Satanism And The Eucharist

[dominicansoul]

[quote] Saint Factory : faith reflections by Andrew Trapp, Catholic seminarian ]

4 / 24 / 04

Satanism & the Eucharist

During my parish work last summer in France, one of my responsibilities was participating in a weekly prayer group for young adults who had fallen away from the Church. The last meeting of the summer, one of the guys made a surprising revelation to us all: before his conversion, he had been a full-fledged Satanist.

This reflection is the true story of that conversation and what I learned from it.

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Satanism & the Eucharist


One of the most chilling moments in The Passion was during the Lord’s scourging, when Satan appears cradling a baby who slowly turns to reveal a hideous face. Here Satan is mocking Jesus and Mary by presenting himself as a twisted sort of “anti” Madonna and Child, as if to proclaim that he and his offspring have won, and not the woman and her offspring as foretold in Genesis 3:15. This is how the Evil One loves to work—Satan loves to mock God by imitating the holy and twisting it in a sick way. This past summer I was struck with this truth in a totally new way.

Nicolas had been a part of the prayer group all year long, but this was the first time that he had talked about his life before his conversion. He told us about how he became involved in Satanism while in his late teens. It enslaved him, bringing despair and utter loneliness to his life, to the point where he was tormented with thoughts of suicide. He felt trapped and helpless in its grasp. It was only through the constant prayers of his mother that he was finally freed from this slavery a couple of years ago, and he began to give his life back to Christ.

I had never met anyone like Nicolas, openly admitting a past involvement in Satanism. After the initial shock, I bombarded him with three questions, one after another. First, how did they ‘worship’ Satan? I had always heard that it was not anything like worshipping an image of Satan or singing hymns, but by having a so-called “Black Mass.” In other words, their entire service is a mockery of the Catholic Mass. Was this true, I asked him? Not a Protestant preaching service, not a Buddhist temple ritual, but an explicit mockery of our Mass? “Yes,” Nicolas told us, “that is true.”

I had also heard, I continued, that Satanists steal consecrated communion bread from their local Catholic churches which they desecrate at these black services. For example, I have heard of Catholic parishes where this is such a problem that the pastor is forced to post special attendants during Holy Communion who watch to make sure that no one receives the Eucharist and walks away without consuming the host. The Satanists take these consecrated hosts to their services—these wafers of “bread” that Catholics believe have been miraculously transformed by the Holy Spirit into the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ—and desecrate them with spit, bodily waste, and other such unimaginable blasphemies. Before your conversion, I asked Nicolas, did you and your fellow Satanists steal consecrated hosts for this purpose? “Yes,” Nicolas answered, “we did.”

The poor guy probably felt like he was being interrogated by the CIA by this point, but knowing that I might never have this opportunity again, I asked Nicolas one final question. I told him that I had also heard that those who were very deep in Satanism could actually tell whether a communion host had been consecrated or not. For example, they will not steal communion bread from Protestant communion meals, nor will they steal unblessed communion bread for desecration at these “Black Masses.” It would not work because some of the Satanists would immediately recognize that it was just ordinary bread. They would be able to tell that Jesus Christ was not sacramentally present there.

I asked Nicolas whether this also was true. He again replied that it is, and he told us that he could do this himself before his conversion from Satanism. A chill went down my spine. If someone were to put ten identical communion hosts in front of him, nine unconsecrated and one consecrated, he would have been able to point directly and immediately to the host that had been consecrated. I asked him in amazement, “But how were you able to know?!?” He looked at me and the words he spoke are forever burned in my memory: “Because of the hate,” he said. “Because of the burning hate I would feel toward that host, apart from all the others.”

His words hit me like a baseball bat. Some of the saints also had this mystical knowledge of the Lord’s Eucharistic presence, but this knowledge flowed from their deep union with Christ. Nicolas, on the other hand, knew Christ’s presence because his worship of Satan had worked the opposite mystical connection to the Eucharist—he knew Jesus was there not because of his love for Jesus, but because of his deep hate. It makes my skin crawl just to think about such hatred.

