Encounters With the Devil: 21st Century Spiritual Warfare with Fr. Paul Girgis

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

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[@jonathanmiller724]

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[@emje8707]

#ChurchoftheEternalLogos Hey brother would you want to have this person on your channel to tell his life story please? His name is (Michael Anthony Gagliardi) would you want to have him tell his story he has a lot to say about demonic possession his life story is sad .but I think it would be interesting to you to have him

[@braydenhardcastle9425]

I came to orthodoxy from new age psychedelic spirituality. I have an absolute hunger for truth, and Jesus Christ is the ultimate Truth

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Amazing brother. Love to hear it

[@douglaspropperii5477]

Your are in a good place to be then and in good company myself included

[@cyprianofantioch]

Same path for me.

[@mateah83]

I came from the same path. Never met weaker, more feminine men than in the psy trance psychedelic community.

[@braydenhardcastle9425]

@@mateah83 amen brother, I am so glad and feel blessed to be rid of that weak and repulsive mindset

[@JERUSALEM1ORTHODOX]

God bless fr paul, a good word brother. I'm a former jew, i love orthodoxy it was the only option for me when knowning CHRIST.

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Glory to God. Welcome home.

[@Orthoindian]

You are a true Jew now brother. not a former one.

[@Cp6uja]

The essence of Judaism is awaiting the coming of the Messiah. Few have succeeded and many have failed. The door is still open and you have succeeded. Better late than never. Welcome home ☦️

[@nateorthodawg]

I have truly been under a rock for not knowing this priest. What a beautiful soul. Thank you for having him on ☦

[@digidox7900]

I know several people who, when they first walked into an Orthodox church, became physically ill, usually in their stomachs.

[@Cp6uja]

We have a family friend who is Orthodox (by faith but not baptized). Whenever she tried to get baptized (two attempts) she would get very ill and would need to leave church. However when she attends liturgies or prays she is fine. The enemy just won’t let her get baptized and it’s baffling everyone.

[@digidox7900]

@@Cp6uja Ask for St. Mary of Egypt's intercession.

[@digidox7900]

@@Cp6uja What is her first name

[@wjd_iii]

Powerful stuff. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

[@Nobody-wi3yr]

I'm so close to becoming a catechumen. Social interactions is not a strong suit and I have trouble forming connections. Even when visiting my local parish. So it's an excruciatingly slow process for me to even get this far. But everything said in this stream resonated with me. Things seem to always align to keep me from going to church. To taking more steps to be social with the church. I get "in my head" and end up ruining it all. Pray for me. I trying to press in through what feels like a sea of glue.

[@ChristIsKingPhilosophy]

What is your name, brother?

[@Nobody-wi3yr]

@@ChristIsKingPhilosophy I'm not comfortable sharing that on this platform.

[@mcolby7214]

I hope you're having a good day, man. I'll at least let ya know that you're going in the right direction in becoming a catechumen

[@OlympiaMarketing]

Would you go to breakfast if offered $1,000,000?

[@orthodox_gentleman]

I TOTALLY get this brother! I am finally a catechumen but the demonic attacks have increased dangerously high to the point of near desolation. I completely relate and your comment could have been my comment. I am so sorry my dear brother, I will pray for you. About to go to Divine Liturgy so I will join prayers to the liturgy for your sake. I will also offer up all of my suffering for you.

[@maryanderson866]

Father Paul is extraordinary. He was my son's spiritual father while my son was at the University all four years. My son George had the privilege to serve at his altar. I can attest that such evil and attacks have come upon my family. Satan and his whole army of dark angels have done everything they could to keep us out of the Orthodox churches. Literally. Sometimes using human beings as their tools. But I relentlessly hung on and hung on and hung on. Recently however I stopped going to church myself and was only praying at home. My children were going but I had one excuse after the other because I also had anxiety at the thought of going to church. Before the Dormition, I promised Panagia then I would never miss another service and I had been going back now regularly to Vespers and Divine Liturgy. For the sake of Panagia, whom I love, and my children and my own self, I will attend services come what may. I got back to holy reading also, which I had neglected Regular sacraments including confession and holy mysteries and also corporate prayer with other believers is what keeps us in the present moment and keeps away demonic oppression.

