Bishop Defends St. Michael’s Prayer After Mass: ‘The Devil Has No Influence’ Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, responded this week.

O glorious St. Michael, guardian and defender of the Church of Jesus Christ, come to the assistance of this Church, against which the powers of hell are unchained, guard with especial care her ...

St. Michael, the Archangel! Glorious prince, chief and champion of the heavenly hosts; guardian of the souls of men; conqueror of the rebel angels! How beautiful art thou, in thy heaven-made armor ...

I’ll always remember the day my eldest son came home from kindergarten reciting the Angel of God prayer. Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here… I’m a convert.

Or at least his prayer is. The Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel is now a staple of liturgies in many parishes, often recited at the end of Mass or immediately after.

Mont Saint Michel rector Father Pierre Doat, who has just published a novel about the role and figure of angels, believes that the Church must take advantage of the failure of materialism to re ...

Since the late 19th Century, Catholics have recited the Prayer to St. Michael when facing disease, disaster and despair. It proclaims, in part: "St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle ...

Forever, we have gained a guardian angel to watch over us.” Layfield said the officer will forever hold a special place in the family’s heart. “I gained a brother.

Angry Brits want a royal order founded in 1818 under King George III redesigned because the image of St. Michael crushing the head of Satan reminds them of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on ...

In the lobby of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas on Sunday, churchgoers gathered around a table with multicolored strips of paper. People bent over, pen in hand, as they wrote ...