 Soon after, when Joseph is seen levitating at the time of his ecstatic prayers to the Virgin Mary, one of the superiors in the community, (Ricardo Montalbán), claims that Joseph suffers from demonic possession.Joseph is therefore exorcised, but his levitations continue, persuading everyone—including his former critic—of the divine origins of his levitations.Most of the key events in the movie are based on historical events or reports about the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino.