Among the sacramental, the Church, obedient to the Lord’s prayer, has
from ancient times mercifully made provision for God to be implored through
pious supplications, so that the Christin faithful may be set free from all
dangers, especially from the snares of the devil. Moreover, in particular,
Exorcists were instituted in the Church, so that, imitating the charity of
Christ, they might heal those possessed by the Evil One, even by commanding
demons in the name of God to retreat, that they might do no further harm to
human creatures in any way. In our own days, it has seemed appropriate to
revise the norms handed down and also the collected prayers as well as the
formulas in Title XII of the Roman Ritual, so that the rite may be in
accordance with the decrees of the Constitutions Sacrosanctum Concilium of the Second Vatican Council and especially
with article 79. Therefore, this Congregation promulgates the present renewed
Rite of Exorcism, approved by the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II ON 1 October
1998, so that it may be used in place of the norms and formulas from Title XII
of the Roman Ritual which have been in use until now.
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