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The Arrow of Love
November 15, 2020
Arrow that should be found in the quiver of an intercessor is the Eucharist. Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them” (John 6:53–56, NIV). Shortly before He was taken away to be slaughtered as the sacrificial Lamb, He officially instituted a sacred event.
Thus, while He was sitting at supper with His apostles, Jesus took bread, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “Take and eat; this is my body” (Matt. 26:26). In the same way He took the cup after supper and said: “Drink from it all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:27–28). Thereafter, He went to Calvary to be sacrificed and for His Body and Blood to be concretely given up for the life of many.
The Eucharistic Jesus Is a Mighty Force Against the Devil
Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them” (John 6:53–56, NIV).
Shortly before He was taken away to be slaughtered as the sacrificial Lamb, He officially instituted a sacred event.
Thus, while He was sitting at supper with His apostles, Jesus took bread, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “Take and eat; this is my body” (Matt. 26:26).
In the same way He took the cup after supper and said: “Drink from it all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:27–28).
Thereafter, He went to Calvary to be sacrificed and for His Body and Blood to be concretely given up for the life of many.
VENATIUS OFORKA
O Sacrament most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
All praise and all thanksgiving,
Be every moment Thine.
Thus, while He was sitting at supper with His apostles, Jesus took bread, broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
“Take and eat; this is my body” (Matt. 26:26).
In the same way He took the cup after supper and said:
“Drink from it all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins”
(Matt. 26:27–28).
Thereafter, He went to Calvary to be sacrificed and for His Body and Blood to be concretely given up for the life of many.
At no time did He say: “This is a symbol of my body, and this is a symbol of my blood.”
What He gave His followers was rather that Body which He gave up for all men and all women, for their salvation.
It is the Body broken to make us whole again.
He gave us that Blood poured out for many, those that are to be saved, so that sins may be forgiven.
To make sure we have this wonderful spiritual food always, He added,
“Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19; cf. 1 Cor. 11:25).
In this way, He gave His apostles and their successors the authority to consecrate bread and wine so that they would become His Body and Blood.
This promise can then be actualized only through the breaking of bread, the sacrifice of the Mass.
At every Mass, therefore, Calvary is transplanted to the altar and the events that took place more than two thousand years ago are made actual once again.
From this wonderful sacrament an intercessor can draw more strength than he can imagine.
It is understandable, however, that one may hesitate to accept this teaching.
How is it that an ordinary man called a priest can say some mystic prayers ordained by the Church over some bread and wine and they become the Body and Blood of the crucified Lord, Jesus Christ?
This might be your pattern of thought. But listen to this experience.
During a deliverance session a priest encountered a demon that had possessed a young girl for some years.
The demon was tough and obstinate. He so resisted forfeiting the temple he had taken over that the priest was tempted to despair.
The praying team was already becoming demoralized and discouraged. But then a thought came to him:
“Take him to the Eucharistic Jesus.”
In the chapel, the Eucharistic Lord was brought out to stand as a great King reigning in the effulgence of glory and splendor from the monstrance on the altar.
This article is a preview from
The Art of Spiritual Warfare.
The tide of events changed immediately.
The demon shouted at the top of his voice and with great fright,
“Who is this! Who is this person?” For him, the Eucharist is “who” and “person,”
but for a nonspiritual eye it is “what” and “thing.”
but for a nonspiritual eye it is “what” and “thing.”
We might be seeing a white round substance, but the demons see a person, the Master in His glory.
The demon saw the glory of God filling His temple and was dazed. He closed his eyes.
He was now stuttering,
“Let me go. I don’t want to see Him. Who brought me to His house? We don’t like each other. Take me out of this place!”
“My God! What is he talking about?” the young priest thought to himself. “Is he addressing the consecrated bread on the altar?
But it was just this morning that I consecrated it at Mass.
How could it be this powerful?” He reasoned myopically like the priest Zechariah, who ministered in the Holy of Holies but could still not believe the words of the archangel Gabriel.
Since the priest entered the chapel with the prayer ministers, nobody had said any other prayer outside the chants:
“O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praises and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.”
“O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praises and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.”
At that very moment it dawned on the priest that the consecrated bread was more than what it appeared to be. It is our Lord.
It became the Lord in flesh and blood after consecration.
Though He is in the form of bread and wine, He remains God and identifies himself as “the Lord, who heals you” (Exod. 15:26, NIV); the wounded Healer and the bleeding Messiah (Isa. 53:5);
“the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Rev. 5:5).
