![]() ![]() This is probably what happened with the man who had the unclean spirit in the synagogue, that Jesus cured in today’s gospel.ĭemons can not stand the name of Jesus, let alone be in his presence. Tarot cards, mediums, fortune tellers, voodoo, Wicca, witchcraft, the occult, or any other fascination with the spirit world, or the dead, can attract and encourage evil spirits.Įven if a person did these things out of fun when they were a child or a teenager many years ago, a demon can lie hidden inside a person, undetected for a long time. No one should ever play with Ouija board games, because this is a well-known way that demons are invited into the world. Involuntary demonic possessions can occur, but most of the time a person has done something to encourage the evil spirits. If you speak with any official exorcist in the Catholic church, they will tell you that demons do not usually take possession of a person without their permission. The demons inside the man recognized that Jesus was the son of God, and cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!” This man may have for all appearances sake, seemed as normal as you and I, but underneath his external appearances, a demon lay hidden inside of him. ![]() In the gospel reading today, Jesus was preaching in the synagogue while a man with an unclean spirit was listening. ![]()
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