Fr Ripperger's Book "Deliverance Prayers"

[Miriam_M]

The book mentions the Auxilium Christianorum. Wow, I've been looking for something like it to be part of.
Is this Fr Ripperger's site ?
http://auxiliumchristianorum.org/

Found this as well
https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Feast_of_Our_Lady,_Help_of_Christians

Does one have to make an inquiry to join this Association or just begin meeting the requirements after speaking with a good priest ?

Fr. Ripperger recently said (within the month) that his website is Sensus Traditionis.  He is also associated with Auxilium Christianorum.  However, again, he has been explicit about lay people needing to get permission from their spiritual directors before joining A.C. -- for the same reason as earlier stated: frequent spiritual attacks once a person joins.  People who are well-formed spiritually can resist these attacks better, so he has asked potential members to obtain that clerical permission first.  It can initially be a rough ride.

[edited to correct my earlier error in naming the website; I just noticed that error]

Noted, I am fortunate to have at least 4 priests I can discuss it with.

Terrific.

[Acolyte]

Is anyone here a member of Auxilium Christianorum ?
The prayer for Wednesdays starts with " In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and our God, and by the power of my priesthood, we render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective..."

What gives here ? It reads as if a priest were praying this prayer.

[Goldfinch]

Is anyone here a member of Auxilium Christianorum ?
The prayer for Wednesdays starts with " In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and our God, and by the power of my priesthood, we render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective..."

What gives here ? It reads as if a priest were praying this prayer.

I'm not familiar with the prayer itself but Catholic laymen have a priestly character distinct from the ministerial priesthood. They can also perform exorcisms.

We have it on the authority of all early writers who refer to the subject at all that in the first centuries not only the clergy, but lay Christians also were able by the power of Christ to deliver demoniacs or energumens, and their success was appealed to by the early Apologists as a strong argument for the Divinity of the Christian religion (Justin Martyr, First Apology 6; Dialogue with Trypho 30 and 85; Minutius Felix, Octavius 27; Origen, Against Celsus I.25; VII.4; VII.67; Tertullian, Apology 22, 23; etc.). As is clear from testimonies referred to, no magical or superstitious means were employed, but in those early centuries, as in later times, a simple and authoritative adjuration addressed to the demon in the name of God, and more especially in the name of Christ crucified, was the usual form of exorcism. (Catholic Encyclopedia)

[Acolyte]

Is anyone here a member of Auxilium Christianorum ?
The prayer for Wednesdays starts with " In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and our God, and by the power of my priesthood, we render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective..."

What gives here ? It reads as if a priest were praying this prayer.

I'm not familiar with the prayer itself but Catholic laymen have a priestly character distinct from the ministerial priesthood. They can also perform exorcisms.

We have it on the authority of all early writers who refer to the subject at all that in the first centuries not only the clergy, but lay Christians also were able by the power of Christ to deliver demoniacs or energumens, and their success was appealed to by the early Apologists as a strong argument for the Divinity of the Christian religion (Justin Martyr, First Apology 6; Dialogue with Trypho 30 and 85; Minutius Felix, Octavius 27; Origen, Against Celsus I.25; VII.4; VII.67; Tertullian, Apology 22, 23; etc.). As is clear from testimonies referred to, no magical or superstitious means were employed, but in those early centuries, as in later times, a simple and authoritative adjuration addressed to the demon in the name of God, and more especially in the name of Christ crucified, was the usual form of exorcism. (Catholic Encyclopedia)

Thank you ! I thought it had to be something of that sort seeing as though the book has an imprimatur.

[tradne4163]

Is anyone here a member of Auxilium Christianorum ?
The prayer for Wednesdays starts with " In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and our God, and by the power of my priesthood, we render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective..."

What gives here ? It reads as if a priest were praying this prayer.

I'm not familiar with the prayer itself but Catholic laymen have a priestly character distinct from the ministerial priesthood. They can also perform exorcisms.

We have it on the authority of all early writers who refer to the subject at all that in the first centuries not only the clergy, but lay Christians also were able by the power of Christ to deliver demoniacs or energumens, and their success was appealed to by the early Apologists as a strong argument for the Divinity of the Christian religion (Justin Martyr, First Apology 6; Dialogue with Trypho 30 and 85; Minutius Felix, Octavius 27; Origen, Against Celsus I.25; VII.4; VII.67; Tertullian, Apology 22, 23; etc.). As is clear from testimonies referred to, no magical or superstitious means were employed, but in those early centuries, as in later times, a simple and authoritative adjuration addressed to the demon in the name of God, and more especially in the name of Christ crucified, was the usual form of exorcism. (Catholic Encyclopedia)

Thank you ! I thought it had to be something of that sort seeing as though the book has an imprimatur.

You can probably omit the priesthood reference. I have the prayers in an app and my text leaves it out.

