The Indianapolis journal., 1893-12-31

there should be a few not TO pay heed to
them or themselves to inteTTogate ths
possessed. but rather TO pray humbly ana
earnestly to God for him.
Let the eXorcist conduct the ceremony
with command and authority. with great
sees the evil spirit to be strongly aItected
then let him insist and urge And as oiten
as he sees the possessed person 10 tre,,oe De
or to appear anywhere, let him there make
the sign OF the cross and sprinkle the
part with holy water. I'D,
mcst greatly affect the demons, ana let hin
often repeat these; and when ne comes 70
the curse let him repeat II otten, always
urging the punishment: and. If he sees that
he is making progress. let him persevere
for two, three or four hours or even IN NO. re
until he gains the victory. Let him not re.
scrt to medicines. but leave that mode or
cure to physicians.
In exercising woman the exorcist al
WAYS must have persons OF repute present
who will hold her while she is being treed
from the demon. Let these persons be re-
lations of the possessed, If possible, and the
exorcist must take care lest what he says
or does be the occasion OF scandal TO him.
self or the others. While he exercises, let
rather than his own, and let him command
the demon TO tell whether he is detained
In the possessed's body through a work
of magic evil instrumentality. If these
have been taken into the mouth, let the
possessed purge himself, or If they are any
where outside his body. let him reveal them.
When found they must be burned. The
possessed must especially be admonished to
lay bare all his temptations TO the exorcist.
him be admonished diligently to keep him
self from sin, lest he give occasion for the
demons return and the last state OF the
man be worse than the first.
SOME OF THE DETAILS.
With this much for a preamble. the office
directs the exorcist, after having confessed
and taken part In the sacrifice OF mass and
inplored the divine aid with pious prayers,
to put on his surplice and a violet stole, the
end of which is to be placed around the
Deck Of the possessed, who should be bound
If there should be peril, against which the
eXorcisC fortifes the possessed. himself,
and the bystanders with the sign of the
cross and by sprinkling with holy water
The service is then said with all on their
Knees, the friends Of the possessed respond
ing.
The service begins with the recital of the
oiulhary Ltany In part, which is followed
@ Oy the anlphon. Remember not o Lord.
silently. The ffty-third psalm is then re-
cited: after which is said a prayer calling
on God to spare the possessed and give to
HIS servants faith to fight most vigorously
against the most wicked dragon so that he
may no longer hold the possessed captive
style: - ''A'
Il adture thee. whoever thou art. wicked
this servant Of God. that bV tbe pysterias esegng
VI the incarnation, passion, resurrection and
ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ by the
mission OF the Holy Spirit and by the COM
ing or our Lord to judgment that thou tell
eSt me thy name. the day and the hour of
obsvest ohs exit NV with some sign and that thou
worthy, hereafter in all things, nor dost
tnou do harm to this creature of God or to
any manner" '
frI,n linen are read over the possessed verses
from from one or another of the gospels. Those
nfnfn fha
promise. In my name they shall cast out
dsVtis ds rs hs Those @ from Luke tell of the joy
| devils subject to them in their Naster;s 8
name. which brings forth the Lords dsc-
iaaaEion trnad Ina, 1nat power is given unto them to
| upon all the power of the enemy, and moth
| ing shall hurt them.
| Another passage read from Luke is that
| telling OF Jesus making the multitude to
| marVei by casting out the dumb devil and
giving his answer to the scoffers who said
| prince of devils" ~
a PRAYER embodying promises made in the
lows. Then marking himself and tbn nos IoI-
| sessed person with the sign of the cross
with part of his stole, on the latter's neck
| and his right hand on his head, the exorcist
| repeats ilrmly and with great faith invoca-
u0ns and prayer calling for divine aid.
| orcism: Vi eA
i exercise thee. most impure spirit. in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (mak-
self and fly from this creature of God He
| himself commands thee who, from the high
est parts Of heaven to the lowest parts of
| the earth, caused thee to be cast down
| he himself commands thee who command
ed the sea, the winds and the temnests
Hear, therefore. and fear. Satan. foe of
| the falth, enemy of the human race pro-
| Queer OF death, ravisher of life warner of
justice, root of evils, kinder of vices Co.
dHeer oiter &c or men; 6etrayer Of mankind, in
OF discord, EXETER Of griefs: why do you
stand and resist when you know Christ
E tTle L9Td 2I; VIII bring your ways to naught
who was sold in Joseph. killed in the lamb
crucified in man, finally conquerer of hell
crosses are made on the forehead of the
possessed, as the exorcist says: Depart
therefore. in the name of the Father and
or the Son. and of the Holy Spirit Give
place TO the Holy Spirit through this sion
Of the holy cross of Jesus Christ our Lord
who, with the Father and the same HOLY
Spirit, lives. world without end"
COMPLETING THE CURE.
Crosses are made on the possessed's fore
head and breast, on the latter three times
during the prayer that comes next, ir
which the Lord the guardian of the hu
man body, is beseeched to free that of tnt
possessed from the grasp of the old enemy
of heaven and earth.
| Another exorcism now follows, which be,
gins: II adjure thee, old serpent by the
| VI li4c HNtHS anu the uedQ, Dy THY
| Maker, by the Maker OF the world, by Hin
who has the power of casting thee int
hell. that thou straightway depart from
this servant of God who has returned r.
the bosom OF the church" Near the mid
die II contains this passage:
Il adjure thee, therefore, most wicked
| dragon, in the name of the lamb who tro,
| on asps and basilisks, and trampIed Iior
and dragon under foot, that thou depar
from this man Qnaking the sign of tn,
cross on the possessed's forehead), tina
| thou depart from this church (makine tn,
| sign of the cross over the bystanders)
| tremble and fly, the name of that God a
which the Intervals trcrnble being inyokes
| to whom virtues and powers and dOminion
are subject, whom cherubim and seraphim
with unwearying voices, praise, saying
Holy, holy, holy"
Another prayer is followed by still an
other and longer form OF eXorcism il
which Christ's temptation is cited as al
instance when the devil was conquered II
prayers and eXorcismS are, as already in
timated, TO be repeated until the possesset
person ceases to be possessed On his pa
he is TO repeat often the Lords Prayer
Hail Mary, and Credo
The possessed liberated, the Magnifcat
BenedictuS, and Anthanasian Greed are Re
cited, followed by number of psalms o
an appropriate character Tne Office con
cludes with a prayer after liberation II
which God is asked that the spirit Of I'M
guilty shall no more have power on his ser
want, but shall fly away and not return
In the foregoing, except in the part
quoted in which the language OF the Hitll
ale Romanum has been followed with com