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I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Jesus; Luke 10:18
 


The whole of human history
has been the story 
of dour combat with the powers of evil.

 
'Gaudium et Spes'; Hope and Joy

 
 
  Word of God  
 
O God, I put my trust in you.
Psalm 53:4
 


Because of the power of our trust in God,
the devil is powerless.

 
St. Catherine of Siena, 14th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Deliver us from evil.
Jesus; Matthew 6:13
 


Death is acquired by sin, but avoided by right living.

 
St. Pacian, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
 


The devil is powerless when we trust in God.

 
St. Catherine of Siena, 14th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Begone Satan!
Matthew 4:10
 


Behold, the Cross of the Lord!
Begone, all evil powers!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah,
The Root of David, has conquered!

 
St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Jesus; Luke 10:18
 


Finding ourselves 
in the midst of the battlefield,
we have to struggle to do 
what is right
at a great cost to ourselves.

 
'Gaudium et Spes'; Hope and Joy, 1965

 
 
  Word of God  
 
They brought to Jesus
many who were possessed with demons,
and he cast out the spirits by a word.
Matthew 8:16
 


Jesus conquered evil with mercy.

 
Pope Francis, 21st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Deliver us from evil.
Matthew 6:13
 


The devil unsettles the minds of all,
preying on our anxieties, searching into our dispositions;
seeking opportunities of causing evil
where he sees each one to be most vulnerable.
Christians must remain ever watchful.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 

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