Church Militant

On earth, we fight, with God's grace.

Goal: To know love and serve God in this life so we can be happy with Him forever in heaven.

Means: Sacraments, prayer/devotions, and Marian Consecration.
             St John Bosco’s Dream 2 pillars- The Eucharist (the Mass) and Mary

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Opponents:
-The World
 *False ideologies like Freemasonry

-The Flesh
 *lust of the Flesh
 *Lust of the Eyes
 *Pride of Life

-The Devil
  *And demons (fallen angels)
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We must fight each:

**With God's grace

1st by Sacraments, Prayer, Marian Consecration

Mass- most meritorious possible (Latin Mass)
Prayers- esp. daily mental prayer (always increasing) and Devotional Life (esp. Indulgences)
Marian Consecration (Mary maximizing your merit)

The World
*Apologetics
*Educate, Expose, Exterminate false ideologies


The Flesh
*Fasting
  -Traditional Lent Fast and Abstinence
  -Abstinence on Fridays
  -Traditional Calendar
      *Ember Days
      *Vigils
      *Rogation Days
*Mortification
     St. Josemaria: The day you leave the table without having done some small mortification you 
     have eaten like a pagan. (The Way, 681)
*Indulgences (for reparations)
   -make it a habit
   -any pious act can gain an indulgence
   -make it a point in the morning to offer all indulgences gained to Our Lady (part of Morning
     Offering)
*Psychological strategies
*Litany of Humility
*3 Hail Mary's upon awakening and before sleeping
*Struggling with 6th commandment: Pray Old Rite Breviary Lauds and Vespers 


The Devil
*Sacramentals
*Old Rite Blessings with exorcisms C.O.W.S. (Candles, Olive Oil, Water, Salt)
*Leonine Prayers after mass
*Auxilium Christianorum
*St Michael prayer
*Latin (exorcists say the devil hates Latin and prayers are more efficacious)
*Deliverance Prayers
  -Imprecatory vs Deprecatory
  -Imprecatory (I command/bind [you demons]...) only said for those you have authority over
  -Deprecatory (Lord, I ask that you bind/command [you demons]) said for everyone else
*Avoiding Charismatic Errors
   (Exorcists note that they clean up many Charismatic messes)
  -Laying hands is only for people with Authority
  -Tongues 
  -Used in the Bible to communicate and edify the Church. The people knew what they were saying.
  -Aquinas said tongues is a gratuitous gift. It cannot be prayed for.
  -Aquinas said God always uses an instrument according to the nature of that instrument. We are
    intelligent creatures. We should know what we are saying.
  -When you don't know what you are saying, that is called channelling.

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Means:

Sacraments (esp. Eucharist in Latin Mass)
Marian Consecration (including 3 hearts devotion)
Prayer/Devotion


Enemies (and how we fight them):

World
  -Apologetics
  -Destroy False Ideologies
Flesh
  -Fasting
  -Mortification regularly
  -Indulgences (for reparation)
Devil
  -Latin prayers
  -Auxilium Christianorum
  -Deliverance Prayers
  -Old Rite Exorcism Blessings
  -Sacramentals
  -Leonine Prayers
  -Avoid Charismatic Errors (tongues and laying of hands)

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