Father Corapi Update

Dear Father Corapi,
What is happening to you is so sad. You were born to be a priest. Please do not give up.
There are so many people who need you to stand strong. If you are right–and I totally trust that you are , as you are a very honest individual–then do not be afraid of anything. The Catholic Church NEEDS someone like you.

In the Old testament there is a warning from God not to attack His anointed.

Dear Father corapi, I have known you for about five years. and I know the blessed mother has led me to your testimony, and preaching for a reason. to helpme on my salvation. Father, I am sure you are not a saint yet. because you are still alive, thank God. But you have been a great help for me and I strongley believe that you have been an instrument to other people too. Father, Remember what came out of your mouth, If there is no pain, there is no gaing, and you finish up the rest… Father the devil, want’s to stop you and maybe he did for now. but remember. Jesus is in charge of the batle soldier…suck it up. youwill not be letefted behind JESUS will carry
you tho the end of the batlefield. Don’t give up soldier! I know you wan’t to fight but for now,let the maint soldier carry you, and just stay alive..you have been fighting a good fight.Just stay alive. Don’t lose faith. God will WIN at the end of the batle
. .with love your brother in christ. Joseph..
Father, please pray for my salvation and my daughter, Rosalie and my Son Joseph Jr “s Salvatio”s . A US Marine too…. We Love You. and Carry On……

If we dare to recall the most famous prostitute of the Bible, namely St. Mary Magdeline, we remember that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ expelled 7 demons from her. Anyone who is involved in drugs or sexual promiscuity or, frankly, this internet or any of the musical forms over the past 50 years which have been filling our ears and minds with the messages of total rebellion against God, such a person can be absolutely certain that the devil and his almost countless minions, spread out all over the earth and causing divisions and conflicts galore, is the root cause of the problems.

And we are witless, graceless fools who fail to recognize the attacks and fail to take countermeasures.

But with the wholesale onslaught of the internet, the TV, the radio, the CD’s, the Rock ‘n Roll (Rock = Peter upon whom Christ built the Church; Roll = bread and Christ the Bread of Lift, i.e, mockery of the Eucharist), the incessant blare of such music in stores and malls, and a whole host of unnamed other sources of stimulation all coordinated by the Devil himself, who is to escape?

Did not Christ Himself state, “And when the Son of Man returns, think ye He will find faith?”

Only Noah and his small family survived the Flood. The Blessed Virgin has been coming to scores of locations telling any of the faithful who will listen of the coming Chastisement. Will any survive? Apparently, but they, as She states, will envy the dead. God have mercy on us inveterate rebels.

Dear Fr. Corapi:

I just want to offer to you the same profound advice you provided in many of your talks which I remember so well: “NEVER GIVE UP!” This will pass.

