Dear Bros and Sis ,
I found an excellent article on the Healing needed
in one's family tree(Inter Generational Healing). I
think it is a "Must read". You might as well be that
"one member of a family may be the instrument of God
in the salvation of all others in the family tree " as
mentioned in this article.
Love
Sanju
As we gather with our families this Christmas it's a
good time to purge. All of us need to pray certain
things away from or out of our families and God
listens powerfully on the birthday of His Son. Thus,
Christmas is a unique opportunity to dispense of
family demons.
Perhaps this is meant literally. It's a controversial
realm but there are a growing number of priests
ministering what is known as "generational" or
"family" healing. One of them is Father Robert
DeGrandis, a St. Joseph priest who has written more
than 25 books and has conducted healing in more than
30 countries (at least by the last count we saw).
"There has been a growing recognition of inheritance
that goes far beyond physical characteristics, to
include the psychological make-up as well," he writes.
"How often do we hear about anger or stubbornness
running in a family? But if I am always angry, my
father was always angry, and my grandfather was always
angry, it had to start somewhere. Anger, somewhere in
its source, is unlove that never was healed."
In other words, just as there are physical and
behavioral tendencies that we inherit, so are there
tendencies in the spiritual realm. We all know what
was inherited from Adam and Eve, and we're all
familiar with that part of Scripture that discusses
(Exodus 34:7) "sins of the father."
Spirituality is passed down the generations in a way
we can't see and yet in a way that according to Father
DeGrandis and another priest, Father John H. Hampsch
of Los Angeles, can have profound effects -- even
causing illness. There are sins. There are hurts.
"Old, unresolved and unforgiven hurts appear to be
'inherited,' or genetically encoded into the system
and acted out in future generations," says Father
DeGrandis in a book called Intergenerational Healing.
"There are unresolved hurts so strong that they get
into the bloodline and keep coming up to be resolved
in future generations."
There is unforgiveness. When something has happened in
the past that has not been forgiven, this can haunt a
family until it is forgiven. Strange as it may sound,
we may need to offer up Masses for ancestors we don't
even know and in our prayers -- in our hearts --
forgive them. When a family strives to live together
in unselfish love and to worship God together (as at
Christmas), its members will know contentment and
harmony, notes Father Hampsch -- but if they're
negligent, "they will experience God's judgment
negatively by the presence of domestic strife,
jealousy, infidelity, suspicion, unhappiness, marital
discord, broken marriages, suspicion, arguments,
recalcitrance in children, arguments, addictions,
in-law conflicts."
They claim there are even curses. "Just as the Lord's
Spirit can touch people and set them free physical and
psychologically, the evil spirit can also bind people
at the time of the curse and into future generations,"
says Father DeGrandis -- who we caught up with
recently and who is still actively ministering around
the world.
There is often murder in a family's background, notes
the priest, and also a great problem is occultism.
When an ancestor dabbled with fortune-telling,
mediumship, clairvoyance, and of course witchcraft,
these spirits, like genes, are passed down the
generations. This substantiates the sacrament of
Baptism, for as soon as a child is born, it needs to
be delivered from anything demonic and dedicated to
Christ. Priests in this realm often suggest placing a
chart of the family tree on the altar during a special
Mass for the family. It takes persistent prayer, and
we have to go to God for answers. "Only the Holy
Spirit, Who searches the minds and hearts and discerns
our deepest needs (Romans 8:27), can know what is
ready to be healed," writes Father DeGrandis, whose
books are among our most popular.
Often, those searching for a reason why something is
plaguing their family will be surprised at how the
Spirit shows them something in their ancestry (often
occultism) of which they were not familiar. In this
way, says Father DeGrandis, those who are
strong-willed are delivered of the need to control and
those who still have an abused child within them are
healed and those who say no to the darkness of what
they have inherited begin to find health, whether
physically or emotionally.
If one part suffers, every part suffers.
Go to Confession. Attend frequent Mass. Offer the
Rosary. Intercede for the Lord to forgive the sins of
ancestors. "We are talking about 'blessing all that is
within us' (Psalm 103:1) through forgiveness," says
Father DeGrandis, "and thus hopefully changing the
pattern of future generations."
Even one member of a family may be the instrument of
God in the salvation of all others in the family tree
or household, claim these two fascinating priests.
What we need to do is pray to the Holy Spirit to
enlighten us as to what a problem may be -- really
pray for illumination -- and then take the matter to
Jesus in the Eucharist. At Mass, many bondages can be
broken, and the way to prepare for this is to go to
Confession. It's also a good time to hunt through the
household and discard any books or objects pertinent
to lust, astrology, or matters of the occult
(including novels).
Before Christmas, pray for guidance on how you can
purge your own family. Ask the Holy Spirit what
prayers to say. Ask God to remove hurts and curses.
Plead the Blood of Christ. "In Jesus' Name and by His
authority I come against this curse, etc. I call down
the Precious Blood of Jesus and I break this curse on
my family or person in the Name of Jesus," is one
prayer Father DeGrandis suggests saying three times
for each instance.
There are those who claim that even serious ailments
like cancer haunt families in a way that can have a
root that is spiritual. We see in Scripture how many
times Jesus had to cast out a demon -- a demon of
muteness or some other ailment -- before the illness
left. Father Hampsch says generational spirits can
cause alcoholism, psychological disorders, occultism,
phobias, sexual sin, drug use, the spirits of control,
anger, impatience, lust, and many forms of otherwise
intractable physical illnesses. There may be simple
behavioral causes in certain instances, but often
there also seem to be spiritual holds -- and it is up
to us break them!
Spirits cause unseen problems and it's time to free
our families. Pray together this Christmas, or at
least pray for each family member when you gather, in
whatever way is feasible. Use Holy water in your
homes. Use Blessed Salt. Pray for deliverance of your
entire blood line and forgive every single family
member who has caused you hurt (as well as ancestors!)
and you may be surprised at the sudden onset of
happiness!
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