After the Consecration, the Church calls this bread Sanctissimum, which means the “Most Holy,” and only God can take this title.
The “Man of war” (Exod. 15:3, KJV) was going to war, and the kingdom of this demon, who had been tormenting this young girl for some years, was badly threatened.
When he saw that he had been cornered, he decided to engage the Master in a fight. His plan was to push Him down from the altar.
At first, the praying team tried to protect the Lord from being pushed down, but after some thought, the priest felt that He should be allowed to fight for Himself and asked the prayer ministers to let the demon do what he wished.
The demon then rushed with a terrific speed and force toward the altar.
But just an inch away from the altar, he stopped with an automatic halt, as if controlled electronically.
He tried again and repeated the first experience. He drew back the third time, mustered all his strength and courage and tried again.
This time he succeeded having a brush with the altar cloth. It was then that hell was let loose on him. The demon was rattled.
He was thrown up high and dashed with a heavy thud on the hard floor and set into a bout of rolling, wriggling, and shouting until he begged to leave.
The Eucharistic Jesus is a mighty force against the devil.
The devil sees in the Sanctissimum the crucified Jesus as He really is.
A human cannot see this except with the eyes of faith. This is why it is called a sacrament — the bread is a sign of the invisible reality behind it.
The Church duly acknowledges the power in the consecrated bread and has given it a home in tabernacles found in millions of churches and chapels throughout the world.
She did this in order to make the Lord sacramentally present in these places so that believers could go there to adore Him and also to present their troubles to Him and be healed.
Because Jesus Himself is at every Holy Mass, wonderful miracles are experienced daily by very many people throughout the world each time the Mass is celebrated.
At this sacred time, the Lord is fully present, the events of Calvary are once again enacted, sinners are made clean, the despondent strengthened, the sick receive healing, and prayers answered.
Fr. Emiliano Tardif, who died in June 1999, had a spectacular gift of healing. Many people throughout the world received healing through his grace-filled ministry.
Worthy of note in his ministry is that it was very closely connected with the Holy Mass.
Within the Mass or just after it, he would receive a word of knowledge about those who were to be healed or being healed.
Within the Mass or just after it, he would receive a word of knowledge about those who were to be healed or being healed.
When he began to pray, the glory of the Lamb that was to be slain or was just slain at the Mass would begin his ministry of healing.
According to Fr. Tardif’s personal testimony of what happened in Nagua (Dominican Republic):
“We celebrated the holy Mass and the Lord began once again to heal the sick. . . . He healed on that Sunday not only two or three sick people but a tremendous crowd.”
With such manifestations, believers continue to realize that “the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8, NIV).
With such manifestations, believers continue to realize that “the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8, NIV).
What prevents an intercessor then from invoking this power for positive wonderful results?
Many miracles are being recorded from encounters with the Eucharistic Lord daily in Holy Masses, Eucharistic adorations, and other Eucharistic activities throughout the world.
One such testimony is that experienced by a young girl who was under satanic oppression. She was once attacked in a dream by some unknown men who almost throttled her to death.
When she got up, her throat was swollen and full of pain. She could hardly speak or swallow anything. She was asked if she could receive Holy Communion.
She affirmed her readiness in accordance with the Catholic tradition.
She was taken to the chapel and a priest ministered Holy Communion to her as he would the sick.
This daughter of Abraham came back to this priest after about two hours to praise the glory of this wonderful sacrament. She was completely healed.
Is this not the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah:
“With His stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5)?
Fr. Tardif also gave the testimony of a man who was brought forward on a stretcher during a Mass, as he was testifying to his own personal healing.
This man’s backbone was broken, and he became, as a result, lame for five and a half years.
They prayed for him and pleaded with the Lord specifically to heal him through the power of His holy wounds.
According to Fr. Tardif, the sick man began to sweat heavily and to shiver. The priest knew exactly what that meant and spoke authoritatively:
“The Lord is about to heal; stand up in the name of Jesus.”
He gave him his hand and encouraged him to get up and walk. The man did but slowly.
The man of God spoke again: “In the name of Jesus, go further, the Lord is present to heal you.”
And the Lord made him whole once again. Such is the power of the Lord in the Eucharist.
Alessandro, an Italian living in Rome, gives testimony that confirms the power in the Eucharist.
According to him, the devil tormented him physically for five years.
