[Magdalen] Curse on Masons

[Grace Cangialosi]

Or maybe even your great-grand daddy's fault!

> On Jan 12, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> Gosh, I wondered what was wrong with me!  Now I know it's all my daddy's
> fault!
> 
> Ann
> 
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> 
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Knowing the vast amount of knowledge in this group, I've been meaning to
>> pose a question put to me by a parishioner a few weeks ago.  this morning I
>> googled it--and was horrified at what I found.
>> 
>> The parishioner, a well-meaning and sincere man in his late 70's, is always
>> very concerned about deliverance from evil spirits and that kind of
>> thing--was  involved in that kind of ministry when he was a member of Truro
>> Church in Fairfax, VA, some years ago.
>> 
>> He wanted to know if I knew of anyone who would know how to banish the
>> curse placed on Masons and their descendants by the Catholic Church. I was
>> completely clueless, had never heard of that, said I didn't know of anyone
>> offhand, and in any case, I doubted that the curse, which was apparently
>> put in place generations ago, would still be in effect. But I did tell him
>> I'd see what I could find out.
>> 
>> Well, there are dozens of links to this topic, and some of it gives me the
>> creeps. Indeed, the curse was to be generational, and descendants of Masons
>> need to be prayed for, or, if necessary, pray certain prayers for
>> deliverance themselves,  There are even prayers to pray for each of the
>> "layers" of Masonry folks might have risen to.
>> 
>> I think my parishioner was hoping there was a general prayer of deliverance
>> that would remove the curse from everyone who had ever been a Mason, but I
>> didn't find anything about that.  Frankly, I didn't read very far in any of
>> the links.
>> 
>> Anyway, now that I have had some of my questions answered, I'm still
>> curious as to whether anyone here has had experience with this.
>> 
>> I was so stunned at the time that I didn't think to ask about his specific
>> concern--whether it was for a family member or himself.  I had the feeling
>> it was more generic--he wants all the folks who might have been living
>> under the curse to be delivered from it.  I suppose if it's personal, I
>> could offer him those prayers and sit with him while he prays them...but
>> the whole thing is just weird, IMO.
>> 
>> --
>> Grace Cangialosi
>> Ruckersville, VA
>> 
>> *We must cry out against injustice or by our silence consent to it.
>> Dorothy Day*
>>