of Exorcism, tells the demons: "Why, then, do you stand and resist, knowing ... that Christ the Lord brings your plans to nothing?" Further on he adds: "The longer you delay [leaving the afflicted person], the heavier your punishment shall be." The demons are reminded that at the end time, they will be judged not only for rejecting God, but also for all the suffering they have inflicted on others. Demons are rightly terrified of the final judgment.

In reality, there is no battle. Satan likes to think of himself as equal to God. He likes to think there is a real battle. But against God, this mere created angelic being is dust. St. Michael himself reminded Lucifer of this cosmic inequality: "Quis ut Deus?" [Who is like God?]. The answer, of course, is "no one". God is one and He alone is the Almighty.

But, in a stunning unexpected twist, God does not "win" by projecting his power and authority. This Satan cannot understand or fathom. Satan rules his dark kingdom as a merciless tyrant. Instead, God "wins" by his humility, service and love. He bows down to help us, and even offered his Son on the Cross. Satan wanted Jesus killed and thought he would triumph with Jesus' assassination. But it was precisely in this loving self-sacrifice that Satan was definitively and permanently defeated.

Everything Satan does is self-defeating. Evil, by its very nature, is self-defeating. The Rite of Exorcism again reminds Satan: "It is futile to resist His will. It is hard for you to kick against the goad." As exemplified in the crucifixion of Jesus, whatever Satan does actually redounds to his defeat. Simply put, he cannot win. He has already lost. In fact, it was never a battle. Creatures do not defeat their Creator.

Most importantly, God gives us His personal example of how we are to "win". We "win" by serving. We "win" by our humility. We "win" by our loving self-sacrifice. God teaches us this by His own example, and it is his most important lesson.

The only battle left is for our souls. Will we serve in humility like our God or arrogantly dominate like Satan? Will we choose to love or to hate? God grant us the grace to choose wisely.

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Survey Feedback from 8 Sept 2025

St. Michael Center Online Deliverance Session

The session was spiritual armor.

This particular session I devoted prayers for my son's healing of sex addiction, and a history of child abuse from a nanny. I thought I could never forgive myself for that happening, but went to confession Sat. before your session and after the session I no longer sobbed or felt like a bad mother. Thank you.

I feel much more at peace now and accepting of Christ in my heart.

I am going through a difficult situation with my marriage, divorce is on the horizon; I have been overcome with anxiety and fear for the future. But after the deliverance session, I am at peace with God's will for my husband and I.

A powerful cleansing experience! I feel like evil was pressure washed away.

This and the last prayer session left me with a sense of peace that I can't really describe, many thanks for all who do God's work

These sessions give me a sense of hope for healing of my emotional problems.

This morning I released an addiction. I kid you not. I've tried before and was miserable. It was so easy. I have no anxiety about it whatsoever. After 53 years. Absolutely thrilled.

I just recently returned to the Catholic Church after 25 years…It was really beautiful. I loved that they had the Rosary before the session…I was in the new age movement a long time and only recently some negative manifesting happened. I hope these sessions will help me heal.

I felt peace, emotional healing and reassurance during the session.

Finally feel free of unforgiveness toward abuser

I began the session with fatigue and a headache (natural causes, not demonic). By the time it had ended I felt so much better. I was energized and my headache was almost entirely gone…

This ministry is such a blessing. THANK YOU!!!

Wonderful prayer session as always! I was even able to have my teenager and husband sit in on it. Something I have been inviting them to do for many months - maybe years! A real blessing to us all.

I am filled with peace and hope following tonight's session.

These sessions, daily mass and rosary are my lifeline in a 40+ year abusive marriage. I grew up in a violent alcoholic home and my spouse is also an alcoholic. God bless you…

I feel serene after the prayer time and really appreciate it!

I teared up when I forgave people during the prayer. Overall, I felt a sense of peace during the prayer session.

I felt very peaceful and relaxed. My anxiety level decreased. I felt so much love from Jesus. I have been attending these for about 2 years now…my eyes have been opened to things going on and things I've have been blind to and healing I needed to pursue (and am doing).

I feel so much uplifting spiritually in my difficulty phase of life.

Such a powerful experience!

I have a sleepless night before the deliverance, heavy and foggy head and felt heavy in my chest…I felt lighter, blessed and forgiven after the deliverance. Thank you and your staff. God bless you all.