He had the sensation that needles were stuck in every part of his body, especially in his vital organs. He felt bitten, stabbed, and other similar sensations.
He visited many exorcists in Rome and joined various charismatic prayer meetings with the hope for deliverance. But none brought him healing. He finally found a path to complete healing, however, in daily Mass and in fasting.
His words: “In my experience, this is the most powerful way to deliverance, besides confession of sins and Communion.”
To discover the Eucharistic Jesus is to discover a priceless treasure, and to work with Him is the root of power and success.
Intercessors, who wish to be equipped and clothed with power and the strength to be firm and productive, gather often before Him and worship Him with spirit-filled adoration.
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The Book of Common PrayerUnited StatesEnglandScotlandIrelandWalesCanadaWorld
The Shorter Prayer Book (1946)
PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS
AT MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER
The State Prayers, together with others
sometimes used with them.
1. The Queen's Majesty.
OLORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH; and so replenish her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that she may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant her in health and wealth long to live; strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies; and finally, after this life, she may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2. The Royal Family.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Charles Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family: Endue them with thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness; and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
3. The Clergy and People.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels: Send down upon our Bishops and Curates, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
4. The High Court of Parliament, to be read
during their Session.
MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this kingdom in general, so especially for the High Court of Parliament, under our Sovereign Lady the Queen at this time assembled: That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign and her Dominions; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
5. For all Conditions of men.
OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially, we pray for the good estate of the Catholick Church; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life., Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those, who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.
6. A General Thanksgiving to be said by the Minister alone, or by the Minister and People together.
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, We thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks For all thy goodness and loving-kindness To us, and to all men; We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; But above all, for thine inestimable love In the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; For the means of grace, And for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, That our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, And that we shew forth thy praise, Not only with our lips, but in our lives; By giving up ourselves to thy service, And by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
7. A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this n time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as m::lY be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
8. 2 Corinthians 13.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
COLLECTS FROM THE
ORDER OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
9.
ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
10.
OALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
11.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words, which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
12.
PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
13.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking: We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
14.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Son's Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things, which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND
THANKSGIVINGS
For the Queen, at the Holy Communion.
15.
ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite: Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant ELIZABETH, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory: and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Or
16.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we are taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts of kings are in thy rule and governance, and that thou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to thy godly wisdom: We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart of ELIZABETH thy servant, our Queen and Governor, that, in all her thoughts, words, and works, she may ever seek thy honour and glory, and study to preserve thy people committed to her charge, in wealth, peace, and godliness: Grant this, O merciful Father, for thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17. For the Queen and People.
OGOD, who providest for thy people by thy power, and rulest over them in love : Vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our Queen, that under her this nation [Commonwealth] may be wisely governed, and thy Church may serve thee in all godly quietness; and grant that she being devoted to thee with her whole heart, and persevering in good works unto the end, may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
18. For the Queen and her Parliaments.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we n humbly beseech thee to bless our Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH, the Parliaments in all her dominions, and all who are set in authority under her; that they may order all things in wisdom, righteousness, and peace, to the honour of thy holy Name, and the good of thy Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
19. For the Peace of the World.
ALMIGHTY God, from whom all thoughts of truth .and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray thee, in the hearts of all men the true love of peace; and guide with thy pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in tranquillity thy kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
20. A Prayer for Unity.
OGOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace: Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all; so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
21. For the Ministry and those about to be ordained.
ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church: Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
22. For the Church Overseas.
OGOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and didst send thy blessed Son Jesus Christ to preach peace to them that are afar off, and to them that are nigh: Grant that all the peoples of the world may feel after thee and find thee; and hasten, O Lord, the fulfilment of thy promise, to pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
23. A Commendation.
GO forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul,
In the Name of God the Father Almighty who created thee. Amen.
In the Name of Jesus Christ who suffered for thee. Amen.
In the Name of the Holy Ghost who strengtheneth thee. Amen.
In communion with the blessed Saints, and aided by Angels and Archangels, and all the armies of the heavenly host. Amen.
May thy portion this day be in peace, and thy dwelling in the heavenly Jerusalem. Amen.
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Arrow that should be found in the quiver of an intercessor is the Eucharist. Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them” (John 6:53–56, NIV). Shortly before He was taken away to be slaughtered as the sacrificial Lamb, He officially instituted a sacred event.
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The Eucharistic Jesus Is a Mighty Force Against the Devil
Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them” (John 6:53–56, NIV).