[@digidox7900]

Anxiety is often caused by your pride. That heaviness in your heart is your ego.

[@stylist62]

Also being with a demonic person narcissist they are crafty deceptive snake in the grass they will traumatize you,play on your kindness and compassion

[@jenniferprull1887]

Lord have mercy to that. Soul tied.​@@stylist62

[@Zeal_Faith_Humanity]

Not always.

[@waltergross1269]

Father Paul is awesome, thanks for this ❤

[@aurela1114]

Great interview. What Elder Cleopa said about the demon convincing us we have more time really hit home.

[@tradorthobrodyermanduginpageau]

Great talk! Can't wait for the livestream on Serbian saints and martyrs (as a Serb myself).

[@SLVBULL]

Čuva Bog Srbina svog

[@OrthoAlbos]

@@SLVBULL You have that Russian Eagle

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Thanks brother

[@tradorthobrodyermanduginpageau]

​@@OrthoAlbos I know. I think it looks cool.

[@tradorthobrodyermanduginpageau]

​@@SLVBULL Amin, hvala brate!

[@tanyar2965]

I needed to hear this talk. I lost my husband last year and I’ve spent the year loathing for myself and asking why when truly I should be repenting, fasting, and coming to Christ in ALL things.

[@phillipvaleri2754]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you and God bless you Patrick for bringing Fr. Girgis on. I'm a cradle Catholic exploring Orthodoxy. I will definitely be purchasing Elder Thaddeus' book after watching this. The message about lust tied with judgment was so incredibly powerful. If only all our priests could speak with such strength, conviction, and support as Fr. Girgis and others available on YT, imagine where we'd be here in the West. Thank you!! Keep at it I'll be sharing this around.

[@ChrisHansenSWFL]

I thank God for Fr. Paul & my church. Thank you for this podcast.

[@m1sterj0hn]

i shed so many tears in my weakness and in the beauty of Christ while listening. glory to God.

[@angelatomaino6349]

Praise God Thank you Father and brother for this incredible stream .

[@OrthodoxIslands]

All Glory to GOD!☦️ Thank you very much. good stream Patrick.

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Thank you. Fr. Paul is great.

[@GrowYourOwnGYO]

This is one of my favourite streams from you DPH. Thankyou to both of you for this, will re listen again soon.

[@ajtsanvk]

This video is fantastic! I really enjoyed!! +

[@Endtimesupdates1]

Amazing and timely advice from father Paul. This is exactly what this generation needs to talk about in church becuase we have been lost to this crazy New Age spirtuality. Like you I have also studied in the midst of the Lefties and though myself quite democaratic but studying Culture and Media made me realise the agenda that is going on at universities. But as father Paul says maybe I had to see it for what it actual is to get me closer to my Orthodox ways, I actually started advocating against this lefties agenda and tried to show people what popular culture is doing to us; now I feel like it's time to be silent, observe and pray. Thank father Paul what a humble man of God and David for bringing this amazing discussion/sermon to us.

[@andersongoncalves3387]

Great conversation. Thank you Fr. Paul and DPH

[@ADevotionalHeart]

Thank you Fr Paul and Patrick!☦️🙏

[@TheOneSpoops]

this is such a good stream, very eye-opening conversation

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Glad you enjoyed it. God Bless

[@HolyBalkans]

God bless father paul. will love to see a video on catacombs russian saints ☦️❤️

[@Paddle-N-Fish]

Great stream! I grew up basically secular materialist, and did not believe all this stuff, and even now have lots of renewing of my mind to completely die to this old way of thinking. But yeah, it is real. I was baptized in spring 2021, and a few days later, i was car jacked at knife point neear my residence after living in the area fot 30 years with no issues at all. Must be just coincidental, well that is what my old way of thinking was. Yep 😊 ⛪️

[@jonboatwright7777]

A powerful discussion for the arena. Thank you and God bless you both.

[@nel7105]

Right after I was chrismated all sorts of wild things started happening. It took me a good while to realize what was happening. What amazed me in a not good way was my grandfathers health was effected. Not even me but my family members

[@JosephArmstrong-m5v]

This is one of the best streams you’ve had!

[@Ezrasghost]

You’re not lying I started attending an Orthodox Church and unfortunately fell back into my passions and the world.