I am grateful for these sessions please don't ever stop doing them they are absolutely amazing and helpful.

Today was quite different. I felt the strong presence of God and the embrace of Our Mother Mary. There was that sure sense that God heard my prayers followed by unexplained joy and peace that was beyond normal.

So inspiring!

I am grateful for these sessions. I feel God’s Love a little bit after thinking he hates me.

Words cannot express how thankful I am for this invaluable ministry. I've attended each session for years. I grew up in an Italian family that mixed Catholicism with evil eye stuff. I married a man that had no faith and drank. Never thought we could get out from under the oppression. Slowly - very very slowly- and that is the key here - I could feel the oppression lift. He now comes to church and decided to stop drinking. My adult children have gone back to our beloved Church. God Bless

Helped me with the pain of drug addicted daughter and grandchild.

The prayers are incredible and freeing.

I and my family have been struck in a toxic loop of troubles, sickness, lack of career and financial instability. I came to this deliverance session seeking help to overcome this. I feel better after the session…Thank you so much.

I have deep wounds from my dad and my life growing up. The deliverance prayers were so comforting and the message that I am loved was deeply comforting…Thank you and God bless your ministry.

It was great my wife and I always look forward to it. It puts happiness and joy in my life.

Every session now seems to be more about joy in Christ. When I first started, I felt so burdened by fear. Now, the sessions make me feel lifted, loved, and protected. I am very grateful!

I absolutely loved it! I felt connected to Father and to the prayers he was praying over all of us watching. We are all broken in some way and to know how the Lord repairs all this brokenness is so comforting.

Thank you so very much! My mother was a medium who cursed me with a demonic spirit that I have become aware of its intention, direction, MO, and helps me to forgive her which has been so difficult, but being aware of…this, gives me the desire to access a closer walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Felt at peace, and a sense of community with all those praying.

I can't explain it, but these prayers have changed my life, changed me, changed everything I do. I am not a cradle catholic and came to this powerful faith 2 years ago after so many wrong turns. These prayers are helping heal all the damage my poor life choices had caused. I still am working on many things but I have peace and I have never had peace. Jesus is always the answer.

Felt love. Acceptance.

I do feel more peace and hope…You all are a Gift.

This was very moving in a most uplifting way. I feel free. Then tears were rolling down my cheeks and peace enveloped me. Thank you, Jesus and

Mama Mary for your love. Grateful to you Msgr. Rossetti and your staff.

Really needed this, it’s been a rough as of late.

St. Michael Center for Spiritual renewal is God sent!

I've been able to withstand and be resilient and experience peace and trust in the Lord in the face of really challenging times with my children. Thank you so much for these effective prayers and blessings!

I feel very cleansed, and relaxed.

Wonderful session.

The sessions are invaluable to me…I have a high level of self-loathing and the sessions restore a sense of peace and give me hope.

I experience Peace and more Peace... Joy! I feel recharged to proceed in God's Will.

My Mother’s maternal lines are hardcore Idolators so I have found refuge in the Lord and especially in the Holy Catholic Church. Love you all and thank you MSGR. Rossetti…

I felt a calm I have not felt in a long time. Thank you. My father and his parents were Masons. I have always felt a "wall" with my relationship with God. No matter how many prayers I offered, it was like they were blocked. I know this will help break down the walls.

Wonderful. Praise God for the Monsignor and all of the staff. God bless you all!

I came feeling exhausted, defeated and had allergies throughout the session. Used dozens of tissues and yawned throughout the session. I feel better now than I have in weeks.

I have been praying your monthly sessions for 3 years. This session I experienced deep peace and gratitude. am so thankful to God for the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal…It was consoling to join others in prayer ,a renewed sense of hope in the Lord…

I felt Love and Peace, as well as affirmation. It was like coming home.

It has been a long journey, but this session [is] the best. My family and myself are healing little by little. Makes me think of spirits I may have and unforgiveness that needs to be perpetual until anger gone from my heart.

Recently I have been going through a lot of stress about where I’m going to live, trying to close a house deal and dealing with not very nice landlords. During the latin prayers I felt the heaviness lifting and leaving.

