This past Sunday, the readings focused on Jesus’ ministry of exorcisms. Demons are real, spiritual beings who have rebelled against God. Their leader is Lucifer, also called Satan. Because humanity rejected God’s rule, we are vulnerable to being influenced and afflicted by demons. Repentance and faith, prayer and fasting, and sacraments and sacramentals join us to Christ and set us free from the forces of evil.

Below are some resources the lay faithful can use.

1. Unbound. This book, by Neil Lozano, provides a way of praying directed towards freedom from sin and the spirits that promote sin in our lives. You can review unbound prayers, based on five keys, here.

2. Fr. Chad Ripperger has written a book entitled Deliverance Prayers: For us by the Laity. A few of these prayers can be found here.

3. The Lorica Prayer of St. Patrick.

4. Psalm 91 has been used by Jews and Christians for about 3,000 to pray against demons.