This is how Satan operates. He loves to mock whatever is holy and sacred, to imitate the truth and twist it in a perverse way. The Mass is the most sacred prayer on earth, the most awesome way for us Christians to offer worship to our Lord, so Satan has his followers worship him through a mockery of that prayer. Instead of lifting the Eucharist high with adoration and loving reverence, the Eucharist is thrown to the ground with loathing and derision. Rather than knowing Christ’s true presence in the sacrament through their love, they perversely recognize Christ’s presence through their hatred.

Let’s not pretend otherwise—it is scary to hear a story like Nicolas’. It is terrifying to realize that such evil exists in this world. But more than frighten us, his testimony should give us hope, comfort, and strength. Satan does exist and he is powerful, but Jesus Christ is infinitely more powerful. Even the most wicked sinner can be brought back to the love of the Lord, through Christ’s grace and through the prayers of believers (like Nicolas’ mother!) If Satan so despises the Mass, then we should be moved to even greater devotion, preparation, and participation in Mass. If Satan so despises the Lord’s true presence in the Eucharist, then our hearts should burn with even greater love and thirst for worthily receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.”
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A great explanation of the Eucharist : "Christ in the Eucharist"

A fascinating talk given by Dr. Scott Hahn : "The Sacrament of Sacraments"
The Eucharist Miracle of Lanciano : http://www.cmns.mnegri.it/miracolo/shortdesc.html


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[font="Book Antiqua"][size="3"]As Catholics, we should be aware of the works of the devil. In our world, principalities of darkness are always fighting against us, against all that is beautifully created by God. In another thread we are arguing about homosexual parenting. We should recognize, this is satanic, for satan takes what is good and twists it, in this case, the family unit. satan is making an evil mockery of the family, forming a family in his own evil image. In the same way, we can recognize satan in the hatred others have for the Holy Eucharist. I once knew a young man, who attended a Mass. He and I were friends, and I spoke to him about the experience, since he seemed to be struggling in his faith journey. In the middle of the conversation, he grew angry and told me, "I DID NOT WANT TO RECEIVE THAT THING, THAT HOST...I WASN'T GOING TO RECEIVE IT!" And then he cursed at It. He blasphemed the Eucharist and was visably shaken with rage against It. Needless to say, I recognized immediately some diabolical influence in this young man's life, and I knew that his struggle was something I could not help him with. I directed him to a good priest to talk to. I've only seen and heard from him once more, and he told me that he wanted to "stay out of trouble" and "very close to Christ." He was always grasping to hold on to Jesus, so I knew that whatever action it was that got him into the terrible state he had been in, he was working hard to overcome them, receive the Sacraments, and be on God's good grace again.

satan isn't a play thing. Sometimes we are faced with decisions to do bad or good, and what many do not realize, is when they choose the bad, they are allowing themselves to be susceptible to all kinds of demonic influence. One can get trapped in sin. I think now a days, the sin of the flesh is satan's main weapon. Many souls are lost in this sin. Our Faith is not something to take lightly. The battle between good and evil is an every day occurance, and we need to always arm ourselves for the battle. Like the above article states, we as Catholics, should hold fast to what has been given us, and hold onto all that is Sacred with REVERANCE, never once uttering offensive words or blasphemy, and keeping ourselves such that we can be worthy for the promises of Christ.

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[Micah]

Amen!

Let's always remember that this life is all for Christ our saviour. When he is with us, none can stand against us. Evil is real, Satan is real, but if we stand firm like the five virgins outside Christ's hall, with our lamps lit and fuel to hold out the night, he will come with a cry to save us and close the doors on darkness once and for all.

