Exorcist warns: Satan is out to destroy America! It is well known that Satan hates the Church and is focused on its destruction. I am convinced that Satan has targeted America as well. With our great power and resources, this country has the potential to influence the world for great good, especially in promoting human freedom, equality, and the virtues. But, we also have the potential to promote great evil.
Increasing Signs
(1) I see increasing signs of Satan's hand in trying to destroy this country. There is an increasing distrust and denigration of authority, such as teachers, politicians and government, police, clergy, and the Church. While there are certainly examples of people in such offices doing evil, a blanket condemnation of people who serve our nation is not warranted and destructive of society.
(2) We see also a breakdown of the domestic church, the family. The lifetime marriage of a man and a woman with the raising of children in the faith seems more like an oddity today. Even those stable families that raised their children in the faith are increasingly distraught at their children, influenced by destructive forces around them, falling into drug abuse, promiscuity, and paganism.
(3) There is an increasing erosion of Christianity and religion in general in our nation, with a concomitant rapid rise in those who identify as religious "nones" (atheists, agnostics, and unaffiliated.) In filling the void of Christianity, the practice of magic, witchcraft, and the occult is everywhere.
No Surprises Here
This should not be a surprise. If people do not embrace the Light, the darkness will overcome them. We are embarking upon a new year. Far from being downcast, I feel a great sense of optimism. I have personally seen what a little Holy Water, the sight of a Crucifix, and mere mention of the Holy Name of Jesus does to Satan and his minions. They are dust compared to the Word made flesh.
Despite all the demonic threats, the mantle of Our Lady protects us and Saint Michael and the holy angels surround us. But, we are fighting for the soul of our nation and its people.
Spiritual Warfare
Let us begin this year armed with the "sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God" who is Jesus Christ Himself (Ephesians 6:17). I recommend frequent reception of the Sacraments, the daily Rosary, and constant prayer.
In response to the hatred, discord, and violence surging up all around us, let us love, especially those whom we find repugnant. Let us stop judging others – judging is God's job. Pray for our country's leaders, they need our support.
May we let go of anger toward anyone who may have hurt us. When we pray for them, we ourselves are set free. Satan and his minions feed off anger, discord, and fear. In 2022, let us replace hatred with love. I would like to make a special plea that God's pious followers spend this year in frequent acts of love toward Jesus and His Mother. Our little acts of love will be rewarded by a divine torrent of grace.
In 2022, we will again witness "Satan fall like lightning from the sky" (Luke 10:18). It cannot be otherwise!
This article originally appeared in the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal's Diary of an Exorcist blog.
+JMJ+
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