THE INNER LAW

He whose law is within himself
Walks in hiddenness.
His acts are not influenced
By approval or disapproval.
He whose law is outside of himself
Directs his will to what is
Beyond his control
And seeks
To extend his power
Over objects.

He who walks in hiddenness
Has light to guide him
In all his acts.
He who seeks to extend his control
Is nothing but an operator.
While he thinks he is
Surpassing others.
Others see him merely
Straining, stretching,
To stand on tiptoe.

When he tries to extend his power
Over objects,
Those objects gain control of him.

He who is controlled by objects
Losses possession of his inner self:
If he no longer values himself,
How can he value others.
He is abandoned
He has nothing left;

There is no deadlier weapons than the will:
The sharpest sword
Is not equal to it:
There is no robber so dangerous
As Nature (Yang and Yin).
Yet it is not nature
That does the damage:
It is man's own will!


- The Way of Chuang Tzu -

THE MAN OF TAO

The man in whom Tao
Acts without impediment
Harms no other being
By his actions
Yet he does not know himself
To be "kind", to be "gentle".

The man in whom Tao
Acts without impediment
Does not bother with his own interests
And does not despise
Others who do.
He does not struggle to make money
And does not make a virtue of poverty.
He goes his way
Without relying on others
And does not pride himself
On walking alone.
While he does not follow the crowd
He won't complain of those who do.
Rank and reward
Make no appeal to him;
Disgrace and shame
Do not deter him.
He is not always looking
For right and wrong
Always deciding "Yes" or "No".
The ancients said, therefore:

"The man of Tao
Remains unknown
Perfect virtue
Produces nothing
'No self'
Is "True-self".
And the greatest man
Is "nobody".

-The Way of Chuang Tzu as translated
by Thomas Merton -

A MANUAL ON PERSONAL SPIRITUAL WARFARE

A blessed day to all my blogger friends! Just as i have promised, here are some prayers which i hope could help you out in your spiritual warfare with the devil himself.

Reminders: (1) All prayers must be prayed especially when one believes an evil spirit is harrasing him/her, tempting one gravely, making one feel sick, etc; (2) Holy water, scapulars, St. Benedict's medals, a rosary, exorcised salt should be ready at hand; (3) all prayers must be prayed intently and not just merely murmuring words; (4) do not be afraid; know whom you belong to, and (5) before prayers, place yourselves in the presence of God and sense his nearness to you.

Step No. 1. Prayer for Protection.

Jesus Christ crucified, cover me, my family, relatives and friends (mention each of their names) and all our possessions with your most precious blood. Lord Jesus, we ask you to protect each and everyone of us here present at this session from sickness, harm and accidents that may occur. If any of us has been subjected to any curses, hexes, or spells, I/We declare these curses, hexes, or spells null and void in the name of JESUS CHRIST. If any evil spirits have been sent against us, I/We decommission you evil spirits in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and I/We send you at the foot of the cross to be dealt with by our Lord Jesus Himself. Then, Lord, I ask you to send your holy angels to guard and protect all of us.

(a) Prayer to the Virgin Mother of God.

Help us, Mary, show your power. Aid us in this very hour. You can quickly bring relief in necessity and grief. For your aid shall never fail. Though all else may be naught avail, You cannot despise the plea which your children make to you. Hel p us Mary, show your power. Aid us in this very hour. AMEN.

Step No. 2. Prayer for Armor.

I put on God's armor to resist the devils tactics. I stand my ground with truth buckled around my waist and integrity for a breast plate. I carry the shield of faith to put out the burning arrows of the evil one. I accept salvation from God to be my helmet and receive the Word of God from the Spirit to use as a sword.

Step No. 3. Prayer for Deliverance.

(Note: As carefully reminded by all exorcists and some of my Spiritual Warrior friends, these prayers should be recited and prayed slowly, clearly and with confidence. Avoid, raising your voice in anger, the devil likes you when you do this as you become little like him. Rather, your voice should be mild but commanding, the devil rejects this action because humility is never a word for him. while saying these prayers, sprinkle holy water and if holding a cross, showing the same to the possessed.)

IN THE NAME OF JESUS OF NAZARETH + through His tremendous power as God and through HIs most powerful and salvific Name, I rebuke, repudiate, bind and cast out all spirits not of the Holy Spirit. I command you, in the Name of Jesus + to depart right now from (state name of person, or place) and go immediately and directly to the foot of the Cross and never more to return. (these should be repeated as many times as possible or until, one from your group has discerned that the evil spirit has already left the person or place).

(then follow through with the prayer to the Holy Spirit asking for his assistance and his in-filling)

O Most Holy Spirit enter into the empty spaces left by these evil spirits and fill (mention name or place) with your Holy presence, love and protection. Please do not allow these evil spirits to return.

(if afterwards, there seems to be some form of retaliation from the evil spirit, like sickness, pain and depression use the prayer of deliverance but instead of saying "all spirits not of the Holy Spirit" say instead "spirits of retaliation and all accompanying spirits". *It may be well to include also the prayer of St. Benedict and prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel* then follow through with the prayer for cleansing and thanksgiving).

(b) Prayer to the Holy Angels

Holy Angels of God, we pray that you remain and stand around our brother/sister/place and never let any of the evil spirits go near him/her or place. Let the fire of your swords cover our brother/sister/place and consume those who wish them/it harm. Let its light cover the entire surroundings so that no evil may dare come back this way and threaten the peace of the persons/place. We asked this in the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Our LORD. AMEN.

Step NO. 4. Prayer for Cleansing.

Heavenly Father, In the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, by the in-filling power of the God the Holy Spirit, we pray that the cleansing power of the Most Precious Blood of your Son descend upon us now who are all here present. Purify us and wash us clean with the Blood of Jesus from the top of our head down to the very soles of our feet. Let it penetrate the very marrow of our bones to cleanse us from any entanglement from whatever spirit not of the Holy Spirit whom we have come in contact with during the course of this intercessory prayer. Anoint us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and refresh our body, mind and soul and may the sign of victory, which is the Holy Cross + drive away all sevil spirits from us. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER + SON+ and HOLY SPIRIT+. AMEN.

Step No. 5. Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving.

(note: any prayer susceptible of praise and thanksgiving can be said).


Note: all prayers contained in this manual were taken from Fr. Jocis Syquia's book
Exorcism, Encounters with the Paranormal and Occult. May this prayers simple as it is help us all in our heavy encounter with the Father of Lies (satan).

Mary, seat of Wisdom pray for us.

St. Joseph, Terror of Demons, pray for us.

St. Michael and all the Archangels, intercede for us.

How do we say our prayers? Latin vs. English ?

Many these days have shown interest in saying their prayers in latin, which i find nothing wrong about. Since our rich Catholic heritage have mostly taken its roots in the middle east where during the Roman occupation then the dialect used was mostly in latin, a Roman language.

In the so-called esoteric circles, it is most widely accepted that prayers used in its original purest form are deemed to be the powerful ones in this case latin for the matter. However, if we are to look back during the times of our Lord Jesus and His disciples, the prayers and even the dialect then being used by the Jews is the Aramaic a semitic language along with arabic. Prayers uttered and taught by our Lord Jesus in the aramaic are very powerful indeed. If this is the case then, where is the place of latin prayers or to put it simply does prayers uttered in latin inferior to the original (aramaic)? Similarly, as between the latin and the english language which we are accustomed to, is the latter far inferior than the former? The answer is no. Prayers does not depend on the language in which it is being used, what is important is that what was being uttered was done prayerfully or that which proceeded out of one's heart without any hesitation, meaning the same was done in utter purity of one's own being.

The problem with the present thought espoused by some is that, the prayers they teach or proposed are powerful and worthy of clinging on to. We must remember the simple the prayer, the one which God tends to hear first. That is why in the scriptures, we are urged in the Gospels to become more like little children. Children are oftentimes seen as very simple devoid of any complexities whatsoever. When they asked for something, it more of direct and in plain language. If we should follow this teaching, then it will not really matter what medium of language should we used, what is really important is that we have FAITH. And it is faith which makes our prayers heard. God bless to all.

CONTINUATION OF OUR LADY'S MESSAGE

Dear readers, here is the last of the four messages conveyed by Mama Mary to Fr. Gobbi in 1979, which is so apparent today. As you read on, please meditate and pray.

MSGE. NO. 171 - THE FOURTH SIGN: PERSECUTION

"Remain, all of you, in the refuge of my Immaculate Heart and you will find your peace and interior serenity.
My beloved sons, the storm which I foretold at Fatima has now unleashed its fury for the purification of the Church and all the world. This is the hour of the Father's mercy which through the love of the Son's divine heart, is made manifest at the moment when everyone's suffering is at its greatest.

The fourth sign which indicates to you that the culminating period of the church's painful purification has come, is persecution. The Church is in fact being persecuted in various ways.

She is being persecuted by the world in which she lives and journeys, pointing out to all the way to salvation. The real enemies of God are those who set themselves deliberately against God, in order to lead all humanity to live without Him; it is they who are persecuting the Church more and more.

Sometimes, she is persecuted in an open and violent manner; she is despoiled of everything and prevented from preaching the Gospel of Jesus.

But in these times, the Church is often subjected to an even greater ordeal; she is persecuted in a subtle and painless manner, by being deprived bit by bit of the oxygen which she needs to live. Then, an attempt is made to bring her to compromise with the spirit of the world, which thus enters into her and affestc and paralyzes her vitality.

Collaboration is often brought about through a most subtle form of persecution; an outward show of respect for her has become the surest way to strike her.

A new technique has been discovered by which she can be put to death with no outcry and without shedding blood.

The Church is being persecuted also from within, especially at the hands of those "sons" of hers who have reached a compromise with the adversary. He has succeeded in seducing even some of her very pastors. Some of these are even knowingly collaborating in this plan of interior and hidden persecution of my Church.

My beloved sons are being called to the trial of finding themselves sometimes obstructed, pushed aside and persecuted by some of their own confreres (brothers), while those who are unfaithful have free scope for their action.


The same hours of suffering that my Son, Jesus lived through are awaiting you too, beloved sons: the hours of Gethsemane, when he experienced the interior agony of being abandoned , betaryed and denied by his own....


If this is the road trodden by the Master, it is also the road which you too must tread, you his faithful disciples, as the purification of the entire Church becomers more painful.


Have confidence, beloved Sons, apostles of my Immaculate Heart!


No other trial will serve so much to bring about the complete renewal of the Church as this interior persecution. In fact, she will emerged from this suffering purer , more humble, more enlightened, stronger.

You must be ready to suffer more and more, the clkoser the final moment of purification comes. and so I have wished to prepare a safe refuge for you.

In my Immaculate Heart you will be consoled and formed in the virtue of fortitude, as you become more and more aware of the presence of your heavenly Mother at your side. she will gather up your suffering s, as beneath the Cross she did those of Jesus, because she must now carry out once again for the Church her maternal function as co-redemptrix, and lead back to the Father all the children who have gone astray."


"All Holy Angels in heaven, we beg and pray
for you to come and aid us in these times of
purification. We pray, that you console and
strengthen each every one of us just you did
Our Lord Jesus when he perspired and cried
tears of blood in the Garden of Gethsemane."

A BRIEF EXPLANATION ON WHAT IS THE "EVIL EYE"

I do not pretend to be an authority on subjects that are posted in this blog. However, having learned from lectures, symposiums, and from my experience itself and those which i have learned from my priests friends i would like to share this subject, which i have entitled " Brief explanation on what is the evil eye".

In one of the lectures i have attended, one speaker spoke and explained what the Evil eye means and according to this fellow, when he meant by the Evil Eye, what he had in his mind is that object which is a triangular form with an eye in the middle and surrounded by three big letter A's. According to this poor guy, this is an occult object used by some new agers and even those practicing the occult which accordingly produces some supernatural powers. However, after that lecture/retreat actually, i consulted several spiritual warfare books and some who are in the Liberation Ministry (Deliverance) and tried to find out what the Evil Eye really is. Some opined and agreed with the earlier description given that it refers to that triangular object with an engraved eye at the middle. However, this is a misnomer, a misconception actually. From my point of view, when we mention the word "Evil eye" it refers mainly to those malicious and evil glances with the intention of doing some harm on the person being looked at to. It is not an object but rather, it is as i have already said a malicious intention proceeding out in one's mind with the intent of having it carried out either physically or spiritually to do harm on a certain person.

