Prayer to Michael the Arch Angel

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It might have been recited before the benediction.
No.

The “Leonine” prayers were recited, by preist and congregation, after the Mass (i.e. after the “Last Gospel”), at the foot of the altar.

And again, this was only after a Low (i.e. read) Mass. These prayers were never said after High (i.e. sung) or Solemn High (i.e. sung with deacon and subdeacon) Mass.
 
Thanks for the clarification DV.

VIRTUES! that’s the one i was tryting to remember. i was going to list them but forgot one of the thank DC 👍
 
I get confused when Catholics use the word Mass, are you referring to the whole Church service including The Service of the Word – or are you referring to the second part of the service where you receive the communion?
 
Quick answers- you still hear it at Low Mass using the Old Rite.

Since its abolition in the sixties, do people feel moral standards have raised themselves? To oppose the Devil who is wandering the world for the ruin of souls along with wicked spirits, this is where I would sanction to myself invocation of an angel.

Do people know why the Germans adopted S Michael-they did.I’ve never found out why, but a German lady first taught me this prayer in German.
 
I attend a Novus Ordo parish in Northern Illinois and we say it after every Mass.

I like “prowl” instead of “wander”, BTW. It sounds more menacing.

Chris
 
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Ric:
I don’t understand why people can’t pray to God alone? All of the glory is God’s, why give it to another?
Ric- we do not give the glory to another- we share the glory of God with them. All of us through out all of the ages. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning , is now, and ever shall be -world without end. Amen
 
While we’re on the subject, why are there so many St. Michael prayers out there? I mean, they are essentially the same, but have enough variations that they do differ. The reason I’m asking in is that as I say the Rosary with different groups, and if we happen to say the St Michael prayer in closing, it sounds like the tower of Babel with everyone saying a slightly different version.
Here is the one I usually use:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in our day of battle,
Protect us from the wickedness and snares of the the devil,
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God.
Cast into Hell all the evil spirits who roam the earth, for the ruin of souls.

Which is the version that most people use? :confused:
 
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Fidelis:
While we’re on the subject, why are there so many St. Michael prayers out there?
I think the confusion may be in the fact that the original St Michaels Prayer has three versions. One was for Priests use only. (This one is precise in adjuring the demonic must obey and leave etc. - only a priest can do that) Then it became a bit more precise and there was and even longer one for Exorcists. Again, only those with that particular chrism could use it. The third one you refer to above is for lay persons use, but one of 2 or three in use now. Eventually some people adapted a bit of all three versions into their St Michael prayer and we ended up with differing versions. I used to have a long article on that somewhere but hope my abbreviated explaination makes sense. 😉

John Paul II has asked that we again begin praying it, but to date few are paying attention.
EWTN ARTICLE:
Prayer to St. Michael

One of the purposes of the liturgical renewal of the Second Vatican Council was to instill in the faithful a proper sense of the liturgy. As baptized Christians the laity possess the common priesthood of Christ, by which as members of Christ they share in Christ’s worship. The ordained or ministerial priest takes his place in that worship as the sacramental sign of Christ the Head, so that the whole Christ, Head and members, offer fitting worship to God the Father, through, with and in Christ, and in the Holy Spirit.
Among the ways this renewal was effected was to restore active participation to the laity, by emphasizing the liturgical prayers and actions that are proper to them (and which were often done by the servers or choir in their name), and, to remove elements from the Mass which were devotional, rather than liturgical (part of the Mass proper). Among the non-liturgical elements that were removed were the Prayers at the end of the Mass, including the Prayer to St. Michael. In this way the common liturgical celebration ends with the dismissal proper to the Mass.

In 1994 Pope John Paul II requested the faithful to take up again the praying of the Prayer to St. Michael in the battle of our times “against the forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world.”

May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle we are told about in the Letter to the Ephesians, “Draw strength from the Lord and from his mighty power” (Eph 6 10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same battle recalling before our eyes the image of St. Michael the Archangel (Rev. 12:7). Pope Leo III certainly had a very vivid recollection of this scene when, at the end of the last century, he introduced a special prayer to St Michael throughout the Church. “St Michael the Archangel defend us in battle, be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.” Although today this prayer is no longer recited at the end of Mass, I ask everyone not to forget it, and to recite it to obtain help in the battle against the forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world. [Pope John Paul II, Regina Caeli, 24 April 1994]
 
I found my word document on the original version said after Mass. 🙂 Here it is.

Original Version - Priest’s and people’s response.

The following St. Michael’s Prayer is the original version as written by Pope Leo XIII. It is taken from The Raccolta, twelfth edition, published by Burnes, Oates & Washbourne Ltd., publishers to the Holy See, London, 1935, originally published in the Roman Raccolta of July 23, 1898, and a supplement approved July 31, 1902.

Original - Prayer to St. Michael

Priest Leads:

O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil.

Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in heaven. That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of His Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity. These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.

Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious power of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen.

Verse: Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers.

Response: The Lion of the tribe of Juda has conquered the root of David.

Verse: Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord.

Response: As we have hoped in Thee.

Verse: O Lord, hear my prayer.

Response: And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray.

O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon Thy holy name, and as supplicants we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel St. Michael, Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen.
 
My parish recites it at daily mass, and I do think the devil smiled
when it relized this wonderful prayer was no longer being said.
God didn’t need to use St. Michael to cast satan into hell, he chose to! We don’t need to pray to the saints, we choose to, because they are part of Gods plan for us. Whats good enof for God is good enof for me!

I consider myself part of St. Michaels army!
Ecce venio!
 
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