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and fear,

despair.

St. John of the Cross

was often oppressed

by the devil.

And in his "Dark Night"

he discusses

the tortures

of the demon.

This is what he says:

"When the spiritual

communication

is not bestowed

exclusively on the spirit

but on the senses too,

the devil more easily

disturbs

and agitates this spirit

with these horrors

by means of the senses.

The torment and pain

he then causes

is immense

and it is sometimes

ineffable,

for since it proceeds nakedly

from spirit to spirit,

the horror

of the evil spirit

causes within

the good spirit,

if he reaches

the spiritual part,

is unbearable."

Holy Mary,

Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now and at the hour

of our death, amen.

# Ave #

# Maria. #

Father?

Thomas, I...

I just... I thought

I'd check in on you.

Are you free from sin?

Yes, Father.

Haven't masturbated?

No.

Excellent.

You're becoming a true

and faithful servant.

I'm very proud of all

you've accomplished.

Thank you, sir.

Now go back to prayer.

I'll see you later.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou

among women.

Blessed is the fruit

of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners

now and at the hour

of our death, amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

The Lord is with thee.

Oh, I'll get it.

Wait wait wait.

Wait for me, Rose.

- Dr. John is here.

- Thank you, honey.

Hi John.

Patricia.

Jack, what happened

to your face?

Michael.

Why aren't you at camp?

My son has something

you guys need to hear.

When Tommy first told me

about this,

I thought he might be

going a little loony.

You know, I know I don't always

go along with the community,

but I still believe

in God and the devil.

What exactly

are you saying, Jack?

Hey, Jack,

why don't you go and wait

in the car for me, please?

Look, Tommy's my

best friend

and I'm really worried

about him.

You gotta listen to me

for a second, Michael.

I've seen this before.

Father Phineas is a good man

and he's done so much

for the community,

but I fear... I fear he's somehow

linked to this.

I know you're having trouble

with the elders at this point...

- Michael...

...but to suggest...

Please let him talk.

Please.

There was this boy... Daniel.

He was an altar boy

from Father Phineas's parish,

not much different than Tommy.

But the kid had problems.

He had very real problems.

Father Phineas

sent him to me because...

well, because

the boy claimed

that he was being

haunted by a demon.

You see, the mind...

the mind can do

amazing things.

But what I saw

with this boy was...

it was something

I never want to see again.

That's when I determined

that Daniel's affliction

was far more than

psychological.

It had to be spiritual.

So Father Phineas took on

the spiritual...

the spiritual care of the boy,

and I assisted.

Father Phineas...

the way he cared for Daniel,

the way he focused

on the guilt and the sin...

it only gave the demon

more power, more control.

What happened to the boy...

to Daniel?

Patricia,

your Tommy is a good boy

and he has both of you.

What happened

to Daniel...

Just tell us

what happened to him.

One night he...

he locked himself

and his little sister,

who was no older

than Rose,

in the bathroom

of their home

and he slit

her wrists.

And then

he slit his own.

And only by some miracle

were they found in time.

I will never

forgive myself.

What about the church?

Didn't the church

intercede...

an exorcism?

They wouldn't.

See, Daniel was being

oppressed.

He wasn't possessed.

The church has

a very specific definition

for possession,

certain criteria

in order for the rite

of exorcism to be performed.

Daniel didn't meet

that criteria.

So he was left

to the care

of Father Phineas and I.

And we failed.

What does this have

to do with my son, John?

I fear the demon

is trying to revisit

the success it had

in destroying Daniel

by using the same

strategy with Tom.

And in Father Phineas,

I fear,

the demon has found

an unknowing accomplice.

Open the door, Rose!

Rose, please open!

Rose! Rose!

Baby, baby.

Baby.

What is it, baby?

What is it?

It's okay.

It's okay.

Shh, it's okay.

It's okay.

Brothers, I know

that the past couple of days

at this camp have been difficult.

It's clear now

that the evil one

is at work

in our lives.

Tonight we will do

battle against him.

Tonight we will

cast him out.

Let us pray

for each other.

Pick a brother

and ask him

to pray over you.

Lord, we cast Satan out

in Jesus's name.

We cast Satan out

in Jesus's name.

Pray for me, Tommy.

Pray that I might

be strong,

that I might be holy.

We cast Satan out

in Jesus's name.

We cast Satan out

in Jesus's name.

- We cast Satan out in Jesus's name.

- No. No, stop.

No, stop.

No, stop.

- Tim, what is it?

- No, get away.

- Tim, Tim, what is it?

- No, make it stop. Stop. No.

Oh.

- Tim, what is it?

- What's that smell?

I saw the devil.

I saw a demon.

I don't know

what I saw.

It was so real.

The prophecy of the Lord:

Fear not, my children,

for I am with you.

I will not let a hair

on your head be harmed.

I love you,

for the evil one

has no...

What's going on?

Stop! Stop!

I hate

you!

Oh! What's that?

Argh!

What happened?

What happened?

What happened?

I don't know. He just...

Go to my cabin.

Now!

It's all right.

It's okay.

It's okay.

What have you not

told me?

Father, I lied.

You endanger us all.

You treat your sin with

devil-may-care indifference.

I tell you,

he does care.

He does.

I didn't mean

to hurt anybody.

I take it on myself...

Confess confess confess

confess.

Now what happened with you

and Melissa out in the woods?

You haven't told me

the truth.

What happened?

Did you have intercourse with her?

No, Father, no.

Tell me. Tell me.

Now say it. Say it.

We brought each other

to orgasm, Father.

That's all.

That's all?

And you accept sin

in your life...

you and your whore?

She's not a whore.

She's a whore!

And you...

you are devil's spawn.

James's teeth

are shattered.

Timothy lies

in his own excrement.

And Daniel's

in an asylum.

And all those roads

come back to you.

Now tell me when...

when?

When did you let sin

into your life?

Was it your grandfather?

Did he open the door?

No. No, he was a good man.

My grandfather was a good...

He gave you to the demon.

He loved me!

I love you.

No!

Tommy, Tommy,

stop stop stop stop.

Slow down. Slow down.

Where's Father?

Where... where's...?

It has to be.

You said that you would

protect me.

Protect me.

Protect me, protect me,

protect me.

Tommy.

Help me.

Please.

I don't want this.

Enough.

Enough.

Can you hear me?

Tommy?

Can you hear me?

Tommy.

Hey.

There you are.

Where?

Shh, don't speak.

You're in the hospital.

You had a severe

asthma attack.

We almost lost you.

Where's Father Phineas?

He's here.

He's here.

He had a stroke.

They don't...

Hey, how are you doing?

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