The aim of the ceremony was to drive out demons that had been tempting the people of Mexico to sin.
Father Fortea did not give details of the ceremony in Mexico, but he has previously published a book called ‘El Exorcismo Magno’ that details different parts of the liturgy.
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His ceremony is designed around the four cardinal directions, with distinct prayers, chants and names of saints said for North, South, East and West.
It also includes a section concerning the Door to the Abyss in which one of the participants hits the ground with a ceremonial hammer between calls for the Virgin Mary to close the entrance to Hell and keep the Ancient Snake away.
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