A PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL.
GLORIOUS St. Michael, prince of the heavenly host, who standest always ready to give assistance to the people of God; who didst fight with the dragon, the old serpent, and didst cast him out of heaven, and now valiantly defendest the Church of God, that the gates of hell may never prevail against her: I earnestly entreat thee to assist me also, in the painful and dangerous conflict which I have to sustain against the same formidable foe. Be with me, O mighty prince! that I may courageously fight, and happily vanquish that proud dragon, Whom thou hast, by the divine power, so gloriously overcome, and whom our powerful king, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature, so completely overthrown; to the end, that, having triumphed over the enemy of my salvation, I may, with thee, and the holy Angels, praise the clemency of God, who, having refused mercy to the revolted Angels after their fall, has granted repentance and forgiveness to fallen man.
THE LITANY Of THE HOLY ANGELS.
LORD, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, queen of Angels, pray for us.
| St. Michael, who always wast the defender of the people of God, | Pray for us. | |
| St. Gabriel, who wast appointed to announce the incarnation of the eternal Word, | ||
| St. Raphael, the conductor of Tobias, | ||
| Holy Seraphim, | ||
| Holy Cherubim, | ||
| Holy Thrones, | ||
| Holy Dominations, | ||
| Holy Virtues, | ||
| Holy Powers, | ||
| Holy Principalities, | ||
| Holy Archangels, | ||
| Holy Angels, |
