“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” Ephesians 6 : 11
The Battle Within
The spiritual life is a real combat. The Church has long recognized that the enemy works against the soul in ascending measure — from the ordinary trial every Christian faces, to the extraordinary afflictions that require the Church's ministry of deliverance.
tentatio
The ordinary warfare of every soul — the enemy suggests, allures, and provokes toward sin. The common lot of the Christian and the arena of our sanctification.
Read more → The Second Degreeoppressio · obsessio
An extraordinary, sustained assault from without — persistent torment that besieges the person without overtaking the will.
Read more → The Third Degreepossessio
The gravest and rarest bondage, in which the enemy seizes the body against the will — the domain of the Church's solemn Rite of Exorcism.
Read more →Bondage —— by grace, prayer & the sacraments —— Liberty
The Communion of Saints
This ministry places itself under the protection of holy men and women whose lives bore witness to the reality of spiritual warfare.
Prince of the Heavenly Host
Quis ut Deus? · “Who is like God?”
Captain of the armies of Heaven, who cast the rebel angels from the presence of God. The great defender of the Church and foremost protector of every soul in spiritual combat. Under his standard this ministry takes its stand.
Principal Patroness
1878 – 1903 · The Passion Flower of Lucca
A mystic who bore the stigmata and endured direct, repeated assaults from the devil. Through radical trust in the Passion of Christ, she overcame every torment — the guiding patroness of Liberated in Christ.