ORTHODOX EXORCIST: Rod Dreher's interview with Archpriest Nectarios Trevino 

Thank you for showing respect to Gabriel Amorth and priest that are Catholic and mentored you.

Being an original orthodox Christian following the traditional values I know that all priests have the authority to be exorcists. The priest needs to be holy living a true orthodox humble life by fasting and praying and this would be enough to perform exorcisms. The demon is afraid of the relics and the holy father. Demons know perfectly well which priest is lazy or not practicing what they are preaching and give these priests difficulty in removing them.

Dr. Marshall. Just started following you here. I like your style. I have been concerned about statements made by our Pope. Pope Benedict said” there will come a time when right is portrayed as being wrong and wrong being portrayed as right. We’re eyeball deep in that now. Staying grounded and grateful in the Lord Jesus is our only hope. Took me 4 years to finally find a Catholic Church where I feel at home and at peace. St. Rita in San Diego. Receiving the BLESSES SACRAMENT is as good as it gets here on earth. Peace, HJ.

I am Catholic, but I love our Orthodox brothers and sisters very much. You guys are great! And nectarios is a very good and humble man. God bless you all.

I know Father Trevino personally and he is the "real deal" in terms of exorcists. He has shared with us many stories of battling evil in his ministry.

Very happy to hear this acknowledged as a pastoral crisis, as I was born into a multigenerational occult family and converted to Orthodox. I feel perhaps I might be making progress but it’s been isolating. There’s nobody to walk with you who understands. This priest here really gets it… your identity was formed by something evil and you do your best to give that up, and basically have no identity nor know who you are. Some of the worst spiritual oppression I have experienced has come at me since I became Orthodox, and in trying to understand and find my way through, have felt misunderstood, like a burden, like a weirdo. And I don’t think my feeling this way is a result of ill will, rather of a lack of training and knowledge.

Love from a Romanian Orthodox sister in Christ. God bless!

I am one of the few Orthodox guys I know who listens Fr. Carlos' podcast and its incredible. Fr. Nectarios NEEDS to be on an episode. He'd be fantastic.

It takes great faith and guts to do what this man does. God protect him.

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I had three formal exorcisms as a catechumen before my baptism by my SF, a priest at a women’s monastery of Elder Ephraim. My background included 12 years in a Hindu cult…

God bless from Serbia

I’m very moved by this priest’s words and work. May the Lord help us all …especially clergy….to follow his example of combatting the evil one and of compassion for our neighbors who are suffering from demonism. Every Orthodox priest should take this spiritual battle more seriously. The sacrament of holy confession should be much more emphasized and encouraged. Great Vesoers should be offered every Saturday in every Orthodox parish, preceded and followed by the hearing of confessions. Our time for repentance has come. The battle is at hand. Let’s fight. Christ is risen!

Glory to Jesus Christ, who trampled down death by death!

Lets pray for all priests, bishops and pastors. Its time all Christians come together to combat the enemy

Much love from Orthodox Greece 🇬🇷 ❤🎉May the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth bless you all ❤🎉

I love Fr. George. He was one of the first Orthodox priests I ever met.

The Jesus Prayer burns the demons. Good to keep some Holy Water and blessed oil around, as well as icons and the Holy 'Cross. Also, Theophany and house blessings include some kind of prayers against demons.

Very interesting. Thank you both for ministry, and also thank you Fr. for your service.

Thank you for this conversation. Yes, our seminaries need to teach these skills to our future priests and others.

Our Lord asked Peter three times whether he LOVES Him, not whether he likes Him. There is a huge difference. Thank you for this very interesting interview

I get so tired of people lifting themselves up by putting others down. (Referring to the comments, not the video). "Lord, I thank you that I am not like that sinner over there." Some of y'all need to check yourselves.

Thank you very much, Rod, and to Met. Hilarion, for bringing such a great priest and gifting us with this enlightning conversation.

Well needed on RU-vid Thanks for posting

This was awesome. As a protestant minister who was working with many in West Africa who were practicing occultist even within the church, I was greatly attacked and then something significant changed in me. I was reaching out to other leaders in my fath who could only advise to pray. I ended up leaving ministry but staying in the church. It's now been 14 years. In the last month I have been drawn to the Catholic Church to look for answers. Your talk has given me hope. Thank you.

I am a Roman Catholic checking out this interview because I just heard Archpriest Trevino on The Exorcist Files podcast. He seems like an extremely holy and wise man. The story he tells for the first half of the episode is intriguing. I recommend that everyone listens to it.

