Wednesday, December 06, 2017

The St. Michael Prayer

Saint Michael the 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, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
The Prayer is a short form to the original version written by Pope Leo XIII on October 13, 1884 wherein, after celebrating Mass, he had been shown a vision of evil spirits which had been released from Hell to destroy the Church. But, in the midst of the horror, the archangel St. Michael appeared and cast Satan and his legions into the abyss of hell. The Pope ordered the original prayer [abbreviated in 1902] to be recited daily by the Bishops and the clergy after Low Mass in all the churches throughout the Catholic world. However, this practice was suppressed in 1964 by liturgical changes made in the wake of Second Vatican Council.
Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen.

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