thank you for your comment. i appreciate everything you said. as a mother of two, a 9 yr old girl, hannah love (named after God bc God IS love ) and a soon to be 5yr old boy, blaise gabriel (st.blaise and archangel gabriel ) i am fully aware of the devil around us. you mentioned internet, tv and music. it saddens me to hear some of todays lyrics coming from my babes mouths. the music is catchy with fun beats, but my babies know way more than they should ever know at their young ages, mostly because of it. not knowing what they are reciting, i have to ask them not to repeat some of the lines, then they ask why and that always makes for curiosity. i always try to get around the true meaning of what they said.. it’s difficult to protect them and impossible to sheild them completely. especially since i cant be with them as much as i need to be since i have to share them with their father. Mother Mary, please pray for them. I ask for your protection for my dearly beloved children. I love them as you loved Christ as a child and continue to love Him now. Thank you for my Jesus and thank you for your prayers and intercession. Mother, i pray for ALL the children of the world, they need you, WE need you now more than ever. and Please take care of our beloved John Corapi, your son, who will always be father in my heart and prayers. keep him close to you now and all of his life. Amen
Fr. Corapi, if you happen to read this, please know that i love you and i have prayed for you for about 15yrs or so. i am currently 34yrs of age. i was lucky enough to attended one of your conferences in the detroit area when was 20-21yrs old. that was my introduction to you. i knew you were special then and have loved and admired you since! at that time in my life, i felt called to become a nun even tho my life was probably similar to what yours had been but without all the money,cars and amazing homes. in fact, most everyone i knew lived their life the way i did. however, even though my life was less holy than it should have been, still i felt drawn to God and had a deep, immense love for Him. i wanted to be close to Jesus and longed for truth and knowledge. baptised as a baby by my grandmother Florence McKinnon, who a devout catholic, prayed for a sign of roses that what she had done was accepted by God. she received 7 roses that day from my grandfather who had never brought her flowers before! i was baptised again at four years of age at the national shrine of the little flower, (where i am currently a parishioner. ) i did not make my confirmation untill i was 22yrs old,it was at st.theresa of avila church in macomb. at that time i attended daily mass at different churches where i was the only young person in attendance. i read my bible, prayed rosaries, spent time in eucharistic adoration 1am,2am-3am driving 45 minutes by myself to get there, and i watched ewtn all the time.. (i miss watching you terribly..) it was at this time in my life when i had a couple encounters with evil spirits in my room at night. at about 3am on two different occasions i sensed an evil pressence in my room. im not sure how but they were able to put pressure on my legs the first time and the second time, pressure on my chest. the second time i fought to sit up in my bed but couldnt. i prayed, “in the name of Jesus Christ,leave! ” i wanted to run downstairs and jump in my sister’s bed with whom i was living with but i was too scared to get up. by the grace of God, i fell asleep. i had one more experience another time. i was laying on my stomach on my bed, watching my fish tank late one night. i closed my eyes and then i heard the most terrifing sounds coming from behind me. i swear it was a demon or it may have been the devil himself snaring at me. the sound this thing was making was truely the sound of evil itself! my reaction? i wanted to “flip it the bird”. i actually tried to! i couldnt move my arm to do so. i fought hard to move my arm so my finger could tell him exactly what i thought of him and his scare tactics. but i couldnt move. in fact, i was paralized. i couldnt even open my eyes! that is when i became nervous and prayed for Jesus to help me. He did. the wicked, evil thing left. again, by the grace of God i was able to fall asleep that night. i feel because i was trying so hard to know God and learn about Him and be close to Him that i was being attacked. as i feel YOU are being attacked. Father Corapi, i cant call you anything but father, you will always be Fr.Corapi to me. i pray for you all the time. my heart breaks for you. i know you are feeling so much pain from all of this. and not being able to serve must be torture.. for you, i have prayed a “spiriutal 911″ that you gave us. Fr.John Corapi’s Spirtiual 911- 9 memoraries, 1 rosary, 1 divine chaplet. all of you who read this please pray for our fr. john corapi. i pray for each of you who reads this and for each of you who prays. fr.corpi, i want to tell you what happened to me after my “enounters” with the evil that thought enough of me to be bothered by my devotion. having told another sister of mine about my experiences she sent me holy water and told me to put in my room a picture of the sacred heart of Jesus. i did. one night i came home late from work and sensed an evil pressence in my room again. immediatly i got mad and pulled out my holy water and blessed my room. “in the name of Jesus Christ leave!” a feeling of peace and comfort washed over me. i continued, blessing myself, my fish tank then my sacred heart picture. i kissed Him and placed Him back on my dresser. before going to sleep i read a little from my bible. having my rosary in my hand, i was focused on Jesus’s sacred heart picture and praying Hail Mary’s over and over. confused and distraught about my life and where it was going i just prayed Hail Mary, full of grace.. all of the sudden my body felt totally relaxed, even my facial muscles were relaxed so much so that my jaw hung open. my eyes began to open wide on their own. wider and wider they opened. completely comfortable with was happening to my body, i enjoyed the comfort and peace that accompanied me as well. i was so comfortable that i didnt want to move. starring at Jesus’s picture, more focused on what was happening to me, i noticed the picture had an energy about it. it seemed as though it was coming alive. just then, Jesus’ face came through! “my God,why me? oh, please dont talk to me i can hardly handle this..” He didnt say anything, He didnt have to He was letting me kno He was there for me. He was soooooooooo beautiful! So handsome! ive never seen a picture of Him looking the way He did that night. His skin was deeply tanned, His hair dark, His beard well groomed, His eyes were the most amazing eyes i’ve ever seen! His eyes were the most beautiful brown but almost gold.. He stayed with me for a few minutes then He went back in. after Jesus, the Blessed Mother came through!!! She was dressed in white and was beautiful with a loving look on her face. She stayed with me a little while then she went back and Jesus came again! They did this a few times over a period of about 15 minutes.. Amazing!!! the next day i told my sister lisa, she has been a spiritual guide and has taught me a lot about the faith. (she’s the one who gave me the extra ticket to your conference.) lisa sent me to a priest to talk about my vision. Fr.Joseph Esper was the priest i was sent to. a very holy man, and now an author. i explained every detail to him and he confirmed for me what i knew to be true, that i had an authentic vision and that i should consider myself blessed.. i’ve recently seen Fr. Joseph Esper on ewtn.
he was on women of Grace and he assisted at mass. it was nice to see he was doing well because i’ve prayed for him as well all these years and havent seen him since we spoke about my vision 11-12yrs ago. i still have my sacred heart picture, it is my most prized posession. the once smooth flawless surface is now creased outlining where the Blessed Mother came through. just last year the symbol of
her immaculate heart popped up on the corner of it. that is a whole other amazing story.. i have other experiences i would like to share. actually, i was trying to gain the courage to contact you about my story and for your guidence. i would love to hear from you John Corapi. i had a feeling the Blessed Mother was going to appear to me before she did. i even mentioned it to my boyfriend at the time. i have a strong feeling that there is a special mission awaiting me when i am ready. i am trying to prepare myself for the mission or message that may come to me. i need a good confession first. Please pray for me as i will continue to pray for you to the Lord our God and to our Blessed Mother. God Bless you and take care of yourself!
and God Bless all of you who have read my story\letter..