I felt peace! When Monseigneur Rossetti said the prayer to cast out the demons of lethargy, I was snapped to attention. I love these sessions every month.

As soon as we finished the 6:30EST Rosary and you began deliverance prayers, my jaw, which has been incredibly sore and swollen with TMJ pain and salivary gland stones was healed.

During the session, at first I was yawning a lot. Then as the prayers were happening during the Latin prayers. I had this sense of the blessed virgin Mary…Then in one of the prayers towards the end, I sensed a lifting a small burp/ feeling of freedom and release.

The deliverance session gave me peace and hope and courage to be the light of Jesus

everywhere I go.

I feel much better. During the prayers I felt afraid, agitated and my throat was very tight and my mind was wandering. I feel lighter and my chest feels freer like I can breathe easier.

Loved it! So much peace!

Had body quick jerky movements in head back and forth when Father saying prayer casting out. Forward in chair than when stopped body slumped back. This was my first prayer service with the Center…the prayers and deliverance were directed to

my core spiritual needs. Thank you.

Wonderful. Praise God for the Monsignor and all of the staff. God bless you all!

I have been coming to these sessions on and off for a few years and my life has slowly but surely improved over this time. Not anything earth-shattering, just a slow and steady move in the direction of a better life. Thank you!

During the prayers Fr said in Latin my tears just flowed (I don’t know why) suffering with medically diagnosed illness but offer all to Jesus for priests. Fiat!

Prayer like this in a community setting has been helpful in settling my heart and soul. Thank you so much.

It was absolutely beautiful, incredible, deeply moving!I was very tired and full of anxiety before the session began, but halfway through the rosary I

felt a calmness and peace and no anxiety so I could concentrate and meditate in prayer during the session.

I experienced a sudden tiredness and could barely keep my eyes open. I knew that I could muscle through it and did and by the time the session was over, the tiredness was gone and I continue to feel peace in my soul.

During certain prayers I unexpectantly was tearing up…

I rarely if ever get headaches. I had a headache through much of the day today and

experienced extreme lethargy throughout the Deliverance session. At the very end when I doused myself with holy water I immediately started to feel better.

I feel like God wants to heal me. This is a new feeling

I started a novena to Mary of knots for 54 days for the conversion of my son…who has

addictions…I was so happy that the deliverance session. After we finished I felt a heaviness lifted up and peace surrounded me.

Awesomely holy - thank you

I have sensed a spirit of depression and sadness creeping upon me in the last few days. But tonight I have felt this leave me and I feel renewed in my faith and hope!

I experienced during one of the prayers…a burp followed by sour taste in my mouth, then another. They went away. Recognize I am harboring resentment & anger…

Wonderful. Gods graces are so powerful. Truly felt his presence and healing.

It’s been a few months since I participated in a deliverance session..I have been experiencing spiritual dryness and sloth…today I had to fight with myself to pray the rosary and participate in the session…I cried through the whole session…cleansing tears of joy…a new start…

It was great, very powerful…

After logging on during the rosary, I immediately felt a peace. I welled up with tears a few times during the deliverance prayers and now I feel lighter and more positive.

Each month this is a spiritually uplifting experience for me.

I am tempted everyday to simply cut ties with my family, but through tonight's prayers, I surrendered this fracture to Jesus. I also remembered past sins that I needed to bring to confession. Thank you Jesus!

During the generational prayer I felt a choking sensation but by the third time we said the response it went away. Felt a peace afterwards.

Before starting my anxiety was very high. Just an unsettling feeling, I almost didn’t attend. I’m very happy that I did and I’m happy to say I’m relaxed now at peace.

I was involved in the witchcraft, the occult, & New Age practices like reiki and yoga before I knew that it was demonic. I have confessed and repented of all of it but still sometimes feel attachments and occult temptations. My relationship with the church has been a bumpy one,but I'm still trying to be a faithful Catholic. Tonight was encouraging- especially everything he said about perseverance.

This was my first time attending. I was emotionally moved during many of the prayers…it almost felt like (I’m sure it was the Holy Spirit) you knew what I am struggling with and were praying for me personally.

Lots of tears during today’s session. Especially when Saint Carlo Acutis was mentioned. Also a deep sense of peace

My family and I have been plagued by demons. I have suffered attacks, injuries, damage and isolation. The prayers have slowly had tremendous effect and led me to pray an hour to several hours daily

Always an amazing experience.

