Prayer to Saint Michael
On September 29, 2018 Pope Francis called upon Catholics to say the Rosary and at the end to recite a prayer given to us by the great Pope Leo XIII. On October 13, 1884, 33 years before Our Lady was to make her final visit to the three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. It was on October 13, 1917 that a crowd estimated to be as many as 100,000 witnessed what has been called “The Miracle of the Sun”.
On Monday, October 13, 1884 Pope Leo XIII had just finished saying Mass in his private chapel. Observers say that as he reached the bottom step of the altar he froze and stared as if in a trance for about ten minutes. When he finally was able he dashed to his office and wrote “The Prayer to Saint Michael”.
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, thrust into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits,
who prowl throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
On October 13, 1886 The Pope instructed that this prayer was to be said at the end of each Low Mass. It continued to be said up till 1964. Later Saint Pope John-Paul II would again urge Catholics to start reciting this prayer. Now we have Pope Francis again calling for us to recite this prayer at the end of Our Daily Rosary.
On October 13, 1886 The Pope instructed that this prayer was to be said at the end of each Low Mass. It continued to be said up till 1964. Later Saint Pope John-Paul II would again urge Catholics to start reciting this prayer. Now we have Pope Francis again calling for us to recite this prayer at the end of Our Daily Rosary.
What PP Leo told of his vision can be found at this link:
https://www.michaeljournal.org/articles/roman-catholic-church/item/the-vision-of-pope-leo-xiii
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