PRAYERS TO SAINT MICHAEL AND THE
HOLY ANGELS
CHAPLET
OF SAINT MICHAEL
Saint Michael appearing one
day to Antonia d'Astonac, a most devout servant of God, told her that
he
wished to be honoured by nine salutations corresponding to the nine
Choirs
of Angels, which should consist of one Our Father and Three Hail Mary's
in Honour of each of the Angelic Choirs.
Promises of Saint Michael.
Whosoever would practice
this
devotion in his Honour would have, when approaching The Holy 'Table',
an
escort on nine Angels chosen from each one of the nine Choirs. In
addition,
for the daily recital of these nine salutations he promised his
continual
assistance and that of all The Holy Angels during life, and after death
deliverance from Purgatory for themselves and their relations.
METHOD OF RECITING THE
CHAPLET
"O God come to my
assistance,
O Lord make haste to help me, Glory be to The Father and to The Son and
to The Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be,
world without end.Amen."
1."By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Seraphim,
may The Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of Perfect Charity.
Amen.(One
Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
2.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim,
may The Lord vouchsafe to grant us Grace to leave the ways of
wickedness
and to run in the paths of Christian Perfection.Amen. (One Our Father.
3 Hail Marys)
3.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Thrones,
may
the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of
Humility.Amen.
(One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
4.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Dominions,
may The Lord Give us Grace to govern our senses and subdue our unruly
passions.Amen.
(One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
5.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Powers,
may
The Lord vouchsafe to protect our souls against the snares and
temptations
of the devil.Amen.(One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
6.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Virtues
may
The Lord preserve us from evil and suffer us not to fall into
temptation.Amen.
(One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
7.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of
Principalities,
may God fill our souls with a True spirit of obedience.Amen. (One Our
Father.
3 Hail Marys)
8.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of
Archangels,
may The Lord give us perseverance in Faith and all good works, in order
that we gain the glory of Paradise.Amen. (One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
9.By
the intercession of Saint Michael and the Celestial Choir of Angels,
may
The Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and
conducted
hereafter to eternal Glory.Amen." (One Our Father. 3 Hail Marys)
Then One Our Father in
Honour
of each of The Seven Archangels:- Saint Michael. Saint Gabriel. Saint
Raphael.
Saint Uriel. Saint Sediel. Saint Barachiel. Saint Yuhudiel.
Concluding
Prayers.
"O
Glorious Prince Saint Michael, Chief and Commander of The Heavenly
Hosts,
Guardian of Souls, Vanquisher of rebel spirits, Servant in The House of
The Divine King, and our admirable conductor, Thou who dost shine with
excellence and superhuman virtue, vouchsafe to deliver us from all
evil,
who turn to Thee with confidence, and enable us by Thy Gracious
Protection
to serve God more and more faithfully every day.Amen.
V.
Pray for us, O Glorious Saint Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus
Christ.
R.
That we may be made worthy of His promises.
Almighty
and Everlasting God, Who by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire
for the Salvation of all men, hast appointed The Most Glorious
Archangel,
Saint Michael Prince of Thy Church, make us worthy, we beseech Thee, to
be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at
the
hour of death, but that we may be conducted by Him into the August
Presence
of Thy Divine Majesty. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ,
Our Lord.Amen."
Prayer
to Saint
Michael (Published
by Leo Xlll) For
Peace and Protection.
"In
The Name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Ghost.Amen.
Most
Glorious Prince of The Heavenly Armies, Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend
us in 'our battle against principalities and powers, against the rulers
of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the
high
places' (Ephes., Vl,12). Come to the assistance of men whom God has
created
to His likeness and whom He has redeemed at a great Price from the
tyranny
of the devil. Holy Church venerates thee as her Guardian
and
Protector; to thee, The Lord has entrusted the souls of the Redeemed to
be led into Heaven. Pray therefore The God of Peace to crush
satan
beneath our feet, that he may no longer retain men captive and do
injury
to the Church. Offer our Prayers to The Most High, that without delay
they
may draw His Mercy down upon us; take hold of 'the dragon, the old
serpent,
which is the devil and satan', bind him and cast him into the
bottomless
pit 'so that he may no longer seduce the nations'Amen (Apoc. XX,2).
"In
the Name of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, strengthened by the
Intercession
of The Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Saint Joseph,of Blessed
Michael
the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and all the
Saints
and Holy Angels, we confidently undertake to repulse the attacks and
deceits
of the devil. (Ps 67) God arises; His enemies are scattered and
those
who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so are they
driven;
as wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish at The Presence of
God.
V.
Behold the Cross of the Lord, flee bands of enemies.
R.
He has conqured, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the offspring of David.