I have had many, many hardships over the past years and these sessions are a huge comfort to me and remind me of God's love and generosity.

Wow, this was THE most powerful session I've attended EVER! I ended up losing power THREE times by the time the live stream ended…God was absolutely in my apartment with me tonight fighting the EVIL that surrounded me! The energy was swirling all around me and I was calm and focused and determined to glorify GOD's name! Wow wow wow.

Feeling stronger after every session as I take authority over childhood hurts & spiritual attacks.

I am converting, as well as my daughter and husband. I've felt attacked lately…The only time I felt relief was at my OCIA class and Mass. I was glad to have participated in tonight's prayerfor deliverance. I feel better.

The love of the Lord was so present.

I fell sound asleep and woke up just as you were giving the final blessing. It was odd but likely some spirits got chased off. Thank you Msgr Rossetti, thank you, thank you, thank you.

I felt like a heavy burden had been lifted.

I was not prepared for what happened when Msgr. prayed in Latin. After a few seconds, very dark thoughts flooded my mind and I felt like I need to immediately flee the session. Run. It was as if something came over me. My heart raced and I felt sick. It took a lot of effort for me to stay. Afterward, I felt a release, lighter, and woke up without a knot in my stomach — the first time in years.

It's hard to describe the relief I feel, but I cannot thank you enough for doing these!

This was very cleansing for me tonight. I was in great need of deliverance. I feel like a weight has been lifted and I have forgiven a few people in my life. I gave them over to God.

This was my first time experiencing an online event like this. It was truly incredible and life changing.

Earlier today I was on the brink of despair, really thinking of just giving up on life due to intense medical problems. The deliverance session lifted that dark cloud.

Thank you.I definitely felt lighter! I have been struggling for the last two years with an estrangement with my only brother. God is using this situation to bring a lot of awareness to the wounds that have been there for decades. I am learning for the first time what it truly means to trust God.

I felt a strong presence of the Holy Spirit, God’s love, and spiritual healing.

I really appreciated the emphasis on forgiving and praying for others which is something I need to keep working on. Towards the end I almost felt a nauseous feeling or butterflies in my stomach and tears come to my eyes.

Thank you for this amazing experience

Before this session, I started to feel nauseous and weak. I almost did not do the prayers. By the end of this session all feelings were gone!

I am very blessed for this experience, I know in my heart that like you say layer by layer, great things are happening, My daughter who is away from the church recently prayed the Angelus with us on her birthday.

I have anxiety and this helps me to feel at peace.

I thank dear Lord for this prayer session…the peace I got is amazing, I haven't had such piece for a very long time. My back pain is gone and the stress that was lately ruining me is gone.

This was my first time tonight, and it was amazing! I cried through most of it! But I also felt the presence of God's love and mercy.

Amazing experience, being able to surrender yourself to Jesus, having him break all the ties to the unholy habits that burden us so much.

My husband and adult son joined me. Later in the session a few more of my children were able to attend…We have felt the results of generational occult practices and freemasonry and these sessions have been healing our family. Thank you for this ministry.

It was the most peace I have had inside my head in awhile…I am so very thankful for this experience…and truly for the first time, realized God’s immense love for me and maybe I am not so bad. Thank you

As you prayed tonight, I had deep peace then joy…I am being delivered of so much.

My husband and I have been praying with these deliverance sessions for years…we love them because we feel that they are helping us to let go of years of unforgiveness and bringing healing to us from dysfunctional family origins that we brought into our marriage.

Tonight I was so excited before the session began - I was laughing because few things make you feel that good.

I especially was affected by casting out the demon of self hatred. Thank You Father.

I felt a powerful force trying to get me to stop participating. I rebuked that feeling and trusted in Jesus and finished.

I felt a great sense of peace over me during the prayers!Tonight, my 3rd session, was powerful and wonderful…I cried from the child of God prayer, to

the end but they were healing tears. I have severe ADD/ADHD and stay pretty disappointed in myself. I struggle with so many weaknesses due to that and give into them so often, procrastination, constant distractions …

This session was beautiful and I am excited to see what the Lord will do.

The forgiveness prayers and the detachment from unholy relationships in the past are just so relieving.

