--- product_id: 1695606 title: "An Exorcist Tells His Story" brand: "fr. gabriele amorth" price: "€ 31.92" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1695606-an-exorcist-tells-his-story store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # An Exorcist Tells His Story **Brand:** fr. gabriele amorth **Price:** € 31.92 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** An Exorcist Tells His Story by fr. gabriele amorth - **How much does it cost?** € 31.92 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/1695606-an-exorcist-tells-his-story) ## Best For - fr. gabriele amorth enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fr. gabriele amorth brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil. The importance of the ministry to expel demons is clearly seen in the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church history. Fr. Amorth allows the reader to witness the activities of the exorcist, to experience what an exorcist sees and does. He also reveals how little modern science, psychology, and medicine can do to help those under Satan's influence, and that only the power of Christ can release them from this kind of mental, spiritual or physical suffering. An Exorcist Tells His Story has been a European best-seller that has gone through numerous printings and editions. No other book today so thoroughly and concisely discusses the topic of exorcism. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 5.26 x 0.63 x 8 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | Isbn 10 | 0898707102 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0898707106 | | Item Weight | 9.5 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 210 pages | | Publication Date | March 4, 1999 | | Publisher | Ignatius Press | ## Images ![An Exorcist Tells His Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bsOuJdWQL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All those seeking truth should read this book (both volumes) *by on Reviewed in the United States July 30, 2026* This is a great book. It was my first foray into the DARK side of (our) reality.It is a methodical account of exorcisms, their procedures, their reasons of being, their goals, their effects.It is also a methodical presentation of the supernatural & EVIL phenomena going on in the world - again, with their causes, their purposes, the way to identify them, and how to protect oneself from them.I should say all Christians (and esp. Catholics) should have a minimum familiarity with such matters, as they - the Christians, are prime targets of nefarious influences. The book strengthens their faith, AND provides hope for those who might be afflicted by supernatural evils.But non-Christians (esp. atheists) also benefit from reading it because the things described in it should serve to edify them about the foundations of reality. The phenomena described have no natural (material) explanation - the author has made sure to focus solely on such cases.And so, we are provided with PROOF - verifiable, documentable proof, that there exists a supernatural, SPIRITUAL reality, just as real as our MATERIAL reality, and overlapping with it. That our material universe, and material life, are NOT all there is to existence: there is a great deal more, with some of it good, and some of it bad.This book documents the "bad" side of the spiritual REALITY we live in - that we ALL live in, whether we like it or not, whether we BELIEVE in it or not!It is a TESTIMONY that the Devil exists! And IF the Devil exists, then two things follow:- 1st.: that God exists as well - there is no point for Satan to fight against Good (God, as well as good people, as well as good deeds), if Good DIDN'T exist!- 2nd.: that even if one doesn't "believe" in the Devil, the Devil all-the-more DELIGHTS in "believing" in them! Because ignorance, whether naïve or feigned, offers NO protection against reality - just like not believing in electricity on the grounds that it is invisible, offers no protection when sticking fingers in a power outlet. And especially when done "just for the fun of ...disproving it!".The Devil's greatest achievement is duping mankind into believing it doesn't exist!Look at the world around - is there any obvious sign left warning against (the reality of) the Devil?! I should think not - even the Hollywood horror movies that seem to be exceptions, are made only for profit (not for documentary purposes); with VERY few exceptions, they actually mock and tongue-in-cheek reference the possibility of such a reality. And it is no wonder that things have reached this point: the Devil has worked HARD to dupe us - for thousands and thousands of years!Don't fall in - OUR own lives are at stake!Let us not allow anything and anyone jeopardize that, no matter who and what they claim to be and know!Let us, in good faith and with an open mind, put 2 and 2 together, and THINK FOR OURSELVES! Draw our own conclusions! Rest in the certitude that we are uncovering the truth - and THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly informative. Helps to fill a burgeoning need to relieve the suffering of demon-tormented persons. *by on Reviewed in the United States April 13, 2015* (Note: This paperback edition is dated 1999 but states that the 12th edition of the book was published in 1994. Original publication date is not given in this edition. I’ve guessed that the book could have been published as early as the 1970s or anytime thereafter up until the 12th edition in 1994.)When Fr. Gabriele Amorth was appointed to undertake an apostolate of exorcism at the Vatican, he was assigned to assist and learn from Fr. Candido Amantini who had 36 years experience in exorcism. After years of his own experience and that gained also along with Amantini, Fr. Amorth saw a crying need for a greater availability of exorcists, and therefore greater knowledge about exorcism in order to relieve the suffering of an ever-increasing multitude of people who were possessed and otherwise afflicted by demons. He says he has striven to “fill a void and to present [his] argument from every angle” so as to help bring about in the Catholic Church a response to the need for knowledgeable exorcists. He hopes for “other writers with competence and religious sensitivity, so that the topic can be treated with the proper depth, which was found in times past among Catholics but is now found only among Protestants.” However, he notes that what Protestants usually do would more rightly be termed “deliverance” (forms of private or common intercessory prayers) than “exorcism” (prayers in the Church “Ritual”).He notes that “Jesus first gave the power to cast out demons to his apostles; then he extended the power to the seventy-two disciples, and in the end he granted it to all those who would believe in him.” He warns, however, that it is dangerous for amateurs to attempt to “attack the devil.” (Within the lore of Catholic saints, there are holy women who have performed successful exorcisms. Perhaps there may be records, unknown to this reviewer, of other holy Catholic religious and lay people who’ve done and are now doing the same. Many Protestants would surely be able also to state their own cases of actual true exorcisms they’ve done for people who fit the definition of being fully “possessed.”)In this book, Amorth says that he chooses “to dwell on what is less known and on practical aspects that may be useful to exorcists and to anyone who wishes to learn about the subject.”Besides ordinary “temptation,” which is the most common activity of demons, Fr. Amorth delineates six different forms of extraordinary demonic activity to include: external physical pain caused by Satan, demonic possession, diabolical oppression, diabolic obsession, diabolic infestation, and diabolical subjugation, or dependence. He notes the typical “gifts” of powers that Satan gives to his faithful followers---such as clairvoyance and others---and which the follower may or may not know have come to himself or herself from Satan. Amorth talks about the various evidences that can be signs of full “possession,” and he gives the three conditions or signs that are ALWAYS present in possessed people but which usually do not become evident except during the exorcism. He makes an argument that the exorcist cannot really know for sure that a person is “possessed” without going ahead with an exorcism. Therefore, he argues that “an unnecessary exorcism never harmed anybody.” For those who are concerned about the likelihood of confusing possession with mental illness, he states that “the first experts to caution about making this diagnostic mistake have been the ecclesiastic authorities themselves.” Amorth says that “an expert exorcist will be able to detect the difference more easily than a psychiatrist because the exorcist will keep his mind open to all possibilities and will be able to identify the distinguishing elements. The psychiatrist, [however,] in the majority of cases, does not believe in demonic possession...”Amorth points out that an exorcism can be a very long process and that it requires the cooperation of the patient which is often very difficult for the patient to give. Amorth lists factors that can help the victimized person, but he emphasizes that the time element of the final healing belongs to God, also that God brings good out of evil. In many cases it is a mystery why and how a person became possessed in the first place. This book and Fr. Amorth’s subsequent book entitled “An Exorcist, More Stories” both include stories about many mysterious and perplexing cases. These could be very helpful to lay readers who are troubled with perplexing symptoms in themselves or others, and also helpful to priests and ministers who are in search of insight into mysterious troubles they are experiencing in their efforts to heal and help people.