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Prayer to St Michael

Pope Leo XIII composed this prayer in 1886 and asked that it be said after every Low Mass, a custom kept until the 1960s. In the Bible, Michael is the archangel who stands firm against evil. Many people today pray it daily for protection and strength.

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.

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