Saint Michael the Archangel
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Most Glorious Prince of the Heavenly Hosts
Model of Those Who Fight under the Standard of the Cross
In a memorable article printed in the September 1951 issue of Catolicismo,
Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira described Archangel Saint Michael as
model of several virtues, for example, his humility and hierarchical
spirit. He also described the intrepid Archangel as a model of
combativeness, a virtue mostly forgotten in our relativistic times
soaked in defeatist pacifism. Below is an excerpt of that article.
On September 29, Holy Church celebrates the feast of Saint Michael the
Archangel. This date used to be very strongly marked in the piety of the
faithful. Today, unfortunately, few are those who take it as a special
occasion to venerate the Prince of the Heavenly Hosts. However, as we
shall see, the devotion to Saint Michael, current for all people at all
times, deserves in a very special way to be practiced with particular
fervor in our days.…
Model of Combativity
Saint Michael is the model of the Christian warrior because of the
fortitude which he showed by casting into hell the legions of damned
spirits. He is the warrior of God who will not tolerate the divine
Majesty to be challenged or offended in his presence, and who is ready
to wield the sword at any time in order to crush the enemies of the Most
High. He teaches us that it is not enough for a Catholic to behave
well: it is also his duty to fight evil. And not just an abstract evil,
but evil as it exists in the ungodly and in sinners. For Saint Michael
did not cast evil into hell as a principle, a mere conception of the
intellect, nor are principles and concepts susceptible to be burned by
eternal fire. It was Lucifer and his minions that he cast into hell, as
he hated the evil that existed in them and which they loved.
We live at a time of profound religious liberalism. Few Christians have
an inkling that they belong to a Church militant, as militant on earth
as Saint Michael
and the faithful Angels were militant in heaven. We also should know
how to crush the insolence of wickedness. We too must tenaciously
counter the adversary by attacking him and rendering him powerless.
In this struggle, Saint Michael should not just be our model but our help. The fight between Saint Michael
and Lucifer has not ceased but continues throughout the ages. He helps
all Christians in the battles they wage against the power of darkness.
Prayer when unable to assist at Mass
Go, my Angel Guardian dear,To church for me, —–the Mass to hear.
Go, kneel devoutly at my place
And treasure for me every grace.
At the Offertory time
Please offer me to God Divine.
All I have and all I am,
Present it with the Precious Lamb.
Adore for me the great Oblation.
Pray for all I hold most dear
Be they far or be they near.
Rmember too, my own dear dead
For whom Christ’s Precious Blood was shed.
And at Communion bring to me
Christ’s Flesh and Blood, my food to be.
To give me strength and holy grace
A pledge to see Him face to face
And when the Holy Mass is done
Then with His blessing, come back home.
Novena to one’s Guardian Angel
O HOLY ANGEL, whom God,
by the effect of His goodness and His tender regard for my welfare, has
charged with the care of my conduct, and who assists me in all my wants
and comforts me in all my afflictions, who supports me when I am
discouraged and continually obtains for me new favors, I return thee
profound thanks, and I earnestly beseech thee, O most amiable protector,
to continue thy charitable care and defense of me against the malignant
attacks of all my enemies. Keep me away from all occasions of sin.
Obtain for me the grace of listening attentively to thy holy
inspirations and of faithfully putting them into practice. In
particular, I implore thee to obtain for me the favor which I ask for by
this novena. [Here mention your petition.] Protect me in all the
temptations and trials of this life, but more especially at the hour of
my death, and do not leave me until thou hast conducted me into the
presence of my Creator in the mansions of everlasting happiness. Amen.
Prayer to all Guardian Angels
O pure and happy Spirits whom the Almighty selected to become the Angels
and Guardians of men. I most humbly prostrate myself before thee to thank thee for the charity and zeal with which thou dost execute this commission. Alas, how many pass a long life without ever thanking their invisible friends, to whom they owe a thousand times their preservation!
and Guardians of men. I most humbly prostrate myself before thee to thank thee for the charity and zeal with which thou dost execute this commission. Alas, how many pass a long life without ever thanking their invisible friends, to whom they owe a thousand times their preservation!
O charitable Guardians of those Souls for whom Christ died, O flaming Spirits,
who cannot avoid loving those whom Jesus eternally loved, permit me to address
thee on behalf of all those committed to thy care, to implore for each of them a
grateful sense of thine many favors and also the grace to profit by thine charitable
assistance.
who cannot avoid loving those whom Jesus eternally loved, permit me to address
thee on behalf of all those committed to thy care, to implore for each of them a
grateful sense of thine many favors and also the grace to profit by thine charitable
assistance.
O Angels of those happy infants who are as yet “without spot before God,”
I earnestly beseech thee to preserve their innocence.
I earnestly beseech thee to preserve their innocence.
O Angels of youth,
conduct them, exposed to so many dangers, safely to the bosom of God, as
Tobias was conducted back to his father.
O Angels of those who employ themselves in the instruction of youth,
animate them with thy zeal and love, teach them to emulate thy purity and
continual view of God, that they may worthily and successfully co-operate
with the invisible Guardians of their young charges.
animate them with thy zeal and love, teach them to emulate thy purity and
continual view of God, that they may worthily and successfully co-operate
with the invisible Guardians of their young charges.
O Angels of the clergy, of those “who have the eternal Gospel to preach to them
that sit upon the earth,” present their words, their actions and their intentions to
God, and purify them in that fire of love that consumes thee.
that sit upon the earth,” present their words, their actions and their intentions to
God, and purify them in that fire of love that consumes thee.
O Angels of the
missionaries who have left their native land and all who were dear to
them in order to preach the Gospel in foreign fields, protect them from
the dangers which threaten them, console in their hours of
discouragement and solitude, and lead them to those souls who are
in danger of dying without Baptism.
O Angels of infidels and
pagans, whom the True Faith has never enlightened, intercede for
them, that they may open their hearts to the rays of grace, respond to
the message delivered by God’s missioners and acknowledge and adore the
one true God.
O Angels of all who
travel by air, land or water, be their guides and companions, protect
them from all dangers of collision, fire, and explosion and lead them
safely to their destination.
O Guardian Angels of sinners, charitable guides of those unhappy mortals whose perseverance in sin would embitter even thine unutterable joys, wert thou not established in the peace of God! Oh join me, I ardently beseech thee, in imploring their conversion!
And thou, O Guardian Angels of the sick, I entreat thee especially to help, console andimplore the spirits of joy for all those who are deprived of health, which is among God’smost precious gifts to man. Intercede for them, that they may not succumb todespondency or lose by impatience the merits they can gain in carrying with resignationand joy the cross which Christ has laid upon them as a special token of His love.
O Angels of those are at this moment in the agonies of death, strengthen, encourage anddefend them against the attacks of their infernal enemy.
O faithful Guides, holy spirits, adorers of the Divinity, Guardian Angels of all creatures,protect us all; teach us to love, to pray, to wage combat on earth, so that one day wemay reach Heaven and there be happy for all eternity! Amen.
O Angels of those who are lingering in Purgatory, intercede for them that God
may permit thee to bring them some balm; console them that they may know
that we are praying for them and that we ask thee to join in our entreaties.
may permit thee to bring them some balm; console them that they may know
that we are praying for them and that we ask thee to join in our entreaties.
Angel of God
Angel of God, my Guardian dear,
To whom His love commits me here,
Ever this day [or night] be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
To whom His love commits me here,
Ever this day [or night] be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
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