POA9 – Know your Weapons pt. 4 – Put On The Armor – A Manual for Spiritual Warfare w/Dr. Paul Thigpen Ph.D. – Discerning Hears Catholic Podcasts

About this episode

Dr. Thigpen discusses the importance of blessings and sacramentals in spiritual warfare.

Dr. Thigpen offers insights on the Manual for Spiritual Warfare Chapter 4: Blessings and blessed objects. Both the blessings that are properly given by clergy (such as those in the Liturgy) and the blessings spoken by lay people as part of their daily lives (such as a table grace) are important sacramentals. They can sanctify our thoughts, our actions, and our surroundings in a way that repels the Enemy. We see their power most clearly when used to remedy the demonic infestation of a building or object through a priestly blessing with holy water. Throughout the centuries, the testimony of many Christians, including a number of saints, confirms that objects blessed by a priest, through the power of the Church’s intercession, can repel demonic powers. Again and again, evil spirits have recoiled in dread, not just from the Sign of the Cross, but also from holy water and blessed oil, crosses, crucifixes, medals, candles, or salt. These can be used by priests in exorcisms as well as by lay Christians in everyday life. So the faithful sometimes keep such sacramentals in their homes. The home itself (as well as other buildings) can be blessed by a priest as well. The post POA9 &#8211…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Thigpen

Topics covered

• spiritual warfare
• sacramentals
• blessings
• demonic infestation

Keywords

• holy water
• exorcism
• Christianity
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Products: holy water, blessed oil, crucifixes, medals, candles, salt

Books & works: Know your Weapons, A Manual for Spiritual Warfare, Discerning Hears Catholic Podcasts, POA9 – Know your Weapons, Put On The Armor

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