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34 BEGONE SATAN
Father Steiger's Housekeeper
Theresa Wegerer,-1944
friends and companions. Hence we can understand
how he persisted in ridiculing
the priest and his actions
when, even in his last moments,
a merciful God granted
him the grace of receiving
the last sacrament of Extreme
Unction. As you live,
so you die. And his concubine,
Mina, was fully his
equal in this respect. Birds
of a feather flock together.
What, was most surprising
was that such a wicked and
blasphemous father was
blessed with such a virtuous
child.
Her sincere piety,
her pure and innocent disposition,
her diligent application,
all were very apparent.
Even during the
period of possession the
devil could not disturb her inner basic disposition because
the devil has no power over the free will
human being.
of a
It was evident that, in addition to the above men^
tioned devils, there were also a great number of other
unclean spirits in her. Among these the so-called
dumb devils and avenging spirits made themselves
especially prominent.
DUMB DEVILS AND AVENGING SPIRITS
The number of silent devils was countless. Apparently
they were from the lower classes, for they
displayed no marks of strength or power. Their
voices were rather a confusion of sounds from which
no definite answers could be distinguished. There was
no articulate speech, rather a pitiful moaning and subdued
howling. They could put up little resistance
against the powerful effects of exorcism.
It seemed as