Shortly before He was taken away to be slaughtered as the sacrificial Lamb, He officially instituted a sacred event.
Thus, while He was sitting at supper with His apostles, Jesus took bread, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “Take and eat; this is my body” (Matt. 26:26).
In the same way He took the cup after supper and said: “Drink from it all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:27–28).
Thereafter, He went to Calvary to be sacrificed and for His Body and Blood to be concretely given up for the life of many.
VENATIUS OFORKA
O Sacrament most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
All praise and all thanksgiving,
Be every moment Thine.
Thus, while He was sitting at supper with His apostles, Jesus took bread, broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
“Take and eat; this is my body” (Matt. 26:26).
In the same way He took the cup after supper and said:
“Drink from it all of you. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins”
(Matt. 26:27–28).
Thereafter, He went to Calvary to be sacrificed and for His Body and Blood to be concretely given up for the life of many.
At no time did He say: “This is a symbol of my body, and this is a symbol of my blood.”
What He gave His followers was rather that Body which He gave up for all men and all women, for their salvation.
It is the Body broken to make us whole again.
He gave us that Blood poured out for many, those that are to be saved, so that sins may be forgiven.
To make sure we have this wonderful spiritual food always, He added,
“Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19; cf. 1 Cor. 11:25).
In this way, He gave His apostles and their successors the authority to consecrate bread and wine so that they would become His Body and Blood.
This promise can then be actualized only through the breaking of bread, the sacrifice of the Mass.
At every Mass, therefore, Calvary is transplanted to the altar and the events that took place more than two thousand years ago are made actual once again.
From this wonderful sacrament an intercessor can draw more strength than he can imagine.It is understandable, however, that one may hesitate to accept this teaching.
How is it that an ordinary man called a priest can say some mystic prayers ordained by the Church over some bread and wine and they become the Body and Blood of the crucified Lord, Jesus Christ?
This might be your pattern of thought. But listen to this experience.
During a deliverance session a priest encountered a demon that had possessed a young girl for some years.
The demon was tough and obstinate. He so resisted forfeiting the temple he had taken over that the priest was tempted to despair.
The praying team was already becoming demoralized and discouraged. But then a thought came to him:
“Take him to the Eucharistic Jesus.”
In the chapel, the Eucharistic Lord was brought out to stand as a great King reigning in the effulgence of glory and splendor from the monstrance on the altar.
This article is a preview from
The Art of Spiritual Warfare.
The tide of events changed immediately.
The demon shouted at the top of his voice and with great fright,
“Who is this! Who is this person?” For him, the Eucharist is “who” and “person,”
but for a nonspiritual eye it is “what” and “thing.”
but for a nonspiritual eye it is “what” and “thing.”
We might be seeing a white round substance, but the demons see a person, the Master in His glory.
The demon saw the glory of God filling His temple and was dazed. He closed his eyes.
He was now stuttering,
“Let me go. I don’t want to see Him. Who brought me to His house? We don’t like each other. Take me out of this place!”
“My God! What is he talking about?” the young priest thought to himself. “Is he addressing the consecrated bread on the altar?
But it was just this morning that I consecrated it at Mass.
How could it be this powerful?” He reasoned myopically like the priest Zechariah, who ministered in the Holy of Holies but could still not believe the words of the archangel Gabriel.
Since the priest entered the chapel with the prayer ministers, nobody had said any other prayer outside the chants:
“O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praises and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.”
“O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praises and all thanksgiving be every moment thine.”
At that very moment it dawned on the priest that the consecrated bread was more than what it appeared to be. It is our Lord.
It became the Lord in flesh and blood after consecration.
Though He is in the form of bread and wine, He remains God and identifies himself as “the Lord, who heals you” (Exod. 15:26, NIV); the wounded Healer and the bleeding Messiah (Isa. 53:5);
“the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Rev. 5:5).
After the Consecration, the Church calls this bread Sanctissimum, which means the “Most Holy,” and only God can take this title.
The “Man of war” (Exod. 15:3, KJV) was going to war, and the kingdom of this demon, who had been tormenting this young girl for some years, was badly threatened.
When he saw that he had been cornered, he decided to engage the Master in a fight. His plan was to push Him down from the altar.
At first, the praying team tried to protect the Lord from being pushed down, but after some thought, the priest felt that He should be allowed to fight for Himself and asked the prayer ministers to let the demon do what he wished.
