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ANSWER TO QUIZ
The prayer to St. Michael
is part of the Leonine Prayers,
which were once routinely said at the end of Mass.
Pope Leo XIII ordered them to be prayed after Low (simple) Mass
for the Church's liberty when temporal authorities
were suppressing the Church’s rights.
The St. Michael prayer was not originally
included
but added a couple years later
following a mysterious and powerful vision
he is said to have experienced
after celebrating Mass one day at the Vatican.
Though the exact occurrance is unknown,
accounts say that
—appearing pale and fearful as he stood near the altar—
the Holy Father beheld a harrowing vision
of demons gathering on Rome.
He quickly composed the St. Michael prayer and
added it to the Leonine Prayers.
Although no longer obligatory after Mass,
pontiffs, bishops and especially exorcists
promote the St. Michael prayer
as a powerful defense against Satan’s forces.
Pray the St. Michael prayer!
Pray it for the protection of the Church,
for our country, for your family, for yourself.
Here it is:
St. 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, cast into Hell Satan
and all the evil spirits who prowl
about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
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