Divine Spirit vs Diabolical Spirit

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Why did St. John the Baptist, while in prison, he employ his little ruse to get his disciples to go over to the Christ? Because there is a spiritual battle taking place here… even among those seeking the Kingdom of God. Hmmm. The battle for the Church is now on the inside … and it is deeply spiritual in nature (as St. Paul said it is in Eph 6). Those like St. John the Baptist, seeking ever to preach the difficult truths, are, as it were, once again, in prison… sidelined… mitigated… talked about with people taking sides. In any case, the trial comes for all the faithful in seeking to follow His Majesty and not be mistaken as to Who He is… to follow Him regardless of our personal likes and dislikes. In reflecting on this difficulty and what to do about it, let us use our spiritual theology because this is a spiritual battle. With a little help from Fr. Jordan Aumann, OP (cf. Spiritual Theology, pp 402-404), we find there are various signs of the divine spirit at work as well as signs of the diabolical spirit at work. In our Gospel today, not surprisingly St. John the Baptist exemplifies the signs of the Divine Spirit while his stubborn disciples, who have heretofore refused to follow the Lamb as he directed them, show something of the diabolical spirit. For more please visit http://www.reginaprophetarum.org & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest