Fede, preghiera e testimonianza Interview with P. Gabriele Amorth -6 -
From: Exorcism and prayers of liberation
Question: People who do not believe that they are far from the Church, and oppose in every way Medjugorje, the Pope, or are people affected are people who have no grace?
Don Amorth: There are people who hear the word of God, people who do not pray, people who do not read the Bible, particularly the Gospel. Faith is nourished by prayer and the Word of God 'important to go to Mass and to listen with real attention. The first Mass nourishes us with the Word of God, three readings from the Bible to be read carefully and try to deepen, (sometimes someone puts the paper in his pocket before returning to read it at home) and then with the Body of Christ. Faith is strengthened by doing so, but without prayer and continuous examination of the Word God's faith is lost. It 'important then family prayer, it is necessary that both parents pray with their children when they are young than when they are large: to pray with both parents. Padre Pio demanded that the couple were both believers and practitioners. He said "how do you make a Christian family where the couple are not believers and practitioners?" Many times, even at Radio Maria ask me this question: "What can I do for my son who does not pray more, no longer goes to church, my daughter 20 years who went to live with a divorced man of 60 years. Before it was whole church and home, has now stopped praying, stopped going to church for Mass, lost everything, what can you do? " They are difficult times, cercare una qualche buona amica che l'avvicini, o un sacerdote in cui lei aveva già fiducia e stima, cercare di convincere queste persone ad andare per esempio a Lourdes, non da soli, ma con un pellegrinaggio in cui ci sia l'atmosfera di preghiera. Ricordo sempre una delle prime volte che andai a Lourdes quando lungo le strade della cittadina si vedeva la gente con la corona in mano, che pregava camminando. Un uomo grande e grosso si fermò davanti a me con la sua corona per dirmi: "Oh se al mio paese sapessero che io cammino per strada con la corona in mano dicendo il Rosario senza curarmi di quelli che mi vedono, come sarebbero sbalorditi perché non mi hanno mai visto andare in Chiesa…." Queste sono le testimonianze. Anche i preti devono dare testimonianza. I've got with those priests who no longer have the cassock or clergyman, ranging from middle-class clothes, without even a cross. You know there's a crisis of clergy? You know that there are seminaries empty? You know that here at the Via Aurelia is an institution of Christ, where the Crusaders have 450 clergy and other block there are 150 professed. I asked a father vocation: "How are vocations at home?" "A booming." You see instead of institutions of priests, nuns, friars who close their doors. These priests are proud to wear the cassock because even that is a sermon, a testimony, even if you sweat a bit, 'as it is a testimony whenever you have the courage to pray in public. Father Peiton, quest'americano and apostle of the Rosary in the family said: "If you're in a store wait your turn to do the shopping, say a mystery of the Rosary, you're in front of the bus stop that is late in coming, shelling the Rosary and that people see you shelling Rosario. I have always used as a boy, before you become a priest, going by train or in the various trips, etc. .., to pull out his rosary while people are bored with them awaiting the arrival of trains. Many times I've had some people who have approached me and told me: "Oh how good you!" That I saw that this was a testimony that the first requirement is to make it truly useful, knowing that each of us is important in God's plan "
Testimony: A woman, before going to Medjugorje, has suffered greatly from loneliness, depression, anxiety. There 's been to Medjugorje in May, is back and happy, full of joy, the past is everything.
Don Amorth : Brava, that the Lord bless you and always give joy, even when there is a source of suffering for the Christian because you pain, but you can not frown. All streets leading to the Paradiso passed through the ordeal, but it is not possible nor sorrow, nor sadness. Thanks.
Question: The Rosary around his neck, the devil sees it even if covered by clothes?
Don Amorth : Of course the devil sees the rosary around his neck and he is afraid, he is terrified. Once a charismatic devil says: "If people knew the importance and power of the Rosary, for me it would end, I could not do anything more." It 's the most pleasing prayer to Our Lady. The Rosary is the compendium of the whole Gospel (Paul VI). Actually it was not so, because we passed the fifth joyful mystery, the loss of Jesus in the Temple, the first sorrowful mystery, the prayer of Jesus in the garden. Was blown across the public life of Jesus, who instead Now there is with the mysteries of light, carefully selected by Pope John Paul II. First Mystery: The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. And 'the beginning of His public life. Second Mystery: The Wedding Feast at Cana. The first miracle of Jesus that is the case for the intervention of Mary, Our Lady lets us understand how our needs and provides us the graces we need, even when we do not ask. His words to the servants: "Do whatever he tells you" are an encouragement to men of all time. Third Mystery: The announcement of the Kingdom. And 'perhaps the most dense mystery. We can reflect on the preaching of Jesus, a parable meditate, think of the Beatitudes, in His miracles, which gave us the examples of humility, when he washed the feet of the apostles, to deliverance from evil ... of course we will focus on one aspect of those mentioned. Fourth Mystery: The Transfiguration. The disciples saw the glory of the risen Lord that they might bear the scandal of the cross. Fifth Mystery: The institution of the Eucharist, the last great act of Jesus before his Passion.
