7 WAYS DEMONS HARASS US🇻🇦
Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
The lowest level of demonic involvement in our lives is "temptation". Demons tempt everyone. God allows this for our sanctification. The next level up in their evil involvement is "harassment." Many people are subject to demonic harassment. Most of the time it is so disguised that people do not realize it is demons who are the cause.
After years of ministering to people who are victims of demonic harassment, we can identify some common types. It is important not to see a demonic cause for every negative event in life. Bad things happen to us all. But it is just as important to recognize when the Evil One is harassing us & to respond properly.
Here are seven common types of demonic harassment. No doubt, there are many more
1. IMPEDING HOLY MINISTRY/WORKS
Satan will target particularly holy works & ministries which directly interfere with his evil plans. For example, a woman in the pro-life movement shared with us a long series of inexplicable impediments to her holy work. The demons hate the pro-life movement & target it for special harassment. Another woman spoke to us of her holy work with minorities & oppressed peoples. Whenever she tried to work, she was inexplicably overcome with an intense lethargy. Deliverance prayers lifted this lethargy & thus revealed its demonic source.
2. BLOCKING IMPORTANT HUMAN CONNECTIONS
In all of our lives, there are important human connections. The demons will try to manipulate, impair or block these connections. For example, a young possessed woman's relationship with her loving father was a key to her liberation. The demons regularly sent false emails, imitating either the daughter or the father, to deceive& destroy this relationship. They were unsuccessful! Similarly, a priest exorcist tried to contact me about a difficult case for which he wanted some assistance. Both of our phones were working fine but our connection was inexplicably cut ten times in a row. It lifted after deliverance prayers were said.
3. DESTROYING FAMILIES
In these days, the family is one of Satan's primary targets. The demons do all sorts of deceptions to break apart the family. One of their harassments is to sow distrusting or exaggerated negative thoughts in the minds of family members. A good antidote to this is a regular family rosary. Praying together & also maintaining good communication are important in defeating Satan's sowing seeds of discord.
4. FINANCIAL DISTRESS
The demons will target certain families, especially those who are the subject of financial curses, for ongoing financial harassment. Unexpected expenses continually crop up and/or income mysteriously disappears. Despite a solid income the family is always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Such situations are not the result of bad financial management but rather a continuing bizarre series of negative financial events. Some families are able to trace these difficulties to a parent or relative who intentionally cursed their finances & said, "You will never have anything."
5. IMPEDING MASS ATTENDANCE & OTHER SACRED SACRAMENTS & PRAYERS
One possessed woman can never seem to get to Mass on Sunday. As she prepares to leave the house, something unexpected comes up or she suddenly starts to feel ill, & then stays home. Other people complain that they try to go to confession but a myriad of strange events hinders them from doing so. It is obvious why Satan would focus his harassment on people receiving these most efficacious holy sacraments.
Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
The lowest level of demonic involvement in our lives is "temptation". Demons tempt everyone. God allows this for our sanctification. The next level up in their evil involvement is "harassment." Many people are subject to demonic harassment. Most of the time it is so disguised that people do not realize it is demons who are the cause.
After years of ministering to people who are victims of demonic harassment, we can identify some common types. It is important not to see a demonic cause for every negative event in life. Bad things happen to us all. But it is just as important to recognize when the Evil One is harassing us & to respond properly.
Here are seven common types of demonic harassment. No doubt, there are many more
1. IMPEDING HOLY MINISTRY/WORKS
Satan will target particularly holy works & ministries which directly interfere with his evil plans. For example, a woman in the pro-life movement shared with us a long series of inexplicable impediments to her holy work. The demons hate the pro-life movement & target it for special harassment. Another woman spoke to us of her holy work with minorities & oppressed peoples. Whenever she tried to work, she was inexplicably overcome with an intense lethargy. Deliverance prayers lifted this lethargy & thus revealed its demonic source.
2. BLOCKING IMPORTANT HUMAN CONNECTIONS
In all of our lives, there are important human connections. The demons will try to manipulate, impair or block these connections. For example, a young possessed woman's relationship with her loving father was a key to her liberation. The demons regularly sent false emails, imitating either the daughter or the father, to deceive& destroy this relationship. They were unsuccessful! Similarly, a priest exorcist tried to contact me about a difficult case for which he wanted some assistance. Both of our phones were working fine but our connection was inexplicably cut ten times in a row. It lifted after deliverance prayers were said.
3. DESTROYING FAMILIES
In these days, the family is one of Satan's primary targets. The demons do all sorts of deceptions to break apart the family. One of their harassments is to sow distrusting or exaggerated negative thoughts in the minds of family members. A good antidote to this is a regular family rosary. Praying together & also maintaining good communication are important in defeating Satan's sowing seeds of discord.
