[Magdalen] Curse on Masons

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well, maybe, if I can figure out what/how to teach. This person doesn't hear different points of view very well. Hates Muslims, thinks Yoga is of the Devil. And I guess, now that I've seen all the stuff that's out there, I'm not sure how to approach it. Saying, "I don't believe that stuff." isn't going to cut it.

> On Jan 12, 2016, at 12:25 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I hope and pray that this request can be a gateway for a teaching moment...
> Lynn 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jan 12, 2016, at 10:51 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*