MY TRADITIONAL PRIEST TOLD ME NOT TO PRAY THE BINDING PRAYERS IN FR RIPPERGERS BOOK
QUESTION? / COMMENT!
My traditional (FSSP) Priest told me that I should not pray deliverance or binding prayers from the book: 'DELIVERANCE PRAYERS for use by THE LAITY. He strongly advised me against this practice. I’m confused.
ANSWER! / COMMENT!
Written by Jesse Romero
Based on the authority structure, you are the husband and father and head of the household. You have been given an office, therefore you have an obligation to exercise that authority. Those under your authority are protected and provided for in your domestic church (CCC 1656; Acts 16:31; Joshua 24:15). It is good to work and consult with your parish priest. He knows you and your family best. In the Deliverance Prayers for the Laity book, read Fr. Ripperger's introduction as this will give some direction on when and what to pray. If you understand the authority structure, there are twofold ends to those entrusted with authority - to provide and to protect for your domestic church. Basic deliverance prayers are part of one's duties as head of household. To what extent is best determined within one’s own vocation and confessor / spiritual director or parish priest. You may also consider a general confession as a starting point, if you have not already done one.
The phrase "I bind you" is indeed a part of traditional exorcisms, including those used by Catholic priests in certain rites. In the 1614 edition of the Rite of Exorcism, the phrase "I bind you" is commonly used as part of the exorcist's commands to Satan or demons, reflecting the practice of restraining and commanding the evil spirits.
However, the exact wording can vary depending on the specific edition and translation. The 1614 Roman Ritual, compiled during the time of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, contains prayers and commands that include similar expressions of binding and commanding demons.
QUESTION? / COMMENT!
What are binding prayers and when can they be used?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!
Written by Jesse Romero
“To bind” comes from the Holy Bible, I would classify that as traditional & pre-Vatican II. The word is written well over 70 times. The word “to bind” means “to tie down” or “tie up” (katadeo); it means “to bind together like a prisoner in confinement” (sundeo); it means “to bond or fetter as in a prisoner” (desmos); it also means “to stretch the body forth in preparation for a scourging” (proteino).
25% of Our Lord's three-year ministry includes performing exorcism, during which He is seen ‘binding’ demons by his spoken word.
Here are two examples of the word “bind” being used by Our Lord. In Matthew 16:19 and Luke 10:19, which emphasize Christ’s granting of authority over evil spirits. Mark 3:27 (RSV) states: “But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may plunder his house." In this verse, Jesus is explaining that a person (or the enemy, symbolized as the "strong man") must be restrained before his possessions or the people under his control can be taken away. This is Jesus indicating that He has the authority to bind or overpower Satan (the strongman) to free people from his control. This concept is also repeated in Luke 11:21-22, where Jesus discusses the strong man and His authority over him.
Remember, Christ has the power to bind the strongman (the devil) and Christ lives in us. By the metaphysical reality that Christ lives in us (if we are in a state of grace) we have the power to bind demons in relation to ourselves because you have dominion over your soul and your body (cf. Gal 5:23) in cooperation with God’s grace.
Christ in us:
Colossians 1:27 (RSV) “To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Galatians 2:20 (RSV) “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
1 John 4:4 (RSV) “Little children, you are of God, and have overcome them; for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”
Power over satan:
Romans 16:19-20 (RSV) “For while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I would have you wise as to what is good and guileless as to what is evil; [20] then the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.”
Because Christ lives in us when we are in a state of sanctifying grace, we can ‘crush’ the devil under our feet. One way of doing this is through ‘prayers,’ especially ‘binding prayers.’ God will soon crush satan under our feet, to "crush" means to compress, squeeze, or break something into pieces, with a lot of force. Ergo, when satan is ‘crushed’ he is also ‘bound,’
Ephesians 3:20 (RSV) “Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think.”
God's Word promises us that our binding prayers said in faith (cf. James 1:6), confidence (Hebrews 4:16), persistence (cf. Luke 11:8-9; 18:1) and humility (cf. James 4:10; Matt 23:12) can accomplish the spiritual protection we are asking for.
