The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-04
CASTING OUT DEVILS.
Minute Descriptions OF the Operation, by 4
Believer.

Believer.
The possessed woman OF Gif is cured
now. not BY the doctors, who were I'M
aole to do anything for her. but by the
theological science of the cure OF the
parish and the firmness eff Noass-aur
Soux. Bishop OF Versailles. which
shows that exorcism has its reasons for
existence and that possession" Is as
real as hysteria. As matter Of fact.
the church has never laid down her
arms in the presence o: the devils
There are four principal signs through
which the possessed one IS recognized.
First. no known remedy relieves him;
second. he spsaksof incidents and facts
oeTond his natural reach. and which
nobody has revealed 70 him: third he
foretelis events and speaks several Tan
gua-es unknown TO him before his
affection; fourth. in the presence CT =
priest and at sacred ceremonies h
tremoles, suffers pain, writhes and
blasphenes.
The Catholic priests, and especially
the Doninicans, have. from away back.
practiced excrcisIn. According 70 the
canons the exorcist belongs 20 one OF
the minor orders which precede the
priesthood Hemust be humble of heart
IN his ministry, and, if he operates with
any thought OF display. he risks FOR
himself the contagion of the evil spirits
that still reTaain TO be east ont.
Ordinarily the ceremony takes place
in the church in the presence of the
faithful assembled at prayer, particu-
larry 1T the feasts of the Nativity, of
the Resurrection, OF the Ascension. of
Pentecost, of the Virgin Mary, and of
the Apostles. After the morning mass.
to which the possessed one assists. the
exorcist puts on the surplice and assists
the priest who puts on the vioiet-colorcd
cope, the symbol of the pains of pur~
gatory. The patient who has con-
fessed then approaches. A stole is
passed around his neck to tie the devils
that have become the masters OF his
body. Then the sign OF the cross is
made upon him and he is sprinklci
with the holy water. In Latin the
devil is commanded to tell his name,
to say whether or not he is alone. and
why he is there. Finally he is ordered
to depart. TIE COMPUTATION in any
other language. and especially in He
brew, is useless Hebrew is reserved
for Satan himself
The Flagellum dGmonum contains
the most complete formulas of exor-
cism, consisting of well known PRAYERS
mingled with the most ancient and the
strangest appellations of God, such as
Oh, Adonal Tetragrammaton, and 9TH
ers, which come in part from Chnldea,
from Phosnecia, and from Greece The
words are supposed TO possess in them
selves a certain power of evocation OF
celestial virtues which terrifv the in
fernal legions. The words of Christ.
according 10 Saint Matthew. 1, 2, 3,
are the most in use to drive out evil
spirits.
Ii the demon does not retire imme-
diately, the exorcist takes painted
image representing him and throws it
into the consecra ted fire along with
incense, rue and sulphur with strong
mystic odors, intending to prove by
this act that he will send the evil
spirit back into his natural element,
hell. This done. he places upon the
head of the possessed one the Book. the
Relics. the Crucifix, and sometimes
even the Host, the last and invincible
remedy. According to the authority
of certain demonographs, the devil
then comes out through the nose Of
the patient.
In the ancient monastcries they made
the exorcist carry upon his person GER
tain amulets containing protective
formulas. Sometimes these formulas,
written upon pieces OF parchment, were
swallowed In the process OF digestion
the exorcism was accomplished with
out fatigue.
In our days exorcism has taken ref
uge in La Trappa. The clergy are
somewhat averse TO it, while at the
same time they do not refuse TO admit
it. The man who breaks the spells is
very old But the devils east out By
the good monks are reduced To the tor
Inenting OF animals. Pigs are their
favorites. Then the old spell smasher
whips them with beads and sprinlzles
them with holy water. and the pigs re-
cover and become happy, because the
devils go away.
j. X. Huvsmans has been able to |
speak de visu OF the power of demons
and the efficacitv of exorcisms. More /
over the eminent writer was well ac-
uuainted with one of the most learned
pliers OF his time. the Able /
Boullan, who ran through hell in his /
l. f.4 ~
ha nds.
Either at the Church of Saneipt or
the Church Of Senneville | received 1
this curious document from NJ Gilbert 4
Thierry- the author OF ''Une |
Anne en- Peine." The cure of Fetises- /
Dalles, in curing the possessed. says a /
special mass. called the red mass" or 1
mass of the rnartyrx." Red flowers !
are placed upon the altar. and the /
priest wears a red stole. The church is
drsped in purple.
But, stranger still, fey years ago |
the wife of the editor of a leading 4
Catholic journal In Paris being trou-
bled By evil spirits. witnessed the death /
Of the Dominican priest who was en- /
deavoring 20 exercise her, and who was /
unable to guard himself against the /
forces with which he was con,enaiag. |
Paris Figaro
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