[@Ezrasghost]

Orthodoxy is true! IC XC NIKA!☦️

[@nobody2358]

Beautiful. Thank you DPH and Fr. Paul. Glory to God The Father.

[@robertvalentine4725]

Nice to see Father Paul..can't wait to go back to Naples soon..

[@stevebc66]

Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come 🙏🏻

[@OneOfTheAncients]

When you judge a fallen man than you are also judging God! Patrick do video on fasting of the eyes 😊☦️

[@Brody.W]

Thanks!

[@shtffitness4147]

Amazing episode! So incredibly helpful

[@OneOfTheAncients]

God bless you ☦️

[@rigavitch]

Thank you Father. Very edifying and fun!

[@GuitarJesse7]

Great discussion. Thank you.

[@sacredsolitude-b6z]

This channel is full of interesting content, thanks for your efforts!

[@jordanjames3937]

That’s my priest!!!!

[@garlandthomson7501]

Fantastic and inspiring show .im an inquirer for almost a year now .i needed to hear this!!!❤

[@keeganmcintosh7353]

Dang. My FEAR and anxiety has stopped me for years from committing to the church. What the devil tells me is that it's too late. That I don't have a year to commit to catechism. That the world will end before and I will be lost to the abyss. Its been 4 years since my first divine liturgy. Lord have mercy on me

[@NMemone]

Member of your "growing female audience" here! This interview was so full of wisdom I am going to listen to it a second time. Would you consider including links or simply listing the books and orher works referenced in your interviews?

[@mcolby7214]

What an awesome guest and really what I needed to hear. Thank you both!

[@hawthorne1504]

Fr Paul, you seem pretty smart to me!

[@mrshs4332]

I’m trying to be Orthodox. I’m trying. It’s a lot harder than what people online say. I’m trying.

[@anakronistik6865]

It is hard. Keep trying. God be with you. 🙏

[@andreafirth577]

Stop 'trying' and start 'Be' ing Orthodox , ignore the enemy lies of its you and your 'efforts' , just show up and 'be' yourself as Christ and the Holy Saints lead you , Let the past go too , all of it 🙏☦️❤️‍🩹👍 God Bless x

[@angelocos1]

"The Mediterranean loose tounge and tempermant" He's very correct. It's sad. But, I had to laugh😂

[@stoneg.barrow9991]

Thanks be to God, my dear fellow Orthodox co-religionists DPH and Father Paul; I just became a member of the 700 Club -- "Likes", that is... I thought I might push you over that proverbial edge, as it were... ☺☺☺ I look forward to watching this video ere long, God willing; Once I finish eating Lunch and watching 1996's "Chain Reaction", with Mr. Reeves of the anti-Hollywood Provenance; I'd reckon. "If someone's going somewhat otherwise with this, "It is not going to be I." [With apologies to 20th Century Fox, Messrs. Freeman and Cox, et al.] Hehehe. ☺☺☺

[@OneSadPatato]

Milo Yappanopolous 😂 cracks me up every time.

[@believer8793]

I got a say I must’ve been under a rock.

[@puffymcfart7782]

Amazing stream! This was very insightful to listen to. Could you please do a stream deconstructing the Knights Templar from an Orthodox perspective? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless!

[@EM-ox3rw]

I believe Fr. Seraphim Rose has some lectures on this topic.

[@puffymcfart7782]

@@EM-ox3rw Thank you for the information. God Bless

[@asceticmother]

Ty for this content!! Can someone please tell me where to learn more about demonic oppression?

[@OrthoAlbos]

Excellent Stream. What about Albanian Orthodoxy?

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

Thanks bro. What about it?

[@OrthoAlbos]

@@ChurchoftheEternalLogos will you do a stream like the one you are doing for Serbian Orthodoxy? or should I sponsor it?

[@ChurchoftheEternalLogos]

@@OrthoAlbos Yea bro I will if you sponsor it. The Serbian stream was sponsored by a guy in Serbia.

[@OrthoAlbos]

@@ChurchoftheEternalLogos how much is a sponsorship?

[@OrthoAlbos]

@@ChurchoftheEternalLogos I found it. Next month I will send you the money

[@BasedPhilosophyMom]

Tell them to put the Terrible Judgement music video back on their page!🎉

[@BasedPhilosophyMom]

The one in Bulgarian!

