No Forgiveness by Helen Nickolson

Author:Helen Nickolson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, novel, based on a true story
Publisher: Adelaide Books

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Giorgo, his mother, and his father went to see Father Kosta and told him what had occurred between Giorgo and Katerina. Having baptized and known Katerina all her life, Father Kosta was aghast and highly distressed to hear that she had purposefully and specifically cursed Giorgo. Father Kosta had been apprised of Katerina’s grandmother’s powers, but he knew that she had been a religious woman and chose not to use her abilities destructively. He also knew that the granddaughter was like her grandmother and would never hurt anyone intentionally. He looked at the little group sadly and said: “This is not the Katerina that I know. She has always been devout and strong in her religious beliefs. I cannot imagine what brought this on, but I will talk with her and find out.”

“Of course, Father, talk with her, but please tell us what we need to do to remove this curse. Please guide us. We are God’s repentant servants and want to act accordingly”

“What we are talking about here is “Vaskania,” or the evil eye. It is an ancient term and originally meant envy but now also refers to maligning, denigrating, slandering, using harmful power and doing general harm. We know from our religious teachings that every evil that happens comes from the devil and not from God. ‘We know that ‘Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights’ (Ja. 1:17).

“Additionally, we realize that ‘Bless and do not curse’ (Rom. 12:14) tells us that the spirit of evil comes strictly from the devil. St. Basil the Great wrote a treatise titled ‘Concerning Envy and Vaskania,’ and he also wrote exorcisms that we will use with other prayers in our battle against the devil.

“You have done the right thing to turn to the Church. I will bless you with the cross, which will help to protect you; the cross, you know, has great power against evil spirits. Wear the cross always! Be sure to not wear special charms because that would be promoting magic and paganism. Do not be tempted by any other ‘exorcism’ for this will show your lack of faith and impiety toward God.

“You need to understand,” Father Kostas continued, “that for the Church to effectively fight evil, you must truly express your faith through your daily actions. You must implement and follow God’s commandments in your lives. More specifically, you must go to Church regularly, pray fervently, confess and take communion. With prayer, we communicate with God. With confession, we are absolved from our sins which are a burden upon our soul and a wall that prevents God’s grace from sanctifying and protecting us. With Holy Communion, we are united with God Himself and we become ‘gods by grace.’ We must also use the rest: the sign of the Cross, prayers and exorcisms by me or another priest. So be careful and avoid every non-ecclesiastical means of sanctification.”

Father Kosta saw the look of confusion or perhaps frustration on their faces and felt he had to explain further.

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