[color=#595959][font=arial, verdana, sans-serif][size=2][quote]Let’s not pretend otherwise—it is scary to hear a story like Nicolas’. It is terrifying to realize that such evil exists in this world. But more than frighten us, his testimony should give us hope, comfort, and strength. Satan does exist and he is powerful, but Jesus Christ is infinitely more powerful. Even the most wicked sinner can be brought back to the love of the Lord, through Christ’s grace and through the prayers of believers (like Nicolas’ mother!) [b]If Satan so despises the Mass, then we should be moved to even greater devotion, preparation, and participation in Mass. If Satan so despises the Lord’s true presence in the Eucharist, then our hearts should burn with even greater love and thirst for worthily receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed[/b].”[/quote][/size][/font][/color]
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[AudreyGrace]

AMEN!!!
I was once told that after we receive Jesus in Communion, that is when Satan is most terrified of us. For to him, we look like we have the blood of Jesus dripping off our tongue, ready to fight him in battle, and he knows he will lose. Kind of gory, but totally awesome and probably true. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/crusader2.gif[/img]

[dominicansoul]

[quote name='AudreyGrace' timestamp='1293784434' post='2195437']
AMEN!!!
I was once told that after we receive Jesus in Communion, that is when Satan is most terrified of us. For to him, we look like we have the blood of Jesus dripping off our tongue, ready to fight him in battle, and he knows he will lose. Kind of gory, but totally awesome and probably true. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/crusader2.gif[/img]
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Yes! I can believe this! Because we are at that very moment, in Communion with Jesus, His Body, Blood Soul and Divinity....



O Sacrament most holy!
O Sacrament divine!
All praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment Thine.

This is an act of praise that can be said in reparation for the sins committed against the Holy Eucharist. You can find prayers of reparation at this link: [url="http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=523"]Act of Adoration and Reparation[/url]

[quote name='Micah' timestamp='1293783583' post='2195433']
Amen!

Let's always remember that this life is all for Christ our saviour. When he is with us, none can stand against us. Evil is real, Satan is real, but if we stand firm like the five virgins outside Christ's hall, with our lamps lit and fuel to hold out the night, he will come with a cry to save us and close the doors on darkness once and for all.
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Micah, the part you bolded was my favorite part of the whole article!

[tnavarro61]

[quote]Let’s not pretend otherwise—[b]it is scary to hear a story like Nicolas’[/b]. It is terrifying to realize that such evil exists in this world. But more than frighten us, his testimony should give us hope, comfort, and strength. Satan does exist and he is powerful, but Jesus Christ is infinitely more powerful. Even the most wicked sinner can be brought back to the love of the Lord, through Christ’s grace and through the prayers of believers (like Nicolas’ mother!) If Satan so despises the Mass, then we should be moved to even greater devotion, preparation, and participation in Mass. If Satan so despises the Lord’s true presence in the Eucharist, then our hearts should burn with even greater love and thirst for worthily receiving Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.”[/quote]

I got to admit that I am very scared while I was reading this story. I cannot believe it's true... and yes it's true. My head aches now as if it is going to explode. I don't know why, probably because of the sadness that such abuse exists. We must be doing something! This new year, I resolve to pray more for people like Nicolas!

Reading this story made me determined to put on the armor and fight for the Eucharistic King.

[vee]

The part Micah bolded was my favorite part of the article as well.

[dominicansoul]

[url="http://www.acfp2000.com/Saints/Saints.html"]Saints of the Eucharist[/url]

another beautiful website, where you can read about "Saints of the Eucharist" and their beautiful prayers!

[quote][size="4"]To cast fire upon the earth—that is my mission! And how I wish it
were already blazing fiercely! Nothing in the world can set hearts ablaze
with love for God like the Blessed Sacrament. That is why this divine bread
has been pictured as a furnace of love. Saint Catherine of Siena saw
far-reaching flames coming from this furnace of love and spreading
throughout the world. Seeing this, Catherine simply could not understand how so
many people could live without loving God.[/size]--St. Alphonsus Liguori[/quote]

[vee]

The following is why I LOVE Thomas Aquinas (even though I pick on him) because he put into words what I could not
From Pange Lingua Gloriosi
Sing, my tongue, the Savior's glory,of His flesh the mystery sing;of the Blood, all price exceeding,shed by our immortal King,destined, for the world's redemption,from a noble womb to spring.

and from Adoro te Devote
O memorial wondrous of the Lord's own death;Living Bread, that giveth all Thy creatures breath,Grant my spirit ever by Thy life may live,To my taste Thy sweetness never-failing give. Pelican of mercy, Jesu, Lord and God,Cleanse me, wretched sinner, in Thy Precious Blood:Blood where one drop for human-kind outpouredMight from all transgression have the world restored. Jesu, whom now veiled, I by faith descry,What my soul doth thirst for, do not, Lord, deny,That thy face unveiled, I at last may see,With the blissful vision blest, my God, of Thee. Amen

[vee]

I also LOVE Thomas for his prayers for before and after Mass.

