Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Feast Day - September 29th
Prayer
Ant: I will give thanks to you with all my heart O Lord;
in the sight of angels I will sing your praises.
V: Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
R: that we may not perish in the dreadful judgement.
Let us pray. - Holy 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 you, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the divine power thrust into hell Satan and all the other evil spirits
who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
Origination of the Prayer
October 13, 1884 - Pope Leo XIII
On October 13, 1884, Pope Leo XIII was completing mass and as he walked away from the altar, he collapsed. When he awoke, he shared a vision. (The vision that Pope Leo XIII had became a reality 33 years to the day. It is known as the sun dancing in the heavens at Fatima in France.)
The actual vision that Pope Leo XIII had is as follows:
"I heard a noise in front of the Tabernacle. It was a confrontation between Jesus and Satan. Satan told Jesus if given time and power enough, he would destroy the church. Jesus asked in return, 'How much time and how much power?' Satan's reply was one century and more influence over those who would follow him." Pope Leo XIII said he heard Jesus say "So be it." The 20th century was given to Satan as a time of testing. Pope Leo XIII was shaken by his experience and in response wrote the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel, he gave the 20th Century to the Holy Spirit, and he wrote 13 encycles on the Rosary saying "The Rosary is the weapon that will defeat Satan."
Saint Michael the Archangel is Patron Saint of:
against temptations, ambulance drivers, artists, bakers, bankers, banking, battle, boatmen, Brussels Belgium, Caltanissett Sicily, coopers, Cornwall England, danger at sea, dying people, emergency medical technicians, EMTs, England, fencing, Germany, greengrocers, grocers, haberdashers, hatmakers, hatters, holy death, knights, mariners, milleners, archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, Papua New Guinea, paramedics, paratroopers, diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, police officers, Puebla Mexico, radiologists, radiotherapists, sailors, San Miguel de Allende Mexico, archdiocese of Seattle Washington, security forces, security guards, Sibenik Croatia, sick people, soldiers, Spanish police officers, diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, storms at sea, swordsmiths, Umbria, Italy, watermen