V.
May Thy Mercy, Lord, descend upon us.
R.
As great as our Hope in Thee.
We
drive you from us, whoever you may be, unclean spirits, all satanic
powers,
all infernal invaders, all wicked legions, assemblies and sects; In the
Name and by The Power of Our Lord Jesus Christ, + may you be snatched
away
and driven from The Church of God and from the souls made to the image
and likeness of God and Redeemed by The Precious Blood of The Divine
Lamb,
+ Most cunning serpent, you shall no more dare to deceive the human
race,
persecute The Church, torment God's elect and sift them as wheat, + The
Most High God commands you, + He with Whom, in your great insolence,
you
still claim to be equal; ' He Who wants all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the Truth' (lTim., ll,4). God The Father
commands
you, + God The Son commands you. + God The Holy Ghost commands you.+
Christ,
God's Word made Flesh, commands you; + He Who to save our race outdone
through your envy, 'humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death'
(Phil., ll, 8); He Who has built His Church on the Firm Rock and
declared
that the gates of hell shall not prevail against her, because He will
dwell
with her 'all days even to the consumation of the world' (St Mat.,
XXVlll,
20)The Sacred Sign of The Cross commands you, + as does also the
omnipotence
of The Mysteries of The Christian Faith. + The Glorious Mother of God,
The Virgin Mary, commands you; + She Who by her Humility and from The
First
Moment of Her Immaculate Conception, crushed your proud head. Saint
Joseph
Commands you+. The Faith of The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and of the
other Apostles Commands you. +The Blood of The Martyrs and the pious
intercession
of all the Saints and Angels command you.+
Thus,
cursed dragon, and you, diabolical legions, we adjure you by the Living
God, + by The True God, + by The Holy God, + by The God " Who so loved
the world that He Gave up His only Son, that every soul believing in
Him
might not perish but have life everlasting" (St John, lll); stop
deceiving
human creatures and pouring out to them the poison of eternal
damnation;
stop harming The Church and hindering her liberty. Begone satan (Vade
satana),
inventor and master of all deceit, enemy of man's Salvation. Give Place
to Christ in Whom you have found none of your works; give Place to The
One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church acquired by Christ at the
price
of His Blood. Stoop beneath the all-powerful Hand of God; tremble and
flee
when we invoke the Holy and terrible Name of JESUS (Abba Jhshwha
Ruah).....This
Name which causes hell to tremble, this Name to which The Virtues,
Powers
and Dominations of Heaven are humbly submissive, This Name which The
Cherubim
and Seraphim praise unceasingly repeating:Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord,
the God of Armies.
V.
O
Lord, hear my Prayer.
R.
And
let my cry come unto Thee.
V.
May
The Lord be with thee.
R.
And
with thy spirit.
Let
us Pray.- God of Heaven, God of earth, God of Angels, God of
Archangels,
God of Patriarchs, God of Prophets, God of Apostles, God of Martyrs,
God
of Confessors, God of Virgins, God Who has Power to Give Life after
death
and rest after work, because there is no other God than Thee and there
can be no other, for Thou art The Creator of all things, visible and
invisible,
of whose Reign there shall be no end, we humbly prostrate ourselves
before
Thy Glorious Majesty and we beseech Thee to deliver us by Thy
Omnipotence
from all the tyranny of the infernal spirits, from their snares, their
lies and their furious wickedness; deign, O Lord, to grant us Thy
Omnipotent
Protection and to keep us safe and sound. We beseech Thee through Jesus
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
From
the snares of the devil, deliver us O Lord. That Thy Church may serve
Thee
in Peace and liberty, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That
Thou may crush down all enemies of Thy Church, we beseech Thee to hear
us. Amen." (
Imprimatur 15/8/67 )
HOLY MICHAEL ARCHANGEL DEFEND US IN THE
DAY OF
BATTLE, BE OUR SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE WICKEDNESS AND SNARES OF THE
devil,
MAY GOD REBUKE him WE HUMBLY PRAY AND DO THOU GREAT PRINCE OF THE
HEAVENLY
HOST, THRUST DOWN TO hell, satan AND ALL evil spirits, who WANDER
THROUGH
THE WORLD SEEKING THE RUIN OF SOULS AMEN. DEO GRATIAS MARIE JOSEPH IN
ÆTERNUM."
SAINT MICHAEL WITH YOUR LIGHT ILLUMINATE
US,
WITH YOUR WINGS PROTECT US, WITH YOUR SWORD DEFEND US: AMEN!
LAUDETUR JESUS CHRISTUS IN ÆTERNUM!
CHAPLET
OF SAINT MICHAEL
