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St Michael Prayer In Latin
Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque, princeps militiae caelestis, in virtute Dei, in infernum detrude satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo. Amen.
Saint Michael Prayer in English
Saint 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 host, by the power of God, cast into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Learning Latin Prayers
For me, it's much easier to learn a prayer in Latin when I can match up the Latin word or phrase with the English. This is why I always work on learning a new prayer using a side by side or line by line translation like the one below.
While it's possible to guess the English meaning of some of the Latin when reading the prayers side by side, other lines and phrases can be confusing. If you use Chrome, you can translate the Latin by highlighting a given word or phrase with the Google Translate add-on (here). If you don't use Chrome just google Google Translate and copy and paste.
Side By Side / Line By Line Version (Latin and English)
| Sancte Michael Archangele, |
Saint Michael the Archangel, |
| defende nos in proelio, |
defend us in battle, |
| contra nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. |
be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. |
| Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: |
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; |
| tuque, princeps militiae caelestis, |
and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, |
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Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum
pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, |
by the power of God, cast into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits who
prowl about the earth, |
| in infernum detrude. Amen. | seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. |
Why Pray in Latin?
And Pilate wrote a title also, and he put it upon the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title therefore many of the Jews did read: because the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin. - John 19:19,20 (Douay Rheims Bible)
It commonly said that the devil hates Latin and, in my own experience with prayer, this is absolutely true. Latin (along with Greek and Hebrew) is a sacred language by virtue of its use upon the cross. It is also the language of the Mass.
The angels love the Mass. For me, attending the traditional Latin Mass with an awareness of the presence of the angels is beyond beautiful. When I drop to my knees for the Sanctus, I can almost feel them hovering, gentle and pure, all around us.
At every Holy Mass, heaven is opened for us and we join in the praise and adoration of the Angels who stand night and day before the Throne of God singing unceasingly, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty..." Through the perfection of their praise, the Holy Angels can lead us more deeply into this praise of God and loving communion with Him and His divine Son in the Sacred Liturgy. - The Holy Mass as Communio (Opus Angelorum Circular: Advent 2021)
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Printable St. Michael Prayer Card
If you'd like a printable St. Michael English - Latin Prayer Card (as pictured below), please check out the new listing in my Etsy shop here. This is folding prayer card to allow for the English and Latin versions of the prayer (85¢). |
| Front of the St. Michael English - Latin Prayer Card |
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| Inside of St. Michael English - Latin Prayer Card |
I left the New Age and occult in late 2017 and returned to my Catholic faith in early 2020. Much of what happened prior to that was dark. But the funny thing was - I didn't recognize it.
The Discernment of Spirits
First Rule. The first Rule: In the persons who go from mortal sin to mortal sin, the enemy is commonly used to propose to them apparent pleasures, making them imagine sensual delights and pleasures in order to hold them more and make them grow in their vices and sins. In these persons the good spirit uses the opposite method, pricking them and biting their consciences through the process of reason. - St. Ignatius, The Rules for Discernment of Spirits
The Angel God Promises
He said, “Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Eli′sha prayed, and said, “O Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire... - 2 Kings 6:16-17 (Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)
- For specific suggests on how to become closer to our guardian angel please click here.
- For more about my experience with the demonic, please check out My Testimony or Paranormal Page.
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I decided to invite my guardian angel to pray with me after watching a video by Fr. Matthew Hincks of the Opus Angelorum. In the video, Father shares 12 ways that we can deepen our friendship with the angels.
In my last post, Praying with the Angels, I promised to share all 12 of Fr. Hincks suggestions so I'm going to do that here. The first suggestion is especially important so I'll have more to say about that below!
The 12 Ways We Can Deepen Our Friendship with the Angels (per Fr. Hincks' video)
- Be in a state of grace. As Father says in his video, we can either be in a state of grace with Jesus and His angels or in mortal sin with Satan and his demons. There is no middle ground.
- Learn the truth about the holy angels. We can't love those we don't know. This is why it's so important to learn about the angels from reliable Catholic sources.
- Strive to do the will of God at all times. Our guardian angel is here to help us do God's will. This should we our goal too.
- Practice silence. Silence is the language of God and His angels who customarily speak to us through thoughts, imaginations and feelings.
- Practice listening. When we are silent, we can sift our thoughts and discern (separate or divide) the voice of our guardian angel from from other voices (as taught by St. Ignatius).
- Spend time in solitude. When we turn to Scripture, we see that angels almost always come to people when they are alone.
- Pray to our guardian angel. The more we pray, the more he can help.
- Pray with our guardian angel. Friends become closer when they share things and prayer is a wonderful thing to share. As Jesus said, when two or three gather in My Name, there I am in the midst of them.
- Send our guardian angel to help others. This increases our bond with our guardian angel and may help us realize what he can do.
- Practice fasting. This is the life of the angel. According to Fr. Hinck's demons hate it when we fast.
- Have a devotion to Mary, Queen of Angels. Mary can do many things for us but one thing we may not know is that she has the authority to dispatch angelic reinforcements when they are needed.
- Thank our guardian angel. We should thank our guardian angel for what he has done and what he will do. This will help us realize how much he loves us.
Why Suggestion #1 is Critical
Being in a state of grace when attempting to deepen our friendship with our guardian angel is the first suggestion given for a reason. It is very important!
When we are in a state of sin we are especially vulnerable to evil spirits and their deceptions. During my time in the New Age and occult, I practiced divination (a first commandment sin). This opened a door to the demonic. As a result, I believed I was connecting with God's angels when I was not.
But divination is not the only sin that can affect us. All sin muddies the water of our intellect (as stated by Fr. Chad Ripperger and others) and makes spiritual discernment difficult if not impossible.
Fortunately, there is a solution.
The sacraments of the Catholic church can return us to a state of grace.
The sacraments are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance and reconciliation, the annointing of the sick, matrimony and holy orders. For me, confession and receiving the Eucharist are particularly powerful!
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- To get Fr. Hincks' two part conference "The Guardian Angel and Our Spiritual Life" (which includes the full teaching on 12 ways to deepen our friendship with the Angels), please click here.
- To read about my experience praying with the angels, please see Praying with the Angels!
- For more on the Opus Angelorum, please see their website here.
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