I began to tear up with good tears. I can’t describe the feeling, but it was a good feeling…It was life changing.

Precious, ever precious and powerful.

What made the biggest impact on me was the forgiveness portion - I have been harboring and repeatedly turning over in my mind a series of incidences from the past, even the distant past, and I (finally) realized that I needed to forgive the perpetrators and just move on.

During this session, I belched a lot, especially during the Latin prayer. I even vomited strange saliva and almost fainted. I came on feeling incredible pain in my heart from my son. He directs his anger towards me… as Father prayed the knot in my stomach left me, then the heaviness in my heart and the pounding headache. I felt free, strengthened in the Lord, and given a clear vision of how to proceed. It was amazing relief…

These deliverance prayers for myself and my family give me hope for them.

Thank you for the healing on anger and anxiety. I keep saying I forgive others but I wondered if I really did. Childhood memories are a real struggle for me.

When dealing with family generational issues, i kept feeling like something was peeling off me several times ... then came peace .... glory to God

I’m so grateful to you all. Family discord and unforgiveness of myself are two difficulties in my life and both were prayed over.

It was fabulous!

I felt this huge weight took off my shoulders that I’ve been carrying for very long time.

The Lord brought up one person that I didn’t even realize consciously that I needed to forgive and ask forgiveness. There is a sense of peace and a cleansing.

I feel such a lightness and joy! I am a daughter of God and he loves me. I’ve had such

overwhelming feelings of being unlovable but that is gone.

I felt comforted and felt God’s forgiveness and love. I felt a sense of reprieve from my worry about my sons…

Inspirational & calming

…as soon as I sprinkled my place with holy water I started hearing sounds, especially at night. It felt unnatural and I knew something was wrong because it only started after the holy water. I started to pray and remembered the “3 R’s”, as soon as I rebuked, renounced and rejected the evil spirits it stopped almost immediately.

I felt so overwhelmed with God's grace and mercy. Almost the entire time when I said the prayer I felt how much God loves me. I just lost a brother [and have] been having so much financial pressure with having my sister and mother sick. I was reduced to tears most of the time during this session. After this particular session, I felt that I was finally at peace.

Loved it!! Had chills the whole time!

I felt like a dark cloud lifted off me after the prayers, and I can think more clearly.

I am alone since I lost my apartment…you dear people through all the prayers have given me HOPE !!!

It’s always such a blessing to be a part of this faithful community each month…I’m so grateful to learn more and more each time I attend these Deliverance sessions.

Thank you, it was a session full of blessings and many graces. Vomited again, this time more than before and felt a lot better after the session. Thank you. God bless you all.

After 2 years, I finally feel free of overwhelming temptations and bad thoughts…I bought the Ouija Board and used it. Within no time my kids…started seeing ghosts. The house started making strange sounds. This has plagued me and my kids for a long time. These sessions have helped me. I’m a practicing Catholic who has confessed this situation.

In the first couple of sessions I had reactions to the Freemason and Generational spirits prayers. I had been told by my Dad before he died that we had freemasons in the family…It’s been quite a journey. I’ve been emotionally healed in so many ways…and while I still suffer from all the related health issues that these curses bring I believe that’ll come I was drawn to this…because of some past trauma in my family and my concern for my children… When Monsignor Rossetti said that he was "cutting the cords...", it did feel like a release of something around my arms and chest. I am so grateful to feel freedom.

This evening was my first time. I was amazed and grateful how the tightness in my chest disappeared, my jaw relaxed, and my fear left me. I didn't even realize it until we started to ask Jesus to help us to believe it. It was an emotional moment for me. Thanks be to God for this gift of healing and thank this ministry for facilitating it.

I’ve been in a weakened state where I find it very difficult to pray or attend Mass, and I’ve fallen back into some sinful habits. After attending this prayer session not only did I feel re-energized, but also some intense pain in my neck and shoulders I’ve been carrying disappeared!

Surprising feeling of peace. I'd forgotten that feeling…This is my favorite thing.

God continues to heal me through this ministry. I have suffered a lifetime of pain and trauma through my family of origin, my 1st marriage, my healing from the divorce and annulment, marriage in The Catholic Church.

The prayers were beautiful and felt very powerful in my soul. I was crying and smiling at the same time.