[@eggsackley9435]

Could somebody time stamp where father talks about elder cleopa’s encounter with the devil?

[@dantheokiesooner7048]

Feel like work and the world are keeping me from attending lithergy and vespers. I just missed catachumen class because I feel like I’m not making church a priority…. Excuse my spelling.

[@smackamoe]

There were two books mentioned in addition to the one by Seraphim Rose. When you mention a book or audio book, would you include those in your show notes?

[@TheIndependentLens]

Yeah, it would be helpful especially since this interview is for educational purposes.

[@nbinghi]

Thank you so much for this conversation. Father Paul, is it necessary for someone to try and have to figure out whether one is having a bout of PTSD or whether it's a demonic attack? Or, are PTSD attacks always partially or fully demonic attacks? My therapeutic counseling help, before becoming Orthodox, may not be the best course of action if it's actually a demonic attack. While I know my PTSD has been healing more since being in the Church ---- 4 years Nov----- when they occur it seems I get tripped up in an entirely more complex way and the psychological therapeutic approach may be at odds with the spiritual? I am 66 now and this is wearying trying to figure out. Any books or further lectures anywhere you can direct me to? Thank you 🙏

[@OneOfTheAncients]

Patrick i hear that jewish rabbi whisper in ear to old rabbis before their death, the messiah has come already. This is said by jewish rabbis before another rabbi is seconds from death according to the elders

[@Zeal_Faith_Humanity]

Brother, your input if you may... I am not sure if it is nihilism I struggle with. Nihilism tends to operate within the bounds of the 'subject' and 'individual' and grants it on the basis of unquestioned Western presuppositions of philosophy rooted in the ancient Greek philosopher's beleif in the subject.- The "self vs reality" as if that contrast has been justified.... Has it? I am struggling between dialectical materialism & Heidegger's phenomenology (his views on being and subject) vs the trancedantal Christian argument. Marx's theory of knowledge is also a grand challenge in my eyes. I abhor Marxism due to the lack of meta-ethical justification for its claim of historical "progress." I abhor that I have seen few to no Orthodox Christians comment on it or debate marxists in order to deconstruct their many philosophical and meta-ethical errors. I am left with dread, with discontents against both the left and the right. And yearning for any organized philosophical critiques of Marxist ethics that reflect my views. It is like there is this great filthy dragon is before a fortress, and the men of defense lie in slumber!

[@ajtsanvk]

This video is rly

[@Unseen_warfare.]

Thoughts only have the power to affect the one who thinks them. If we consent to impassioned thought, and carry out in deed the malice we feel, either by word or deed, then we harm the other person. Otherwise, the result of malice or hatred in the soul only has the effect of cutting that person off from God's grace. What kind of world would we be forced to inhabit if everything we thought and felt was transmitted to our environment? It would not be possible to conduct a spiritual struggle in the way the Fathers describe, by working back from deeds and words to dealing with impassioned thinking. It would not seem fair for God to not allow us to choose between the thoughts we accept and those we reject in order to change the way we interact with people and the world. We would have no choice but to do constant harm, even involuntarily, especially at the beginning of our struggle when such impassioned thoughts are powerful and difficult to control. If it is possible to transfer energy by thought, why are the lives of the saints not full of accounts of these powers? Why did Christ and the Apostles not mention them? Why do we not find the sin of thought transference in the guides to confession? Because it doesn't exist and has never been a natural power of man. God did not create us telepathic, and there is no separate, impersonal force that can be projected from person to person in a mysterious way without the cooperation of the demonic realm by a deceptive appearance. A Number of World Orthodox “Saints”teach this. I would argue that Elder Thaddeus’s book does not teach this. Elder Porphyrios does however.

[@nachman5570]

I see videos about goats actually they're playful and bold😮

[@zeph99]

Is it common for inquirers to react to the incense at the liturgy?

[@HoneyBEE-l1f]

React as like beautiful aroma or discouraged?

[@zeph99]

@@HoneyBEE-l1f react like unable to bear it

[@HoneyBEE-l1f]

@zeph99 interesting, does he have a medical condition maybe or other reasons why he reacts in this way. there could be a deeper analysis of such reaction examined by clergy.