The demon then rushed with a terrific speed and force toward the altar.
But just an inch away from the altar, he stopped with an automatic halt, as if controlled electronically.
He tried again and repeated the first experience. He drew back the third time, mustered all his strength and courage and tried again.
This time he succeeded having a brush with the altar cloth. It was then that hell was let loose on him. The demon was rattled.
He was thrown up high and dashed with a heavy thud on the hard floor and set into a bout of rolling, wriggling, and shouting until he begged to leave.
The Eucharistic Jesus is a mighty force against the devil.
The devil sees in the Sanctissimum the crucified Jesus as He really is.
A human cannot see this except with the eyes of faith. This is why it is called a sacrament — the bread is a sign of the invisible reality behind it.
The Church duly acknowledges the power in the consecrated bread and has given it a home in tabernacles found in millions of churches and chapels throughout the world.
She did this in order to make the Lord sacramentally present in these places so that believers could go there to adore Him and also to present their troubles to Him and be healed.
Because Jesus Himself is at every Holy Mass, wonderful miracles are experienced daily by very many people throughout the world each time the Mass is celebrated.
At this sacred time, the Lord is fully present, the events of Calvary are once again enacted, sinners are made clean, the despondent strengthened, the sick receive healing, and prayers answered.
Fr. Emiliano Tardif, who died in June 1999, had a spectacular gift of healing. Many people throughout the world received healing through his grace-filled ministry.
Worthy of note in his ministry is that it was very closely connected with the Holy Mass.
Within the Mass or just after it, he would receive a word of knowledge about those who were to be healed or being healed.
Within the Mass or just after it, he would receive a word of knowledge about those who were to be healed or being healed.
When he began to pray, the glory of the Lamb that was to be slain or was just slain at the Mass would begin his ministry of healing.
According to Fr. Tardif’s personal testimony of what happened in Nagua (Dominican Republic):
“We celebrated the holy Mass and the Lord began once again to heal the sick. . . . He healed on that Sunday not only two or three sick people but a tremendous crowd.”
With such manifestations, believers continue to realize that “the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8, NIV).
With such manifestations, believers continue to realize that “the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8, NIV).
What prevents an intercessor then from invoking this power for positive wonderful results?
Many miracles are being recorded from encounters with the Eucharistic Lord daily in Holy Masses, Eucharistic adorations, and other Eucharistic activities throughout the world.
One such testimony is that experienced by a young girl who was under satanic oppression. She was once attacked in a dream by some unknown men who almost throttled her to death.
When she got up, her throat was swollen and full of pain. She could hardly speak or swallow anything. She was asked if she could receive Holy Communion.
She affirmed her readiness in accordance with the Catholic tradition.
She was taken to the chapel and a priest ministered Holy Communion to her as he would the sick.
This daughter of Abraham came back to this priest after about two hours to praise the glory of this wonderful sacrament. She was completely healed.
Is this not the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah:
“With His stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5)?
Fr. Tardif also gave the testimony of a man who was brought forward on a stretcher during a Mass, as he was testifying to his own personal healing.
This man’s backbone was broken, and he became, as a result, lame for five and a half years.
They prayed for him and pleaded with the Lord specifically to heal him through the power of His holy wounds.
According to Fr. Tardif, the sick man began to sweat heavily and to shiver. The priest knew exactly what that meant and spoke authoritatively:
“The Lord is about to heal; stand up in the name of Jesus.”
He gave him his hand and encouraged him to get up and walk. The man did but slowly.
The man of God spoke again: “In the name of Jesus, go further, the Lord is present to heal you.”
And the Lord made him whole once again. Such is the power of the Lord in the Eucharist.
Alessandro, an Italian living in Rome, gives testimony that confirms the power in the Eucharist.
According to him, the devil tormented him physically for five years.
He had the sensation that needles were stuck in every part of his body, especially in his vital organs. He felt bitten, stabbed, and other similar sensations.
He visited many exorcists in Rome and joined various charismatic prayer meetings with the hope for deliverance. But none brought him healing. He finally found a path to complete healing, however, in daily Mass and in fasting.
His words: “In my experience, this is the most powerful way to deliverance, besides confession of sins and Communion.”
To discover the Eucharistic Jesus is to discover a priceless treasure, and to work with Him is the root of power and success.
Intercessors, who wish to be equipped and clothed with power and the strength to be firm and productive, gather often before Him and worship Him with spirit-filled adoration.
