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O Glorious Prince of the heavenly host,
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle
and in the terrible warfare that we are waging
against the principalities and powers,
against the rulers of this world of darkness,
against the evil spirits.
Come to the aid of man, whom Almighty God
created immortal, made in His own image and likeness,
and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of Satan.
Fight this day the battle of the Lord,
together with the holy angels,as already thou hast
fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer,
and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee,
nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven.
That cruel, ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan
who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels.
Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage.
Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about
with all the multitude of wicked spirits,
invading the earth in order to blot out
the name of God and of His Christ,
to seize upon, slay and cast into
eternal perdition souls destined for
the crown of eternal glory.
This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood,
the venom of his malice on men of
depraved mind and corrupt heart,
the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy,
and the pestilent breath of impurity,
and of every vice and iniquity.
These most crafty enemies have filled
and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church,
the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid
impious hands on her most sacred possessions.
In the Holy Place itself, where the See of Holy Peter
and the Chair of Truth has been set up as
the light of the world, they have raised
the throne of their abominable impiety,
with the iniquitious design that when
the pastor has been struck,
the sheep may be scattered.
Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help
against the attacked of the lost spirits
to the people of God, and give them victory.
They venerate thee as their protector and patron;
in thee holy Church glories as her defense
against the malicious power of hell; to thee has God
entrusted the souls of men to be established
in heavenly beatitude.
Oh,pray to the God of peace that He may put
Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may
no longer be able to hold men in captivity
and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of
the Most High, so that they may quickly find mercy
in the sight of the Lord; and vanquishing the dragon,
the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan,
do thou again make him captive in the abyss,
that he may no longer seduce the nations.
Amen
V. Behold the Cross of the Lord;
be scattered ye hostile powers.
R. The Lion of the tribe of Judah
has conquered, the root of David.
V. Let Thy mercies be upon us, O Lord.
R. As we have hoped in Thee.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee
Let us Pray.
O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we call upon Thy Holy Name, and as supplicants,
we implore Thy clemency, that by the intercession
of Mary, ever Virgin Immaculate and our Mother,
and of the glorious St. Michael the Archangel,
Thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan
and all the other unclean spirits who
wander about the world for the
injury of the human race and the ruin of souls.
Amen
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