[@zeph99]

@@HoneyBEE-l1f yea good question

[@Maria-Ortodoxa]

Harry Nazarian , no tattoo and more so if the tattoo is of a Cross. Holy Canon 73 Trullo: "Seeing that the life-giving Cross has shown us the way to salvation, we ought to make every endeavor to render the honor deserved to that which has been the means whereby we have been saved from the old fall. Hence both in mind and in word and in sentiment paying it veneration, we by all means command that imprints of the Cross on the ground made by some persons be erased, lest the symbol signifying the trophy of victory to us be desecrated by being trodden upon by people walking over the ground. We therefore decree that henceforth those who make the sign or imprint of the Cross upon the ground shall be excommunicated." I would seriously consider removing one part of the tattooed Cross so it doesn't resemble one anymore and there's no risk of profanating it by somehow sitting on it, but talk to a Priest nonetheless.

[@JulienBoeker]

which time do you stream?

[@saint_life]

Rituals (Demonic)

[@venom7774]

Not one Orthodox Church returned my emails. I’m born again. I will build my alter at home with icons and read my Bible.

[@TheIndependentLens]

How about go to one and be physically present?

[@andreafirth577]

You have to show up , they won't chase YOU

[@saint_life]

Can I kiss if I'm celibate? Celibacy is the practice of not having sex

[@RandomUserName92840]

@1:30:00 "we have time, worry about the sins later" This is the religious saying ignore Trump's comments on abortion. "just vote for him now and push for anti abortion stuff later"

[@Cata-Holic_Doode]

I'm pretty black pilled but I had an epiphany of the importance of God's virtue when I lost a one in a million chance brief relationship with a certain woman far out of my league who resembled my celebrity crush from my childhood and she had a morbidly promiscuous past and left me to return to night life and money. I live in a situation that's pretty dead end and bleak to "manifest" my potential or some new age sounding crap. I was kinda exceptionally athletic with an overwhelmingly crushing vexatious dream to marry or impress a woman/women as beautiful as the chick I lost and I have to watch weaker men who'll apparently never care about God in five million lifetimes aquire so easily what I begged God for ages repetitively unto insanity LOL 🤣 but the epiphany landed around the same time I discovered Orthodox Chants and Icons and the Rosary and Saint Michael prayer and etc and I was mesmerized and became a vehement troll to protestantism and evangelicalism that evidently made me cringe at God. I was born and saturated in protestantism and it was so cringe to me that I became an ardent heavy metal/rock n roll worshiper dabbling my interests in some occultism and started to constantly curse God out of obscurity and covetousness. The sleep paralysis is gone, being a spontaneous hair trigger rageaholic or furtive doomer is still looming within. Satan is the proprietor of chomos and tyrants and God's virtue is far greater than the lust of the abyss. Problem is, when you're this poor , the only potentially monogamous women are fat LOL 🤣 Hail Marry Christ is Risen! God Bless y'all feel free to delete my ignoramus comment , I'm pacifying time, thank U

[@Maria-Ortodoxa]

We have to keep in mind that unless we become like little children, we will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

[@Cata-Holic_Doode]

@@Maria-Ortodoxa- I have no idea what that means and it's probably a grace that I don't

[@hanaini]

I see so many striking similarity between your church and the Ethiopian Orthodox church. The devine lethargy, the teaching and the name are almost exactly the same. One Example Girgis is also an Ethiopian. I was surprise to here some on you might be Gnostic? Is that true? May God bless Mari Mar. We love you guys

[@stylist62]

I know this cursing oppression suffering losses grief abuse spiritual psychological financial emotional marriage very well, please pray for me healing my name is Barb cradle Orthodox went to Protestant for years, back to Orthodoxy years of warefare losses, giving serving and getting nothing in return, I thought for years to give good for evil, I have been traumatized and a slave to those who should love me most. But I always knew the accusing slander lies taking controlling wasn’t me. Please please pray for me🙏🥰🥲🙏🥰restoration of livelyhood provision Do not fear, I have been seeing this vision in my mind, I am exhausted I can’t take anymore I always felt like Cinderella when she did everything for everyone got nothing for it