4. FINANCIAL DISTRESS
The demons will target certain families, especially those who are the subject of financial curses, for ongoing financial harassment. Unexpected expenses continually crop up and/or income mysteriously disappears. Despite a solid income the family is always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Such situations are not the result of bad financial management but rather a continuing bizarre series of negative financial events. Some families are able to trace these difficulties to a parent or relative who intentionally cursed their finances & said, "You will never have anything."
5. IMPEDING MASS ATTENDANCE & OTHER SACRED SACRAMENTS & PRAYERS
One possessed woman can never seem to get to Mass on Sunday. As she prepares to leave the house, something unexpected comes up or she suddenly starts to feel ill, & then stays home. Other people complain that they try to go to confession but a myriad of strange events hinders them from doing so. It is obvious why Satan would focus his harassment on people receiving these most efficacious holy sacraments.
6. HARASSING OUR TECHNOLOGY
Demons have a special focus on obstructing technology, particularly when it is used for sacred purposes. At SMC, we regularly experience this. For example, our monthly deliverance sessions, attended by thousands, are ALWAYS harassed in different ways each month. However, we always manage to get it done. Our computers are sometimes blocked from connecting to our website & APP, or APPs to record our social media videos are inexplicably not functioning. I regularly receive notes from people who cannot register for our sessions or pray with our videos, even though thousands of others can do so. Some of these are normal technical glitches, but others have a preternatural cause.
7. OVERT HARASSMENT.
Sometimes the demons drop the disguise and overtly harass people. In exorcism sessions, they will throw crucifixes across the room. They will send harassing texts or make bogus phone calls to the afflicted, team members, family members & exorcists. They will break religious objects such as rosary beads or statues. Loud bangs and other noises are sometimes heard. People are invisibly pushed down stairs or touched or scratched or bruised. Warning notes are etched on mirrors. Satanic symbols suddenly appear on the afflicted person's body. These occur and many more. With overt harassment, the demons are trying to incite fear and/or dominance. They want to distract or dissuade an exorcist or the afflicted person from continuing the exorcism or other holy actions.
With hidden or overt harassment, there is always a goal. Satan & his minions do not do "random." But it is obvious that the Evil One is chained. If he was not, he could easily control & destroy any human being or thwart any project. As Scripture tells us: Jesus is the one who overcomes the "strong man" & "takes away the armor on which he relied" (Lk 11:22). Thus, with Satan chained, we always manage to get the job done, although it takes a bit of persistence & faith. God uses this harassment to strengthen our trust & faith in Him.
In response to demonic harassment, we (1) trust in God; (2) exercise patience; (3) offer deliverance prayers (4) Rosary & Confessions
At times, the Evil One might seem to have the upper hand, but it is not so. Jesus is Lord & He ALWAYS wins!
Demons have a special focus on obstructing technology, particularly when it is used for sacred purposes. At SMC, we regularly experience this. For example, our monthly deliverance sessions, attended by thousands, are ALWAYS harassed in different ways each month. However, we always manage to get it done. Our computers are sometimes blocked from connecting to our website & APP, or APPs to record our social media videos are inexplicably not functioning. I regularly receive notes from people who cannot register for our sessions or pray with our videos, even though thousands of others can do so. Some of these are normal technical glitches, but others have a preternatural cause.
7. OVERT HARASSMENT.
Sometimes the demons drop the disguise and overtly harass people. In exorcism sessions, they will throw crucifixes across the room. They will send harassing texts or make bogus phone calls to the afflicted, team members, family members & exorcists. They will break religious objects such as rosary beads or statues. Loud bangs and other noises are sometimes heard. People are invisibly pushed down stairs or touched or scratched or bruised. Warning notes are etched on mirrors. Satanic symbols suddenly appear on the afflicted person's body. These occur and many more. With overt harassment, the demons are trying to incite fear and/or dominance. They want to distract or dissuade an exorcist or the afflicted person from continuing the exorcism or other holy actions.
With hidden or overt harassment, there is always a goal. Satan & his minions do not do "random." But it is obvious that the Evil One is chained. If he was not, he could easily control & destroy any human being or thwart any project. As Scripture tells us: Jesus is the one who overcomes the "strong man" & "takes away the armor on which he relied" (Lk 11:22). Thus, with Satan chained, we always manage to get the job done, although it takes a bit of persistence & faith. God uses this harassment to strengthen our trust & faith in Him.
In response to demonic harassment, we (1) trust in God; (2) exercise patience; (3) offer deliverance prayers (4) Rosary & Confessions
At times, the Evil One might seem to have the upper hand, but it is not so. Jesus is Lord & He ALWAYS wins!
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