(One thing that becomes apparent to a reader who explores the contributions of several or more exorcists and deliverance ministers is that there exists a fairly wide variance in their opinions and teachings about many elements of their subject matter. Probably exorcists and deliverance ministers who are Protestants and Catholics will unfortunately not be inclined to respect the opinions of their opposites in these two camps. [I mean there is so much unfortunate enmity between the ministers traditionally opposed to one another. And how wonderful if they could be “dispossessed” of their enmity and cooperate in their battle against evil and the author of it.] For other books that show Protestants involved in successful deliverances and exorcisms and also some additional practical experiential wisdom from Catholic lay ministers of deliverance and exorcism, read “The Dark Sacrament,” by Kiely and McKenna, and “Deliverance from Evil Spirits,” by Francis MacNutt. There are surely many other good books along the same lines, but those are two thought-provoking and very helpful and informative books that I'm familiar with and so am able to recommend.)Fr. Amorth makes clear that “evil, suffering, death, and hell (that is, eternal damnation in everlasting torment) are not acts of God.” (In fact, Fr. A. tells of a demon who told him during an exorcism: “It wasn’t God who made hell. It was us. He had not even thought of it.” And another demon claimed that “all of us cooperated ” in making hell!) (Of course, Fr. Amorth warns that the devil and demons are liers and what they say cannot be trusted. He instructs against conversing with the devil or demons during exorcisms.)Amorth states clearly that “The truth of salvation is this: Jesus came ‘to destroy the works of the devil’ (I Jn 3:8), to free man from Satan’s slavery, and to establish the kingdom of God after destroying the reign of Satan.”The reader may be amazed to find bits of incredible information. For instance, peculiar objects like nails and roles of wire and other odd objects sometimes materialize out of the possessed person’s body or otherwise manifest in some way during the exorcism.The reader will find many informative statements throughout the text such as that : “Satan’s power is felt more keenly in periods of history when the sinfulness of the community is more evident.” Or, that the demons are very sensitive to the five senses. (A demon told Fr. Amorth, “We enter through the senses.”) That the final goal of the devil is to bring a person to despair and suicide. That possession is not contagious to relatives, witnesses to an exorcism, or to places where exorcisms are held. That Baptism is one of the two chief methods of exorcism (that is to say, Baptism is an exorcism). That spells and curses can cause possession. That “Almost always in cases of evil presence [during an exorcism], the eyes look completely white, [and] we can barely discern, even with the help of both hands, whether the pupils are toward the top or the bottom of the eyes.”There is much much significant information in this book and Amorth’s other book. It’s impossible to give a complete idea of what can be learned from the two books. The names of Chapters in this book include: The Centrality of Christ. The Power of Satan. Exorcisms. Targets of the Evil One. The Point of Departure. The First “Blessing.” The Demon’s Behavior. A Victim’s Witness. Effect of Exorcisms. Water, Oil, Salt. Exorcising Houses. The Curse. More on Witchcraft. Who Can Expel Demons? The Cinderella of the Ritual. Pastoral Directives to Be Rebuilt. There are prayers of deliverance at the end of the book. (There is no Index.)Fr. Amorth tells of many many instances of his experience of suffering Italian people who sought the needed help of deliverance or exorcism but could find no priests near them who were willing and/or knowledgeable enough to help them.In the last several years and currently in the spring of 2015, the Vatican is responding to the need that Fr. Amorth was made evident decades ago by amassing forces of exorcist priests and amassing increased knowledge about the subject of possession and exorcism.(I wonder if the time has come for someone to write a "comparative" compendium of collected information taken from the writings and/or testimonies, both from the past and in the present, of numerous exorcists and deliverance ministers, both Catholic and Protestant. Both groups are encountering a greater need to help the many people who seek their help. The increase in occult activity is a causitive factor in the increased need. [Catholic prophecies and at least one Marian apparition have said that an extra force of demons would invade the world sometime about mid-20th century, I think. I don't recall the exact timing.] A compendium of information would be a large project but could be very useful to ministers. It would also likely be a very interesting book, to say the least.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read *by on Reviewed in the United States July 30, 2026* Im a third of the way through this and have been hooked since the start. It shines a light on the rite of exorcism and how important it is to know how they combat the devil. 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