Exorcism Quotes

“Everything we do in this life should be leading us closer to God and not further away from him.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“the world that Jesus encountered was saturated with demons,”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“You shall worship the Lord your God and him alone shall you serve.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“he made us human beings, not human doings.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“All of us are on a journey to the tree of life. With diversion, the devil wants us to believe that we are not on a journey and that this world is our final destination”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“All magic is inherently evil and very dangerous because it has its origin in “the dominion of darkness” (Col 1:13).”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“Based on this biblical account, it can be said that an exorcism is a command given to a demon in the name of Jesus Christ ordering it to leave its victim.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“not”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“he is speaking, not on his own authority but, on the authority that comes from Jesus Christ.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“the story of a priest from another diocese who came into the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to perform an exorcism without my bishop’s permission.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“Demonic possession comes about when people open themselves up to the forces of evil, and this can be done either directly or indirectly. This is done directly when one actively engages in activities that cultivate a relationship with evil spirits; and indirectly when one engages in activities that are meant just to be fun or entertaining, but in reality create a connection with evil spirits.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“The criteria are (1) the ability to speak and understand languages otherwise unknown to the individual, (2) exhibiting superhuman strength beyond the normal capacity of the individual, (3) having elevated perception with knowledge otherwise unknown to the individual, and (4) a strong resistance to anything of a sacred nature.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“if things be good I glorify God; if things be bad I glorify God.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“St. Michael, who belonged to the eighth choir of Archangels, was able to challenge Satan, who fell from the first choir of the Seraphim”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“The first hierarchy consists of the choirs of Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones. The second hierarchy consists of the choirs of Dominations, Virtues, and Powers. The third hierarchy is comprised of the choirs of Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“I want to point out that an angel from a lower choir is stronger than a fallen angel from a higher choir.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“Angels are filled with intellectual knowledge and love. Demons are filled with intellectual knowledge and hate.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“The choice he had made was now presented in their own minds. Using their own free will they chose to make it their own.”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“John’s Gospel says that the devil “was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“He is not wicked by nature, but because of vice, as the Book of Wisdom declares, “through the devil’s envy death entered the world, and those who belong to his party experience it”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons

“The traditional title of Jesus as Savior or Redeemer”
― Fr. Vincent P. Lampert, Exorcism: The Battle Against Satan and His Demons