Before Mass, which people should be reading instead of the bulletin!!


[size="4"]Almighty and ever-living God,
I approach the sacrament
of Your only-begotten Son
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
I come sick to the doctor of life,
unclean to the fountain of mercy,
blind to the radiance of eternal light,
and poor and needy to the Lord
of heaven and earth.[/size] [size="4"]Lord, in your great generosity,
heal my sickness,
wash away my defilement,
enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty,
and clothe my nakedness.
May I receive the bread of angels,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
with humble reverence,
with the purity and faith,
the repentance and love,
and the determined purpose
that will help to bring me to salvation.
May I receive the sacrament
of the Lord's Body and Blood,
and its reality and power.[/size]

[size="4"]Kind God,
may I receive the Body
of Your only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
born from the womb of the Virgin Mary,
and so be received into His mystical body
and numbered among His members.[/size]

[size="4"]Loving Father,
as on my earthly pilgrimage
I now receive Your beloved Son
under the veil of a sacrament,
may I one day see him face to face in glory,
who lives and reigns with You for ever.[/size]


[size="4"]Amen.[/size]


After Mass, which people should be saying instead of looking for friends to chat with and/or running to the parking lot

[font="Arial"][size="2"][color="#800000"]Lord[/color][/size][/font][font="Arial"][size="2"][color="#800000"], Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank You, for
even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not
because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy,
You have fed me with the Precious Body & Blood of Your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me
condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation.
May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will.
May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions.
May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience,
and growth in the power to do good.
May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses,
bodily and spiritual.
May it unite me more closely to you, the One true God, and lead me
safely through death to everlasting happiness with You.
And I pray that You will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you,
with Your Son and holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect
happiness to your saints. grant this through Christ our Lord,
[b]AMEN.[/b][/color][/size][/font]

Edited December 31, 2010 by vee8

[vee]

After reading what the Angelic Doctor has written about the Mass and the Eucharist it is easy to contrast that with what Satan and his minions must say as the opposite since they are pure hate. Oh that I may never follow that evil path again!

[dominicansoul]

thanx Vee...I'm printing these prayers.....

[vee]

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thanx Vee...I'm printing these prayers.....
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I thought you'd have them memorized!!!! Bad Dominican

[dominicansoul]

you forget...I am probably the dumbest Dominican to ever walk the face of the earth....

[holly.o]

Love always triumphs over hate

May the Heart of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament be praised, adored, & loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time!

to the hymns and prayers of St. Thomas Aquinas, vee.

Most people won't get caught up directly in satanism because of how extreme it is. But things that masquerade as innocent and giving no harm to others - particularly things in the New Age - are invitations for evil spirits to enter one's life. Stay far away! There's a good book on a woman's journey from the New Age to Catholicism. It's called [i]Ransomed From Darkness[/i].


[quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1293782041' post='2195429']
[font="Book Antiqua"][size="3"] I think now a days, the sin of the flesh is satan's main weapon.
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I think sin of the mind is equally, if not more, damaging, as it can lead one to believe there is no such thing as sin, satan, or right/wrong.

[fides' Jack]

[quote name='holly.o' timestamp='1293926440' post='2195788']
I think sin of the mind is equally, if not more, damaging, as it can lead one to believe there is no such thing as sin, satan, or right/wrong.
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I dunno... I think I have to agree with DomSoul - not believing in sin isn't as dangerous as believing in it and wanting it at the same time.