Some come to an exorcism expecting the priest to read arcane, mysterious prayers that have a kind of magical power to them. And if you read the Rite of Exorcism with those magical expectations,
you will likely be disappointed.
The Rite is simply a series of prayers, albeit of ancient origin refined and tested over hundreds of years, which are full of Scriptural references, invoking the power of God in Jesus to cast out the demons.
For example, the imperative prayer in the new Rite includes the following:
I command you, Satan, prince of this world:
acknowledge the power and strength of Jesus Christ,
who defeated you in the desert,
overcame you in the garden, despoiled you on the Cross,
and, rising from the tomb,
transferred your spoils into the kingdom of light.
The Scriptural references in the above passage are obvious.
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