Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel & All the Holy Angels

on the Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church

for the 29th of April, and a feast of St. Peter Martyr

In the name of the Father , + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A Renewal of Baptismal Promises

I renounce Satan

I renounce all his works.

I renounce all his pomps? 

I renounce them.

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered death and was buried, rose again from the dead, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the flesh, and life everlasting.

This is our Faith, this is the Faith of the Church, we are proud to profess it, in Christ Jesus, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. (If possible bless yourself with Holy Water)

(Partial indulgence)

A very complete Act of Faith

O my God! I firmly believe that Thou art one only God, the Creator and Sovereign Lord of Heaven and Earth, infinitely great and infinitely good: I firmly believe that in Thee, one only God, there are three Divine Persons, really distinct and equal in all things, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit: I firmly believe that God the Son, the second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, became Man; that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and was born of the Virgin Mary; that He suffered and died on a cross to redeem and save us; that He arose the third day from the dead; that He ascended into Heaven; that He will come at the end of the world to judge mankind; that he will reward the good with eternal happiness, and condemn the wicked to the everlasting pains of Hell. I believe these, and all other articles which the Holy Catholic Church proposes to our belief, because Thou my God, the infallible Truth, hast revealed them; and Thou hast commanded us “to hear the Church” which is the “Pillar and Ground of the Truth”. In this Faith I am firmly resolved, by Thy holy grace, to live and die. Amen.

(Partial indulgence. With ecclesiastical approval)

An Act of Faith in the Resurrection:

 

O my God, I firmly believe everything that the holy Catholic Church believes and teaches

and proclaims to be revealed by Thee. In particular, I believe that Jesus Christ Thy Son, on the third day, rose from the dead, in His physical human body, "flesh and bones", and not a ghost.

I believe that He did this by His own divine power, since He is the same one, only, true and living God as Thou art, and as the H oly Spirit is.

I believe that on the last day, by the power of Christ our God, "Who can subdue the whole universe", I will be raised from the dead, in my human body, and I will be placed by Thy Holy Angels, either at His right hand or at His left hand. Amen.

August Queen of Heaven! Sovereign Mistress of the angels! Who from the beginning have received from God the power and mission to crush the head of Satan, we humbly beseech you to send your holy Legions, that, under your command and by your power, they may pursue the evil spirits, encounter them on every side, resist their bold attacks and drive them hence into the abyss of eternal woe. Amen. (three times)

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle, that may not be lost in the terrible judgment, and I ask you to pray for us to the Lord our God. (three times)

St. Joseph, terror of demons, pray for us. (three times)

CHAPLET OF THE HOLY ANGELS

As we are about to pray this chaplet, we humbly beg you, O Holy Archangel, dear St. Michael, in your goodness to assist us especially at the moment of Holy Communion, by assigning to each of us an angel, from each of the nine choirs, to escort us. May we all persevere in devotion to you and receive from the Mercy of God your continual assistance and that of all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from purgatory for ourselves and all our loved ones. Amen.

Dear friends, Let each of us now take the time to pray in our hearts an act of contrition.

God, come to my assistance.  Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.

First Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Seraphim, may it please God to make us worthy to receive into our hearts the fire of his perfect charity. Amen.

1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys and so on after each salutation

Second Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Cherubim, may God in his good pleasure, grant us grace to abandon the ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.

Third Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the sacred Choir of Thrones, may it please God to infuse into our hearts the spirit of true and sincere humility. Amen.

Fourth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of the Dominations, may it please God to grant us grace to tame our senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

Fourth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of the Dominations, may it please God to grant us grace to tame our senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

Fifth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of the Powers, may God vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of the devil. Amen.

Sixth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the admirable heavenly Choir of the Virtues, may it please God to keep us from falling into temptation, and may He deliver us from evil. Amen.

Seventh Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Principalities, may it please God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and sincere obedience. Amen.

Eighth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Archangels, may it please God to grant us the gift of perseverance in the faith, and in all good works, that we may be thereby enabled to attain the glory of paradise. Amen.

Ninth Salutation : By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of all the Angels, may God vouchsafe to grant us their guardianship through this mortal life, and after death a happy entrance into the everlasting glory of heaven. Amen.

In honour of St. Michael:  

Our Father...   give us this day...

In honour of St. Gabriel:  

Our Father...   give us this day...

In honour if of St. Raphael: 

Our Father...   give us this day...

In honour of own Guardian Angels: 

Our Father...   give us this day...

Michael, glorious prince, chief and champion of the heavenly Host, guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of the palace of God under Jesus Christ, our worthy leader, endowed with superhuman excellence and virtues: vouchsafe to free us all from every ill, who with full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thy incomparable protection enable us to make progress every day in the faithful service of our God.

Pray for us, most blessed Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ.

That we may be made worthy of His promis-es.

Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, who in thine own marvellous goodness and pity, for the common salvation of man, chose the glorious Archangel Michael to be the prince of the Church: make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be delivered by his beneficent protection from all our enemies, that, at the hour of our death, none of them may approach to harm us; rather do Thou vouchsafe unto us that by the same Archangel Michael, we may be introduced into the presence of thy most high and divine majesty. Through the merits of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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 power from all the tyranny of the infernal spirits, from their snares, their lies and their furious wickedness; deign, O Lord, to grant us Thy powerful protection and to keep us safe and sound. We beseech Thee through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

I will then give a blessing for all who have taken part, offering and giving this blessing to all your loved ones.

May Almighty God, the Father. + and the Son, and the Holy Spirit

bless you, protect you from all evil and bring you to everlasting life. Amen.