It is said that the "Eye" is the window of the soul and such is true. Because when one tries to look at a window and maybe tries to look inside, the onlooker sees many different things. Similarly, a person with an "evil intention" can easily be detected through his/her eye, though at times people with weak spirituality, seldom sees it but feels it manifestation when that person feels something amiss or not right with his or herself.

In the realm of spiritual warfare, not all curses, hexes, or spells are transmitted verbally, there are times when these malevolent things are transmitted through the mind via one's eye. Notice, when a person is angry, that person vents his or her anger by way of speaking to the mind and throwing a killer stare (i.e. in some everyday situations when one is mad at a certain person, that person usually say at the back of his mind "mamatay ka na sana" or masagasaan ka sana") then suddenly that wish or curse comes true. Coincidence? to some yes. But i don't fully agree, why, because, the mind is so powerful that it could do harm if proper concentration is fully utilized coupled with the fact that around us evil lurks at every moment.

Thus, to sum it up, Evil Eye is often times felt and not seen. That is why in spiritual warfare, there is always a prayer for protection against the Evil Eye, because we will never ever know the true intentions of people whom we get to mingle everyday.

CONTINUATION OF OUR LADY'S MESSAGES

MSGE 170 - THE THIRD SIGN: DIVISION

-Today, my Immaculate Heart trembles and is anguished to see the division within the Church. This division, which has penetrated the Church, is the third sign which indicates to you with certainty that the final moment of her painful purification has come.

- If in the course of the centuries , the Church has many times been torn by division which has led many of my children to separate themselves to her. I nevertheless, obtained from Jesus the singular privilege of her interior unity.

- But in this times, my adversary has with his smoke, succeeded in darkening even the light of the divine prerogative of the Church (remember the late Pope Paul Vl, when he said: The Smoke of Satan has penetrated the Church).

- The interior division is manifesting itrslef even among the faithful who often set themselves one against the other, in an attempt to defend and promote the truth. Thus, the truth is betrayed by even them, as the Gospel of my Son cannot be divided.

- This interior division sometimes even leads priests to set themselves against priests, bishops against bishops and cardinals against cardinals, for never before in these times has Satan so succeeded in finding his way into their midst, rending asunder the precious bond of their mutual love.

- This interior division is expressed by the tendency to leave to himself and to abandon , so to speak , the very Vicar of Jesus, the Pope, who is a son particularly loved and enlightened by me.

- My mother's heart is wounded to see how the silence and neglect of my children often envelop the words and actions of the Holy Father, while he is increasingly struck and impeded by his adversaries.

- Because of this interior division, his very ministry is not sufficiently supported
and furthered by the whole Church whom Jesus has wanted to be united about the successor of Peter .

- My motherly heart grieves to see how even some pastors refuse to let themselves be guided by his enlightening and trustworthy words.

- The first way of being separated from the Pope is that of OPEN REBELLION. But, there is also another way, MORE SUBTLE & DANGEROUS. IT IS THAT OF PROCLAIMING ONE'S UNITY OPENLY, BUT OF DISSENTING FROM HIM INTERIORLY, letting his teaching fall into void and in practice, doing the contrary of what he says.

- Oh Church, mystical body of my Jesus, in your painful journey to
Calvary, you have reached the eleventh station and you see yourself wrenched and torn in your members, which are again nailed to the cross!

-What must you do, my sons, apostles of my Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart? You must become hidden seed, ready even to die for the internal unity of the Church.

- And so, I am leading you each day to a very great love for and fidelity to, the Pope and the Church united to him. For this reason, I am now letting you share in the anxiety of my motherly heart: For this reason, I am forming you in the heroism of sanctity and leading you with me up Calvary. Through you, also, I will be able to help the Church emerge from her painful purification , so that in her all splendor of her restored unity may be manifest to the world."

St. Michael the archangel,
defend us in the day of battle,
be our safeguard, against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
We humbly beseech God, to command him,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host
by the Power of God cast into hell satan
and all the evil spirits
who prowl in this world, seeking the ruin
of souls. AMEN.