I attended Catholic schools all during my youth, and yet I never once heard this prayer. There's always something new to learn about your faith!
Originally composed in Latin, this prayer was written by Pope Leo XIII in 1886. Until 1965, it was recited after every Low Mass at Pope Leo's order. In recent years, a number of parishes have begun reciting it once more, and many individual Catholics have kept the practice up. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have urged the faithful to pray it daily, and especially after Mass.
A prayer to 'defend us in battle' seems appropriate as you head out of the church parking lot, doesn't it?
Originally composed in Latin, this prayer was written by Pope Leo XIII in 1886. Until 1965, it was recited after every Low Mass at Pope Leo's order. In recent years, a number of parishes have begun reciting it once more, and many individual Catholics have kept the practice up. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have urged the faithful to pray it daily, and especially after Mass.
A prayer to 'defend us in battle' seems appropriate as you head out of the church parking lot, doesn't it?
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
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 evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
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