What else did I learn from the recollection I attended last year? Well if you've never thought of how powerful the Blessed Mother of God is nor how to fight demons then read on! 💪

For those who weren't able to read the first part, here you go: Divine Mercy: A Testament to God's Infinite Love and Mercy

Now we come to the last half of Fr. Chris Alar's talk. I've written all the points he said in bullets just for conciseness. Apologies in advance if there are blurry pictures. My smartphone doesn't take good auto photos.

Marian Consecration (Consecration to Jesus thru Mary)

God promised the gift of a mother and a savior immediately after the fall (of Adam and Eve).
Trust is the key to everything. When you trust someone you trust the help they offer you.
Mary is the guide, Jesus is the goal. What guide is better than Mama Mary?

^{Freebies given in the recollection including a simple step-by-step guide to Marian Consecration.}

Consecration means to be set aside, to be made holy. You have to continually be of service to God.
(What to do:) Give Mary the merits when you pray for others. Just let her distribute the prayers you pray. Let her be your prayer broker.
Mary worked with God (co-redemptrix), Mediatrix of Grace.
Consecration to Mary fosters intercession...
Mary is the greatest creation of God.
The Trinity can't say no to Mary. Let Mary intercede for you. God created Mary to be a loophole for justice.

_{Holiday decorated altar of the Parish of the Lord of Divine Mercy in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City sometime in Dec 2023.}

Spiritual Warfare according to St. Faustina

1/3 of angels dedicated to worship God the Son fell from Heaven. The reason for the devil's fall is Immaculate Conception, man being higher than angels.
Unforgiveness is the worst portal the demons use. Nobody is worth losing your soul over.
Fighting temptations and living the gospels is spiritual warfare.
Satan's main goal is to make sure to make people think he doesn't exist.
Always say and believe, God's will be done.

^source

💪 Know your Battle

Here are the things we should know in order to win against demons and their temptations:

Now here's what evil spirits do to hurt humanity. The goal of the devil is to destroy the family (and so they do everything 24/7 just to bring more people to hell).

Infestation - (Examples: poltergeist in the house, ghost sightings, haunted house or objects, etc.)
Oppression - Demonic attacks on your external life. Work, family, etc. (physical attacks like financial trouble, big business problems, sudden bruises or scratches on the body without any visible source, etc.)
Obsession - Attacks on your interior life. Example: Temptations of suicide, etc. (mental attacks)
Possession - (This is when people call exorcist priests.)

Lay people should not say any of the exorcism prayers during an exorcism. Only the priest. Exorcisms are only done inside a church and chapel.

More points to ponder:

The devil cannot bring up sins that are (already) confessed.
Non-Catholics can be exorcised if they request it.
All human beings belong to God.
"Victim soul" has been asked by God to be possessed (in order for them to be further purified, etc.).

💪 Know your Weapons:

Prayer
Worship
Adoration (eucharistic)
-- we must go to adoration for our guardian angel so he can be in the presence of God.
Fasting
Scripture
Sacraments
Sacramentals
(Signs of the cross, blessed items)

About prayer:

Demon to St. Vianney: "80,000 souls avoided hell because of your prayers."
To pray is the easiest thing a man can say/do. God based salvation on prayer.

Additional info:

The Bible begins (Adam and Eve) and ends (mass) with a wedding.
Family enthronement must be done.
If you don't want to ask God for mercy then that's an unforgivable sin.
We are born to work. Idleness is the playground of the devil.
God allows temptations because He loves us. The devil cannot touch you if you are staying in the state of grace and not opening portals.

According to mystics: By God's own justice whenever a baby is aborted, a demon is released.
Call down the Holy Spirit on Earth (or the Philippines/your own country).
Love the sinner, not the sin. Walk with them (LGBTQ+) to God.
Divine Mercy completes and fulfills the Sacred Heart. In Sacred Heart, God is love, He asks man to come to Him. Divine Mercy is God, is love in action, He comes to humans.
How to know God's will? When you are at peace then you know.

Last but not the least, here's a short video compilation of Fr. Chris' talk. Wasn't able to take much but at least I have some for you to watch.

And that's it folks! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

XOXO,
@artgirl