The third sentence of my comment should read: “THE BEST WAY TO SHOW INNOCENCE IS TO RETURN TO SOLT RESIDENCE AND STICK TO YOUR VOWS.”

Thank you for allowing the grammatical correction. Carmen M. Cartaya

So, this was apparently written before the investigation of his order came out that alleged that Fr. Corapi was “sexting”, having illicit relations with a prostitute and using drugs. This wasn’t an attack from some anonymous accuser – this was the findings of his own order. Do you all still think this is not true? His order must be making up a huge hoax if it is not. These allegations have been verified and charged by the Superior of SOLT.

Dear FR.Corapi,
I always enjoy your talk.I attended one of your srevice years ago with my 2 sisters in Canada. I hope evrything will come out right .Devil is always around us specially for those who are close to God. He wants to stop whatever you are doing for the salvation of souls. And I hope you will not give in to that evil attacked. Stay close to Him and I know God will help you in your distressed.I will pray for you that you will one day go back to that pulpit. I missed your talk.

May all the Saints inheaven in union with the Blessed Mother Mary be with you to protect and bless you that all this accusation will go to hell with satan ,the devil.
God be wiyh you.

I never heard Fr. Corapi preach – though I know of him – but based on the many posts here defending him, I gather he must have built up some real star power from his program on EWTN. Sadly, as if it hadn’t been enough that the Church has been harmed grievously in recent years by the clergy sex abuse scandals, she has received additional wounds from high-profile priests who preached publicly to millions against clergy transgressions but who behind the scene lived exactly the kind of private life that they preached against. There was the Miami priest who left the church and became an Episcopalian minister after he was caught frolicking with a woman on the beach. Now we have Fr. Corapi. No doubt their followers feel the hurt and the sense of betrayal deeply. However, one must not forget that these are the weeds that the enemy has sown in God’s field. He will let them grow along with the good seeds, but come harvest time, He will separate the weeds from the grain, bundle and burn them. Fr. Corapi has revealed himself to be egotistic, untruthful and obviously too far gone to be capable of showing repentance. By refusing his Order’s directive to leave his home in Montana to live in community with his fellow priests, he doesn’t appear eager to prove his innocence. He is also breaking one of his priestly vows : that of obedience. He has already broken the other two vows of chastity and poverty. In case anyone still thinks he has been falsely accused or unfairly treated by the Church, please read what was revealed by his religious order regarding information about Fr. Corapi learned during its inquiry into the allegations; that it discovered “years of cohabitation” with a woman, repeated abuse of alcohol and drugs and “serious violation” of his promise of poverty based on his ownership of more than $1 million in real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a boat dock and several motor boats. His wealth must have come from his book and DVD sales, however, he was supposed to give it to the Church or donate it to charities. Now that he has left the priesthood, I would say “good riddance!” By all means, we should still pray for Fr. Corapi but don’t make excuses for him or defend him against the Church. Our loyalty and love should be directed at all the other priests out there who are truly God’s faithful servants and who deserve our full support.

carry your cross, and remember that the truth shall set you free. God be with you.
our prayers are.

