Make sure there's no devil behind your cross at home

 When Mr Antony visited China recently, he bought a cross and rosary from one of its fabled markets. The cross looked very beautiful, or rather very alluring. He fell for the cross and didn't think twice before purchasing it. Mr Antony bought it dead cheap as a similar cross in any other country would have cost three or four times of what he paid.

  However, he had made a big mistake. Mr Antony realised this when he took the cross and rosary to a priest for blessing. The stuff that he bought from China was satanic. "A cross in upside down position and the figure of devil with horns were embossed behind the cross. You can't easily figure out satan's figure behind the cross. Had Mr Antony kept these things in his house, his life would have gone for a toss. Devil would have made his life miserable. Such a cross would influence the place and people where it's kept," said Rev Fr Jose Vettiyankal VC.

  Rev Fr Jose who conducts Divine Mercy outreach programme across the world, narrated this incident at a Charismatic prayer meeting in Mumbai last week.

  If Mr Antony had kept the cross in his house, he would have literally ended up worshipping Satan. Nobody is sure how many such crosses are floating in the market. "If you're planning to buy a replica of cross or a rosary, have a close look at these things before buying them. Otherwise, you could be in for big trouble," Rev Fr Jose says.

 The manipulator who crafted the cross committed the fraud in a clever manner. Nobody would have thought about this unique way of bringing Satan into people’s lives in their wildest of imaginations.  

  During a May 24, 1987, visit to the sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel, John Paul II said, "the battle against the devil which is the principal task of Michael the archangel, is still being fought today, because the devil is still alive and active in the world. The evil that surrounds us today, the disorders that that plague our society, man's inconsistency and brokenness are not only the results of original sin but also the result of Satan's pervasive and dark action."

  Satan is working overtime in the world to keep people away from God. It can be through temptation, enticement, seduction, greed and so on. The evil spirit has succeeded in this exercise to a big extent. But we know who is going to have the final victory -- Jesus.

  Please check the religious artefacts kept at your home. You shouldn’t end up worshipping Satan unknowingly.