[Acolyte]

Is anyone here a member of Auxilium Christianorum ?
The prayer for Wednesdays starts with " In the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and our God, and by the power of my priesthood, we render all spirits impotent, paralyzed and ineffective..."

What gives here ? It reads as if a priest were praying this prayer.

I'm not familiar with the prayer itself but Catholic laymen have a priestly character distinct from the ministerial priesthood. They can also perform exorcisms.

We have it on the authority of all early writers who refer to the subject at all that in the first centuries not only the clergy, but lay Christians also were able by the power of Christ to deliver demoniacs or energumens, and their success was appealed to by the early Apologists as a strong argument for the Divinity of the Christian religion (Justin Martyr, First Apology 6; Dialogue with Trypho 30 and 85; Minutius Felix, Octavius 27; Origen, Against Celsus I.25; VII.4; VII.67; Tertullian, Apology 22, 23; etc.). As is clear from testimonies referred to, no magical or superstitious means were employed, but in those early centuries, as in later times, a simple and authoritative adjuration addressed to the demon in the name of God, and more especially in the name of Christ crucified, was the usual form of exorcism. (Catholic Encyclopedia)

Thank you ! I thought it had to be something of that sort seeing as though the book has an imprimatur.

You can probably omit the priesthood reference. I have the prayers in an app and my text leaves it out.

I was going to modify it but after looking further into it after Goldfinch's reply, it seems we are given a priesthood distinctly separate from ordained clergy.

As long as one understands that I now feel it's fine to pray the prayer as is. And Fr Ripperger certainly would not include the prayer as a required one if it were a danger to laity.

[Prayerful]

The internal priesthood was clearly mentioned at Trent, and it was meant in the sense of each man and woman making an oblation of their prayers at Mass, but a lay man performing any sort of exorcism, for instance the full prayer to the Archangel Michael seems to carry risk even if a prayer invoking our Saviour is not a radical, unapproved thing.

[Acolyte]

The internal priesthood was clearly mentioned at Trent, and it was meant in the sense of each man and woman making an oblation of their prayers at Mass, but a lay man performing any sort of exorcism, for instance the full prayer to the Archangel Michael seems to carry risk even if a prayer invoking our Saviour is not a radical, unapproved thing.

Understood, but are you talking in general or pointing to the prayers of the Association Auxilium Christianorum ?

[Prayerful]

The internal priesthood was clearly mentioned at Trent, and it was meant in the sense of each man and woman making an oblation of their prayers at Mass, but a lay man performing any sort of exorcism, for instance the full prayer to the Archangel Michael seems to carry risk even if a prayer invoking our Saviour is not a radical, unapproved thing.

Understood, but are you talking in general or pointing to the prayers of the Association Auxilium Christianorum ?

Generally, the prayers seem very worthy, but whether with the long form St Michael's prayer or those, I hold myself a little bit wary. I might be wholly wrong with my wariness, but demons are powerful, and a Catholic has to be careful.

[Acolyte]

Spoke with a priest before the First Saturday midnight mass. He is familiar with Fr Ripperger and is ok with my understanding of my place as a layman. I'll be adding the required daily prayers for the Society of The Most Sorrowful Mother as well.

May God keep all who replied with helpful thoughts and know you'll be in my prayers.

[Acolyte]

Something I noticed.
The online text of the AC prayer for Wednesday is different than the one in the book Deliverence Prayers. The rest appears to be the same.

Online

[Acolyte]

And the one in the book

[Acolyte]

I see now. I downloaded the prayers from a different site than Fr. Ripperger's.
Mea culpa

[Kaesekopf]

Have you noticed any differences in prayer life after using this book regularly?  (If you've "kept up" with it)?

[Acolyte]

Have you noticed any differences in prayer life after using this book regularly?  (If you've "kept up" with it)?

Before I started praying the prayers in the book the only sort of spiritual warfare focus was on praying the St. Michael prayer and prayers to Saint Benedict for general protection for my home and temptation to sin.

I have a strong Marian devotion and the prayers have me more focused on her intercession in that regard as well.

Also it has raised my awareness of the Holy Angel's and my guardian angel's part in It all. Before I simply had no devotion to either. The angels just were not on my mind.

I'm not sure I've seen a increase in demonic attacks, but I feel I'm recognizing them more readily when they occur. And I'm better at dealing with them.

I've also realized we as Church Militant are in this battle/warfare for all of our time in this world.

The book Ways of Mental Prayer has certainly helped me with my new focus/direction I'm taking. Basically by praying these deliverance prayers with proper disposition rather than going through the motions just to be satisfied with getting them done for the day.

I already had a Seven Sorrows devotion before getting Fr Ripperger's book but reading it lead me to the his Doloran site. My Seven Sorrows devotion has greatly increased with the Auxiliary daily prayers.

https://dolorans.org/auxiliaries/