@BRENDON CUNNINGHAM – Well, where do you think she got the 7 demons which Christ cast out of her, as cited in both Luke and Mark?

And don’t you think it is of the Magdalene it is written in Luke 7, viz.:

7:37. And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment.

7:38. And standing behind at his feet. she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

7:39. And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were if a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

While she is unnamed in this Scripture, the 20th century’s greatest, Maria Voltarta, clarifies the situation and cites that character as the Magdalene, in particular where we read of the fevered ravings of Lazarus against her for ruining his name in his moments of death, preceding Our Blessed Lord and Saviour’s resurrection of him, to the dismay and desperation of the Pharisees, who from that moment forward at the behest of Satan plotted the crucifixion of Christ.

If you had had 7 demons cast out of you and knew Who was responsible for doing so, wouldn’t you be kissing His feet and crying your eyes out in thanksgiving?

Here is what Jesus told her about the devil:

“I want to talk to you, Maria, of a point which someone3 dear to Me and to you has desired, and on which subject I have not talked before since I was reserving it until now.

My Peter says: ‘. . . Your adversary, the Devil, goes about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour; resist him, strong in your faith, knowing that your brothers scattered throughout the world suffer the same as you.’4

In the African countries in which the lion dwells, men and beasts know how to conduct themselves with him. Once I brought you with Me into the East near a rich spring of water,5 and I said to you: ‘Be like this.’ Today I bring you with Me into the eternal forests whose gigantic trees are the great-grandchildren of those which emerged from nothing by the Will of the Father, and which amazed the astonished eyes of your first fathers. Thus you will see something different than that which [presently] saddens you.

Look: High against the sky of a deep blue darker than My own eyes, stand the tops of these green giants thousands of years old. And they are intertwined, one with the other, speaking up there to the winds and the stars of events happening below which [the winds and stars] do not see, since the green roof hides them.

Beneath [them] is the underbrush, tangled with creepers and roots that seem like serpents, and adorned with the treacherous necklaces which are [indeed] lurking serpents. Lower still, is the plush, thick grass, born in a virgin earth rich with thousands of juices, and in which it is sweet for the antelopes and gazelles to find pasture and rest , and where food [is found] for the millions of birds of every song and color. Flowers, ferns, necklaces of corollas, green dens, mossy caves and cool streams of water, and a restful green light in the midst of a sun that dazzles wherever it penetrates: on roads opened with toil by man, or along a mirror of water so wide as to oblige the vegetal vault to open itself into a green pool. In these forests, the lion is king. None of those that run or leap, crawl or climb, fly or walk, stands up to him. Man, who passes with his weapons at the edge of the forest, migrating toward areas of pasture and marketing, constructs for himself and his peers spiked corrals to enclose his herds therein during the cool and serene nights. The animals hide themselves in the thicket or crouch on the top of the trees as evening falls, to escape the lion’s attack. For the lion does not attack while the sun is in the sky. He waits for the night, the deceptive shadow of the moon, or the deep darkness, for his prey. He goes forth and roars as evening comes. He roars around man’s enclosures and around the dens of the beasts. He does not penetrate [into them]; he waits. He waits for the imprudent one that comes out of its refuge.

How much imprudence, always! The desire for comfort, the curiosity to see, the haste to arrive. The lion is there. He waits: anticipating the taste of the prey, he beats his flanks [with his tail] from impatience and wrath at the long wait. He goes around seeking the point from which the imprudent one will come out. And when he finds it, he takes up his position there. Or, lurking in ambush, he studies the signs of its habitual tracks. And he is quiet now, since he knows that the imprudent one is going to come out. He is quiet so it will be thought that he is no longer there. And he is never more there then when he is quiet.

Maria, the devil acts like the lion. He circles around, taking advantage of the falling of the Sun, he circles around your souls. He does not dare to go out and attack while the Sun is high above your spirit. He roars, but does not attack. And what does it matter if he roars? Let him roar with rage. Stay beneath the Sun, beneath your God, and have no fear.

You no longer see the Sun? But He is there. If an hour of trial makes you blind, know how to feel Him through His warmth, since you cannot see His appearance. Do you not know that you would die of cold if your Sun were dead for you? If your spirit lives, even though God has made it blind, it is because the Sun kisses you still.

Oh! If souls knew how to remain always under the eternal Sun, and even in the darkness of a trial, not to go out from that Solar zenith and to say: ‘I remain in my place. Here, where He has left me, my God will find me again because I do not change my thought of faith and of love!’