‘Binding Prayers’ are meant to bind demons from harming you, your family and your property. Some people say this is NOT part of Catholic tradition. That’s NOT true, the “August Queen Prayer” was given on January 13, 1864, to a holy soul, Father Louis Cestac, who died in 1868, he was accustomed to the favors of the most Holy Virgin. This Priest saw demons spread out over the earth causing unbelievable ravage. The Holy Virgin gave him this prayer and the Priest was instructed to ask for her intercession through this prayer in order for Our Lady to send the holy legions to combat and overthrow the powers of hell (https://www.michaeljournal.org/articles/roman-catholic-church/item/the-august-queen-prayer).
Another famous Catholic ‘Binding Prayer’ is the ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE (THE LORICA). This is an Irish breastplate prayer or song, the Lorica is a Latin word, pronounced loːˈriːka, meaning “body armour”. In biology a lorica is a shell-like protective outer covering. St. Patrick’s Breastplate is a faith-filled prayer from the 5th century, and is attributed to Ireland’s patron saint. This litany or invocation is said to have been written by Saint Patrick in the year 433 A.D. as he appealed for divine protection - https://www.redthreadpoets.com/st-patricks-breastplate-the-lorica/ against a culture of luciferian occultist.
The LORICA composed by St Patrick is probably drawing from Ephesians 6:14, where the Apostle bids his readers to soldier up when he says: "having put on the breast-plate of righteousness". The first five sections of the prayer or hymn begin "I bind unto myself today", followed by a list of sources of strength that the prayer calls on for support - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Breastplate. What’s interesting about this ‘minor exorcism’ prayer is that we bind ourselves to God and we literally hide behind God as our shield against our infernal enemies.
St. Vincent de Paul (1581) prayed: “With these beads (Mother Mary,) bind my children to your Immaculate Heart.”
St. Louise de Marillac (1591) prayed: “Commend your children to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When parents pray the Rosary, at the end of each decade … say to her ‘With these beads bind my children to your Immaculate Heart,” she will attend to their souls.’”
QUESTION? / COMMENT!
Who can use ‘binding prayers’ and how do I use ‘binding’ prayers?
ANSWER! / COMMENT!
Fr Ripperger writes: “The Church in her wisdom and experience has always known that authority is one of the primary requisites in order to drive out a demon…For it is when we remain under the authority structure that God has established by the divine positive law (i.e. the authority of the Church) and the natural law, that we remain protected. For this reason, if the laity always remains within the confines of the authority that God has given to them by the natural law; such as commanding demons to leave their own bodies, or those over whom they have authority by the natural law (such as their children or their wife, etc), then they will experience little or no (demonic) retaliation, as a general rule” (Deliverance Prayers for the Laity p.7-8).
Jesse Romero Writes:
I will simplify it, a lay Catholic can do ‘binding prayers’ over himself, his wife, his children, his house and everything inside that house. That’s where his or her authority stops. I cannot do ‘binding prayers’ over Planned Parenthood, Family Planning Associates, the Airport, Walmart, Target, my neighbors house, my best friends house – why? Because I have ‘no authority’ over those places. When you enter those places you can do a ‘binding prayer’ over yourself, because you have 100% authority in relation to yourself. You cannot do a ‘binding prayer’ over a place that is not yours, we know this by ‘natural law’ and ‘divine positive law.’ When you step out of your lane of authority you open yourself to diabolic retaliation against your marriage or your children, demons will attack your sacrament that unites you to God and the fruits of that sacrament, your children. Demons are just watching and waiting for you to step out of your lane of authority.
Short example: if a cop has probable cause that a person has committed a crime he has the authority to arrest the person, which means the cop will bind him or her with handcuffs. No problem, it’s all legal.
However, if a person who is not a cop forcibly puts handcuffs on a person and moves them against their will this is called a crime. Why? The person does not have the authority to arrest & use force against another person and much less to move them against their will. The person will be arrested and prosecuted for ‘false imprisonment, battery, kidnapping & impersonating a Police Officer.’
The fourth chapter of the book ‘Dominion’ answers this in greater detail. It’s also in the book ‘Diabolical Influence,’ Chapter 4, section IV by Fr. Ripperger.