The Feast of the Archangels: Do Not Fear for We Are Not Alone

9/29/2011

"It is possible that God may want us to seek reliance on Him indirectly through a person in our life, who may become the extension of God's helping hand. When seeking support in this friend, who is given to us by God, and when asking this person for help, we should still rely directly on God who in this situation is acting through His instrument." (God Alone Suffices, pg.75-76)

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 evil spirits
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

This chaplet was given by Saint Michael to the Portuguese Carmelite nun Antonia d'Astonac. It was approved by Pope Pius IX. It starts with an act of contrition, then there are nine salutations, one for each choir of angels, each one followed by an Our Father and three Hail Marys. These are followed by four Our Fathers, honoring Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and the Guardian Angel. The chaplet concludes with a prayer to Saint Michael.

Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

The Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, etc.

(Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels)

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.

2. By the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection. Amen.

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.

4. By the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominions may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and
overcome any unruly passions. Amen.

5. By the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and
temptations of the devil. Amen.

6. By the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into
temptation. Amen.

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.

8. By the intercession of Saint Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all
good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven. Amen.

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 in the life to come to Heaven. Amen.

(Now pray one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, Saint Raphael and our Guardian Angel.)

Concluding Prayer

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, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.

Pray for us, O glorious Saint Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, 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, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, 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 Your Presence. This we ask through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

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The world is like a river of which we drink
but our sins pollute the water
And now the river is flooded so we must build
and ark of faith and trust in divine providence
I was in a room of darkness it wasn't
enough to open the window for air
I had to unlock the door so I searched for
the key and what I found was
Our Lady of Medugorje saying to:

Chorus:

Pray, pray pray pray, pray pray pray,
for a happier day, oh come on and
pray, pray pray pray, pray pray pray,
and the Lord will show you the way.

Me and my brothers and sisters we were struggling
between heaven and hell
We found it hard to understand how we got
sunk into a spiral of negative and demonic spells
So we went on a pilgrimage searching for healing
at the heavenly wells
We came across a wise man telling us children it's very
simple, conversion, mass the sacraments and

Chorus

Oh we've got to pray, pray pray pray,
pray pray pray for a happier day

Need a childlike faith to enter into heaven
'til the harvesters come don't be afraid

We all have our crosses to carry if we carry
them humbly there's no need to worry
If we forgive we'll be forgiven then our
purified hearts will feel the
presence of God's eternal love burn inside
I ain't no religious expert but I don't have to
be to know that God ain't illusion
I'm testifying what I witness 'cause a faith
without acts is a dead faith that's why
I wrote this song so we can

Chorus

Oh we've got to pray, pray pray pray,
pray pray pray for a happier day

Pray pray pray for a happier day
Got to pray for a better day
Pray pray pray for a happier day
Got to pray for a better day
Pray pray pray for a happier day
Got to pray for a better day
Pray pray pray for a happier day
Got to pray for a better day
Pray pray pray for a happier day

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Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence,
let us never give up: there are no situations which God cannot change.
Pope Francis

"God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have a mission; I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons; He has not created me for naught. I shall do good—I shall do his work. I shall be an angel of peace while not intending it if I do but keep his commandments. Therefore, I will trust him." Blessed John Cardinal Newmann

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Come, Holy Spirit, and renew the face of the earth through me.
Fill me with Your life and Your grace,
that my soul may be sanctified.
Increase in me the gift of holy wisdom,
that I may use wisely the gifts You have given me.
Increase in me the gift of understanding,
that I may hear and respond to Your call.
Increase in me the gift of Your good counsel,
that I may always follow God's will.
Increase in me the gift of knowledge,
that I may grow in holiness by knowing God and myself more fully.
Increase in me the gift of love, that I may serve as Christ's hands and feet and voice
sharing Your love with everyone I meet today.
Come, Holy Spirit! Renew the face of the earth through me!
Amen.

Consecrate Yourself to Mary
Using the Consecration Prayer
of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort

I, (Name), a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in your hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before.

In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose you this day for my Mother and Queen. I deliver and consecrate to you, as your slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to you the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to your good pleasure, for the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity.

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Our Lady of All Nations
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father,
Send now Your Spirit over the world;
Let the Holy Spirit live in the Hearts of All Nations,
That they may be preserved from degeneration, disaster, and war;
May the Lady of All Nations, the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Be our Advocate. Amen
September 20, 1951

Bury me on my head for one day this world will be upside down."
(Diogenes)

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

O Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of your sacred heart, where none may touch them.

Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch your sacred body.

Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your precious blood.

Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of your priesthood.

Let your holy love surround them, and shield them from the world’s contagion.

Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here on earth, and in heaven, their everlasting crown.

Mary, Mother of Priests, pray for priests and vocations to the priesthood.

– St. Therese of Lisieux

Quote to live by:
"Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God: God alone is sufficient."
- St. Teresa of Avila

"Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil, cannot rejoice with Christ."
-St. Peter Chrysologus

Prayer for Priests

O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church:
grant it love and the light of Your Spirit,
and give power to the words of priests
so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance
and return to You, O Lord.

Lord, give us holy priests;
You Yourself maintain them in holiness.
O divine an Great High Priest,
may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere
and protect them from the devil's traps and snares
which are continually being set for the souls for priests.
May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught
all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests,
for You can do all things.
AMEN.

(Diary of Sister Faustina, 102)

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The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help or sought your intercession,
was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence,
I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;
to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in your mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

We seek to do as best we can in everything that is expected of us in order to become holy. The most important thing is to draw near to God by living for him; everything else is secondary.

- Blessed Josaphat Chichkov (1919 - 1952), Priest