The priest of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares (Spain), Javier Ortega, states that the costumes of demons, witches and the dead that are usually worn for Halloween are not recommended because “you are in some way tempting the devil.”
In a recent interview published by the Complutense diocese on your websiteFather Ortega invited parents to prevent their children from participating in these festivities and, if they do, “to dress up as saints or in costumes of beautiful and beautiful things.”
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In this sense, he asked “not to think of dressing up as demons, dressing up as witches or dressing up as the dead. Because in some way you are opening doors, you are in some way tempting the devil… I mean, it is not something neutral.”
The priest also pointed out that behind the pagan festival of Halloween “is the influence of evil.” In fact, he stated that this is “the biggest day” for Satanists. It is a celebration that “has nothing to do, of course, with what the Christian faith is” and in which, he lamented, “we are being a bit complicit.”
“When you play with fire you can get burned, that’s clear, it’s not that you always get burned, but you can get burned. When you play with spirits, with elements of esotericism or occultism, you are opening doors to the Evil One,” he warned.
The priest also warned that the evil one “also uses ignorance and naivety” and, although children are often unaware of this background, “somehow they are participating in a party that has nothing good about it.”
“If you drink poison, even if you don’t know it, you are poisoning yourself,” he added.
Father Javier Ortega also pointed out the danger behind esoteric or other practices such as Ouija, Reiki, New Age or “yoga at certain levels” because, he added, “deep down you are invoking the Evil One, you are tempting to luck.”
Take care of beauty to combat Halloween
The Complutense priest recalled that “beauty will save the world” and that it is very important to educate children in beauty, especially: “We must take care of the children’s imagination, so that they have beautiful and beautiful things in their imagination.” beautiful.”
For this reason, he recommended that there not be small “ugly paintings” in the rooms, but rather images of the Virgin, the guardian angel and “that the children be blessed every night, that they hear words of blessing, words from heaven.” , words of hope.”
“We live in a world that attacks children a lot, in which there are ugly things and things that truly attack the purity of heart, the innocence of children… So we have to fight against it with all our strength,” he concluded.
Nicholas de Cardenas
Born in 1980, I am a Spanish husband and father and journalist with more than 20 years of experience in print and digital media, specializing in sociopolitical and religious information. I have worked for more than 10 years in defense of human rights and have accreditations in Journalism and Comprehensive Communication. Since July 2022, I have been a correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in Spain, covering international events of the Catholic Church.