Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
You can follow along with the words of the Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel and then learn more about it.
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
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 hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Or if you prefer, here is another version:
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly hosts, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
About The St. Michael Prayer
When to Pray It
The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is often said at the closing prayers of the rosary. It can also be for any time.
History of the Prayer
The Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel goes back to the late 19th Century. In 1884, Pope Leo XIII was finishing Mass and was walking away from the Tabernacle when he collapsed. Those that were at the Mass surrounded him. When they could not find a pulse, they thought he was dead.
The Confrontation
When the Pope revived, he related what he had experienced. In front of the Tabernacle, he heard a confrontation between Jesus and Satan. Satan was bragging to Jesus that if he had enough time and enough power, he could destroy the Church. Jesus asked him, “How much time and how much power?” Satan replied that he would need a century and more. Jesus said, “So be it.” and gave him the 20th Century to test the world.
Pope Leo XIII Wrote the Prayer
The Pope, shaken from the experience, went immediately to write the Exorcism Prayer. The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is the short version. Pope Leo XIII also knew that the Rosary would be the weapon that would defeat Satan. He went on to write 13 Encyclicals on the Rosary.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Raphael (Raffaelo Sanzio) painted Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan in 1518.
Guido Reni painted Archangel Michael Defeats Satan circa 1630 to 1635.
Fabio Cipolla painted a portrait of Pope Leo XIII circa 1878.
In 1508, the artist Albrecht Durer made a pen-and-ink drawing. Although popularly known as The Praying Hands, the original title was The Study of the Hands of an Apostle. Modern digital extraction made it possible to see the hands more easily without their dark background. We downloaded this digital image for free here.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet resources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
IN REVIEW
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 hosts,
by the power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits,
who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
In 1884, Pope Leo XIII witnessed a confrontation between Jesus and Satan. After that, he wrote an exorcism prayer. The St. Michael the Archangel prayer is the short version of it.