Father Bednar proffered his view that praying the St. Michael Prayer after Mass “ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a ...

Michael, the Archangel ... We, thy happy clients, yearn to enjoy thy special protection. Obtain for us from God a share of thy sturdy courage; pray that we may have a strong and tender love ...

In a letter to the editor published Oct. 21, Father Gerald J. Bednar wrote that the Vatican “suppressed this practice in 1964 ...

It ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a petition to a saint, while all of the petitions were concluded much earlier in the liturgy and addressed to God the Father.

It’s a formidable prayer, one of my favorites ... pleading for the protection of a martial saint: “St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness ...

Free PDF Printable of Prayers for Hurricane and Natural Disasters Protection & Recovery When ... the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael. Wildfires raged in Oregon, California ...