The devil goes around seeking a gap into which to reach the claws of his paw and snatch the careless one that stays too near the opening: –temptation. Or else he waits for him to come out: a willing prey [wanting] to cheer up the senses. Or again, he is quiet and lies in ambush: it is the most cunning ambush. And whoever proceeds without connection to the Divine falls into his trap.

I repeat: While he roars he is of little danger; but when, after making himself heard, he is quiet, then he is dangerous in the extreme: he is quiet because he has discovered your weak point and your habits, and is now ready to pounce upon you.

4b…The lion, I said, knows the habits of those he wants to tear to pieces. He studies their habits to know them. He is very intelligent. He understands at once. Satan, too, is very intelligent and understands at once. He is always an angel. Fallen, but remaining [an angel] in his mind which he now uses for evil, while I had given him a powerful mind to work good.The lion knows that his prey go at evening to quench their thirst at the water ways that line sun-burned lands. He knows to what pastures they go to graze on the thick grass. He knows when man returns from his labor to his dwellings. He need only station himself at these resting places.

Desire for physical relief, or human imprudence, brings man and animal toward his inexorable fangs. Look at the meek gazelles and the swift antelopes: so cautious and fearful in the daytime, they become bold at evening. Thirst, hunger, drive them. And they go to meet their death. Look at man: too greedy for gain, tarrys still to work after sunset. And death stops him forever on his return. Look: carnal appetite drives two people from the protection of the inhabited area to find cover for their illicit loves. And the beast dissolves forever what their lust had bound together. But in African lands or regions of ice it is always the same three-pointed goad that drives men towards Satan’s claws. It is always lust of the flesh, of money, and of power which puts you within range of him who “prowls around you like a roaring lion” tirelessly (1 Pet 5:8).

Remember that I too was tempted in the flesh with hunger of My viscera4c and with the offering of carnal food for my senses; in My mind by the greed for power, in My spirit by inducing Me to tempt God (Matt 4:1-11). Imprudence is a temptation toward God.

Know how to imitate Me. Put Satan to flight by imitating Jesus, your Master. “Not by bread alone does man live, but by the word of God.” “You shall not tempt the Lord your God,.” “You shall adore the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve” (ibid.). Bind flesh and spirit with bandages steeped in the spices of God’s Law. Whoever lives wrapped in these, preserves his flesh and spirit from the germs that carry the decay of disease and death….

Father Corpi,—-My prayers are with you! You need to be strong through this—It will prove your Faith/Love for Mary, and for me and many others,—our souls will be saved because of your suffering/teachings. Thank-you VERY MUCH!!!! Sincerely, Jim

Former Father Corapi was not targeted by Satan.
Human evil is an ever present reality. Sadly, for people to not recognize Corapi’s superego through his continual Political remarks shows the clear gullibility of his ‘fans’. I recognized that this was NO Priest 2 years ago when he equated election results to religious holy days…..truly sad.
A child could see through his phoniness and his self-absorption. Jesus has his flock, but He expects us to be a bit smarter than sheep.

Ha, ha what a bunch of sheeple you who fell under the spell of Fr Corapi are! I had him pegged as a fake from the get go. Funny how when other people fail it is their own weakness of mind, heart or spirit. But when one of these honey-tongued crooks falls from grace, the devil made him do it.

Dear Father,
Thank you so much for your life story and ministry. I didn’t know about all of these accusations and have been searching EWTN for any of your programs. You have blessed my heart with your message which has been so strong and powerful. Please, please, don’t give in or up! We NEED YOU. I’ll get as many people as I can to pray for you.

(Concerning Father Pavone) A priest is bound to obey his bishop. You can’t go sideways or any higher, unless the issue concerns faith and morals. (i.e., something for which the Pope needs to rule). Maybe the bishop of Amarillo is a bad guy; I have no idea – he might be a saint, but it doesn’t matter. Like a soldier, you do your duty and entrust yourself to God. Why do so few people understand this? If you are unjustly punished, then God approved it. God knows everything and has the power to prevent harm from coming to you. Without obedience though, everything breaks down.

I listened to Fr.Corapi on EWTN and I learned a lot more about my catholic faith.I am very
grateful to him for helping a lot of people like myself understand the faith better. I am praying for him and I trust that, the Blessed Mother will always protect and guide him.