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The Shorter Prayer Book (1946)
PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS
AT MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER
The State Prayers, together with others
sometimes used with them.
1. The Queen's Majesty.
OLORD our heavenly Father, high and mighty, King of kings, Lord of lords, the only Ruler of princes, who dost from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth: Most heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH; and so replenish her with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that she may alway incline to thy will, and walk in thy way: Endue her plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant her in health and wealth long to live; strengthen her that she may vanquish and overcome all her enemies; and finally, after this life, she may attain everlasting joy and felicity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2. The Royal Family.
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3. The Clergy and People.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels: Send down upon our Bishops and Curates, and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
4. The High Court of Parliament, to be read
during their Session.
MOST gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for this kingdom in general, so especially for the High Court of Parliament, under our Sovereign Lady the Queen at this time assembled: That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations to the advancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign and her Dominions; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.
5. For all Conditions of men.
OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially, we pray for the good estate of the Catholick Church; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life., Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those, who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ his sake. Amen.
6. A General Thanksgiving to be said by the Minister alone, or by the Minister and People together.
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, We thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks For all thy goodness and loving-kindness To us, and to all men; We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; But above all, for thine inestimable love In the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; For the means of grace, And for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, That our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, And that we shew forth thy praise, Not only with our lips, but in our lives; By giving up ourselves to thy service, And by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.
7. A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this n time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise, that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as m::lY be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
8. 2 Corinthians 13.
THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
COLLECTS FROM THE
ORDER OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
9.
ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
10.
OALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
11.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the words, which we have heard this day with our outward ears, may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
12.
PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
13.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who knowest our necessities before we ask, and our ignorance in asking: We beseech thee to have compassion upon our infirmities; and those things, which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us for the worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
14.
ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the petitions of them that ask in thy Son's Name: We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us that have made now our prayers and supplications unto thee; and grant that those things, which we have faithfully asked according to thy will, may effectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND
THANKSGIVINGS
For the Queen, at the Holy Communion.
15.
ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is everlasting, and power infinite: Have mercy upon the whole Church; and so rule the heart of thy chosen servant ELIZABETH, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing whose minister she is) may above all things seek thy honour and glory: and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Or
16.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we are taught by thy holy Word, that the hearts of kings are in thy rule and governance, and that thou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to thy godly wisdom: We humbly beseech thee so to dispose and govern the heart of ELIZABETH thy servant, our Queen and Governor, that, in all her thoughts, words, and works, she may ever seek thy honour and glory, and study to preserve thy people committed to her charge, in wealth, peace, and godliness: Grant this, O merciful Father, for thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
17. For the Queen and People.
OGOD, who providest for thy people by thy power, and rulest over them in love : Vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our Queen, that under her this nation [Commonwealth] may be wisely governed, and thy Church may serve thee in all godly quietness; and grant that she being devoted to thee with her whole heart, and persevering in good works unto the end, may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
18. For the Queen and her Parliaments.
ALMIGHTY God, the fountain of all goodness, we n humbly beseech thee to bless our Sovereign Lady, Queen ELIZABETH, the Parliaments in all her dominions, and all who are set in authority under her; that they may order all things in wisdom, righteousness, and peace, to the honour of thy holy Name, and the good of thy Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
19. For the Peace of the World.
ALMIGHTY God, from whom all thoughts of truth .and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray thee, in the hearts of all men the true love of peace; and guide with thy pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in tranquillity thy kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of thy love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
20. A Prayer for Unity.
OGOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace: Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord: that, as there is but one Body, and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all; so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
21. For the Ministry and those about to be ordained.
ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church: Give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the same; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
22. For the Church Overseas.
OGOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth, and didst send thy blessed Son Jesus Christ to preach peace to them that are afar off, and to them that are nigh: Grant that all the peoples of the world may feel after thee and find thee; and hasten, O Lord, the fulfilment of thy promise, to pour out thy Spirit upon all flesh; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
23. A Commendation.
GO forth upon thy journey from this world, O Christian soul,
In the Name of God the Father Almighty who created thee. Amen.
In the Name of Jesus Christ who suffered for thee. Amen.
In the Name of the Holy Ghost who strengtheneth thee. Amen.
In communion with the blessed Saints, and aided by Angels and Archangels, and all the armies of the heavenly host. Amen.
May thy portion this day be in peace, and thy dwelling in the heavenly Jerusalem. Amen.
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