Not keen on the notion of celebrity exorcists. The reason why Catholicism needs to designate special clergy to the role of exorcists is because they have forgotten the basics of exorcism. It is a bit like relying on doctors for your health but always eating bad food and never exercising. It is a form of clericism. OK there are some serious cases of possession which need the priesthood, but we ourselves can do so much through the Jesus prayer and having the praise of God in our hearts, keeping our homes clean and our eyes away from curiosity. Much more should be done about the 'spiritual hygiene' of the faithful and less on the glamour of the exorcist; this is the Orthodox way.

Great! I learned a lot! Thank you both for this conversation.

I like him I would love to sit down with him and confess he seems to have a lot of knolage I'm catholic and my relationship with Jesus is personal to me I love him believe in him but I still sin due to addiction and so sorry for it I'm doing a program but he said it there I got clean but did not know how to cope started isolation because I was afraid of being sober and I failed but I have an appointment Tuesday please god give me the strength to make it right

“And these signs will accompany those who have believed; in My name they will cast out demons...” Mark <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="977">16:17</a>.

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I dont know much about catholics but i love their exorcist priests and listen to them all the time. Fr ripperger, fr rehill, and fr ianuzzi feel like friends. I havent yet run into something questionable with them. But not everyone has to agree with me. Im grateful for their information

Orthodoxy is structured in such a way that it behaves like a time capsule for Christianity. It cannot be corrupted like Catholicism because it doesn't have a single point of failure. It's decentralized and focusses on correct worship

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Thank you for the insight and guidance. Father bless.

There was a group, out of St. Tikhon's Monastery and Seminary and OCA, that was working on "ritualizing" Exorcism Prayers and Processes. Some of those Clerics have died, now, but the group started its work. They were communicating with Roman Catholic Exorcists, officially, too. This Is Very Important! This Work Is Urgent! Spiritual Combat Is NOW and Very Real! It is probably important to carefully review some R.C. materials to see if these could be very valuable! ...Even if it's from R.C. Saints...God is the Giver of Real Holiness; God Gives It...We Don't Earn It....

I'm about to take that 3-hour drive to VA for deliverance.

I've seen two UFOs. One was with a group in broad daylight. The second was years later at night and I was alone. The first one floated down our street and looked like a ball of mercury about 1 foot in diameter, maybe 20-30 feet off the ground. I can only describe it as a mirror polished ball bearing. It was perfectly round and shiny silver. It floated in front of my house and stopped for a moment then floated away off towards a field behind a tree line. The second, I was up late at night and heard what sounded like a low flying 747 and the house shook. I ran to the window to see and lo and behold, a large black triangle that was enormous, I can say how high it was flying...maybe 1000 feet. It had 5 large circlular lights on it and it flew over my house and up over a hill out of view. I saw it for maybe 15 seconds. I've seen plenty of odd lights in the sky but only two have I ever witnessed in detail. I would have to agree, there is something demonic about them.

from about <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="635">10:35</a> - i'm far from being a theologian, please help me to understand . If this possessed person could not bear holy water , how could he tolerate being in church , surrounded on all sides by holy icons , relics , prayer, blessed candles , incense and chanting ? Sitting, as he was, in the front row , how might he endure to be so near to the body of the Lord Himself in the artophorion ...

Glory to God for His victory over all that seeks to keep us enslaved.

Casting out evil spirits is an act of love performed by an appointed and anointed servant of God based on the instruction the Son of God gave us in Matthew <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="608">10:8</a>. "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons," sayeth the Lord. So, we go and do that. It is not the gardener's job to dispute the instruction the employer gave him. No. His job is to go and do what needs to be done. He has the tools. Does he have the will? Now that is the real question. The demons recognize an appointed and anointed servant immediately. They cannot dispute the fact, they cannot deny the fact. And they are well aware of the power that comes through the servant. The light that comes through the servant. But, will the servant do what needs to be done?

Remember. As many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

An amazing contribution from the Orthodox Church

Thank you for this interview

I read books and did listen so many interviewes of the late father Armorth, he had also great sense of humour. Bless his soul.

Thank You Thank You Thank You ! A much needed conversation !

I got interested in orthodox theology after allegedly saving a female child from abortion in Ukraine

Very interesting perspectives❤

Love from an Antiochian Orthodox Christian! ❤️☦️

Thank you.

Any good books on the subject? Are catholic sources considered worthwhile regarding this?

