archangel michael prayer

							                        Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael
                                          Archangels
                                                   Feast Day
                                                September 29th

                                        Readings - Introduction - Prayers




Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon
and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in
heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called the Devil and
Satan, the deceiver of the whole world -- he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were
thrown down with him.

                                                                                    -- Revelation 12:7-9 [RSV]

                  Following is the prayer to the Archangel Michael (English and Spanish)

                                   A Prayer to Saint Michael
                         Saint Michael, Archangel, defend us in battle.
                            Be our protection against the wickedness
                                     and snares of the Devil.
                            May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
                          And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
   by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the
                             world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.



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                                            -- Pope Leo XIII


                 Oracion a Sancte Mìchael             Sancte MÌchael Archangele,
            defende nos in proelio contra nequÌtiam et insÌdias diaboli esto presÌdium.
                             Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecemur:
     tuque, princeps milÌtie celestis, Satanam aliusque spÌritus malÌgnos, qui ad perditiunem
          animorum pervagantur in mundo, divÌna virtute, In infernum detrude. Amen.

                                             Oración a San Miguel

                                      San Miguel Arcángel,
                                      Defiéndenos en la batalla;
                     Sé nuestra protección contra la maldad y los engaños del diablo.
                        Que Dios lo reprenda, es nuestra humilde oración.
Y puedas, O príncipe de los Seres Celestiales, por el poder de Dios, echar a Satanás al infierno,
así como a todos los demás espíritus que vagan por el mundo buscando la ruina de las almas.
Amen

                             Sacratísimo Corazón de Jesús,
      Ten piedad de nosotros.En el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amen.


                  Pope John Paul II urges revival of the Prayer to Saint Michael

The Prayer to the Archangel Michael was composed by Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903) after he had a
vision of the battle between the "Woman clothed with the sun" and the great dragon who tried to
devour her child at birth, in the Book of Revelation, chapter 12. In 1886, the pope decreed that
this prayer be said at the end of "low" Mass (not "high", or sung Masses) thoughout the universal
Church, along with the Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen); and the practice of the congregation
praying these prayers at the end of Mass continued until aout 1970.

In 1994, during the International Year of the Family, Pope John Paul II asked all Catholics to
pray this prayer daily. He warned that the fate of humanity was in great peril (in particular
because of the U.N. Population Conference to be held in Cairo that year). Though he did not
order that the prayer be said after Mass, he urged Catholics to pray together to overcome the
forces of darkness and evil in the world

Collect:
God our Father, in a wonderful way you guide the work of angels and men.
May those who serve you constantly in heaven keep our lives safe from all harm on earth.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit. Amen.

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