Father why did'nt you go to Mt. Athos or to one of the several Orthodox Christian monasteries of Elder Ephraim of blessed memory in the USA to discuss the issue of demonic possession and how to combat evil in the world? I am sure they are better equipped than the clergy of the Vatican in this matter

In recent months I've been turned onto the subject and practice of spiritual warfare, i.e. praying against evil spirits and/or demons or influence of such in my life or praying for someone else or against such evil in general and it seems like whenever I engage in such a session, especially if it's a heartfelt and powerful one, it seems like something troublesome occurs in my life or in the life of someone I prayed for. Sometimes I experience deep feelings of depression and melancholy. I'm wondering if I'm receiving some kind of retaliation for performing prayers against demons and evil spirits, or if I'm doing something wrong. Anyone have any ideas or answers as to what I may be experiencing?

What seminary did Fr. Nectarios graduate from?

i grow up in east Europe and the prist there have lot of respect from people , God is good

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very interested in how go about going too an Orthodox Church an there is zero around me

Thank you Preacher for your carring the truths and keeping it real, it is so easy to get turned around. The way they blastfiend in the media. Taking our Lord's name as a swear word. The people get used to this introduction of evil. Satin has a plan. Thank you sincerely for your carring and strength I enjoyed your video. I would enjoy hearing a sermon do you have a website?

Interesting to hear the faithful should be cared about. Never had this level of concern in Catholic Church. I thought Peter was asked if he Loved Our Lord.

What do you think about lay people performing perimeter prayers in their community? A Greek Orthodoxy member named Chris Cornell Sr. who was an influential rock icon committed suicide in a city that worships Baphomet regularly. We'd let the world experience the world without diabolical things this way right?

Do the Orthodox priests use the Douay Rheims version of the Bible? What is the name of their Bible? Is there an English version?

How can Roman Catholics teach about exorcism when they don't have or believe in uncreated grace? They're trying to cast out demons with created grace. The demons will just laugh at them. I'm glad for this Father, but going to the Catholics? I don't understand that.

People! John <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1275">21:15</a>-17: Our Savior asked Simon Peter three times: "Do you LOVE me?" NOT: "Do you LIKE me?" Dreher didn't even comment on this major misquote and I see only one other commentor who seems to have noticed this bizarre distortion of a very well known quote from Jesus Christ himself. Love vs like? No small difference. What's going on here? Creeps me out.

is it because of dispensationalism evil teachings related to westcott and hort false demon teachings versus the catholic and orthodox church?

I’ve heard that Orthodox exorcisms take 2-3 sessions tops because of our approach being different than Catholics which take more than 60 sessions

The Catholic Church has performed exorcism from the beginning of the Church, Rome has always had an exorcist. In the US a new College was opened to train Catholic priest exorcists. Catholic priest exorcists receive thousands of requests for exorcism annually.

why does it take 1.5 years for him to cast out demons from a person ?

Thanks for the video. How doe a Orthodox priest do a exorcism without a a Rite of Exorcism?

Thank you for the interview! I wonder why the roman catholic preists have exorsist powers in the spiritual realm? And why is Orthodox Priests learn from them? And can roman catholic relics be Holy? Somebody who knows? God bless you

I suggest to visit and be advised by the priests and monks at the Holy Mountain in North Greece. Exorcism is very serious and not all the priests are capable to do it. Only holy man can do it. Take confession and communion as much as you can. These are our powers and the holy cross and our prayers to our lord Jesus Christ.

My parents attended Orthodox DL but did not seek Chrismation having been already Confirmed. Dad even made a model of the Iconostasis the parish was fund raising for. Despite this they were counseled to seek a Catholic parish. Later found that Orthodox community split from a Ukrainian Catholic Parish over divorce and remarriage. That Catholic parish saved my mother’s soul and they were buried in Union with Peter. Pray the same for all the baptized.

I'm not sure that I agree with the concept of ritualization as being something that ALWAYS crosses the line. Ritualization is an inherent aspect of our reality and something that was clearly imbedded into for the purpose of our usage. Ritualization does not mean calling upon demonic powers (although it can). The Mass is a ritual, The Jesus Prayer is a ritual, getting up at the same time everyday is a ritual. Successful people are successful because they have rituals that they utilize in their daily lives. More commentary on this would be appreciated.

The day I got saved was shortly after I learned about demons and they were in me can I use the name of Jesus to expel them from me mind binding spirits and another Spirit but I couldn't get it but the Lord took it out of my back and so on and so forth and now I'm not bothered by them right and the minutes something doesn't seem correct in my spirit, if I'm feeling ill ,I'll go after spirit before I take a Tylenol

How many years did he study to become a priest.

This is very similar to what Fr. Vincent Lampert says too.

Re UFO: these are real and it is a very complex problem. The summoning is steven greer s ce5 protocol, not sure it works...

this video would have been useful exactly one week ago

I am charismatic Chrsitan and I feel like God has been calling me for long time to get into deliverance. This world is full of demonic influence. Enough is enough. Lets do some damage to the kingdom of darnkness in Jesus mighty name. Lets see Jesus glorified.

Got a somewhat silly question. Since orthodox priests all have the authority and power to exorcise does that mean that schema monks are like exorcists "on steroids" since they want for nothing material or of the flesh and live a life without sin and a life of prayer?

Latin Church has the Asperges. The blessing of the people.

I’d be more than a little wary about learning exorcism from people who do not posses The Holy Spirit or valid Sacraments.

Hearing an Orthodox priest say he went to the Vatican to learn about exorcism makes me extremely uncomfortable!!! We have everything we need in the church, why go to schismatics to learn? This is highly suspicious, Lord have mercy

What is the definition of demons in Orthodoxy? From Apocryphal scriptures like Enoch 1 or Book of Giants we learn, that they are the disembodied spirits of the Nephilim.

Every priest is an exorcist.

This guy would probably bore the demon out of the possessed person

The sign of cross is very effective against the devils. The Jesus prayer is very effective against the devils

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“Peter do you like me?” What Bible you reading? “Peter do you love me?” John <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1275">21:15</a>

why can't day be gods creatures also aliens jus a question? HIS NAME ID DR GREER CE5 EVENT ITS CALLED

I had to do a double take - looked like George Carlin lol

This is the sad thing about both Catholicism and Orthodoxy, that they both focus so heavily on ritual and being absolutely literal with the Bible and barely at all on the interpretation and understanding of God's message and thereby the essence of God and Holiness. God did not want unthinking robotic followers, God wanted us to be like him in our ability to think, feel, and will. God wants us to be informed about what is right so that we might think through the options and choose the one in alignment with God, this is why Jesus spoke in parables and did not simply give commandments. Ultimately, if you are properly informed and thinking you are far more likely to choose the right thing and it is far easier to find your way back to the right thing when you stumble. The uninformed can fall prey to the demonic far more easily because they do not even know what they are doing is wrong. If you simply robotically follow the instructions of your church and doubt crosses your mind you are ill equipped to find your way back to the holy when you start reasoning why you should or shouldn't be doing something because no one likes the excuse "because I said so". That excuse can only work when the individual receiving it views the issuer as an absolute authority, and there is only one absolute authority, God, not the church. So it becomes the churches' obligations to inform everyone of what God's will is, how to think about it, and how to put it into action. Fortunately the essence and will of God is extremely simple, God is love and love is serving each other selflessly. If you examine every action, every Commandment, every parable they all say the same thing, love and love is service to the best interests of others. This is confirmed by what is evil and demonic from the first sin by Lucifer to the every day sin we all commit, and what is evil must logically be the antithesis of what is good, so if every sin is examined to its core essence they are all done out of selfishness. This is the eternal simple dichotomy: God vs sin, selflessness vs selfishness. So to follow God and Christ, the ultimate example of love, you simply must analyze your choices and choose to serve the best interests of others. Jesus set the example by choosing to die on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins and explicitly pointed out this was the dichotomy when he said "there can be no greater love than this, to give one's life for his friends". No greater service or example of selflessness than to give one's life for his friends, but this does not mean to go out and die but to go out and choose to serve in life.

We must also be honest and acknowledge that many other traditions succesfully exorcise demons.

19 monasteries of elder efraim of Arizona and out of all of them saint Antony’s monastery is the holy mountain of the United States today You could of gone there and in Greece to the holy mountain it’s plenty but plenty priests who know how to deal and get an exorcism done properly

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2085">34:45</a> that explains why software is such a low bar profession with stupid bugs that make no sense even though it’s 2024, you’d think we’d be making functioning technology.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2089">34:49</a> Just like Genesis and the Book of Enoch. Giving mankind tech that they know mankind is not ready for. Like giving a hammer to a baby. As it was in the days of Noah...

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="600">10:00</a> thats why you dont sitt in an orth church you stand or prostrate

humans are portals, either a portal of demons or a portal of the holy spirit.

Peter do you "like" me ???? At 22

Just make sure you don't use "the Jesus whom Paul preaches" like the Sons of Sceva do in Acts 19 because Satan does not cast out Satan. That's why Catholic priests have such bad "luck" in exorcisms. If you have time to have a whole conversation with the demons then you didn't use the Name of Jesus of Nazareth who the demons shut up and flee from instantly.

Bruh chrismsted someone who was an occultist…. Did he read the exorcism prayers ever him