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Role and mission. In Roman Catholicism, Saint Michael has four distinct roles. First, he is the Enemy of Satan and the fallen angels. He defeated Satan and ejected him from Paradise and will achieve victory at the hour of the final battle with Satan.
St. Michael weighing souls during the Last Judgement, Antiphonale Cisterciense (15th century), Abbey Bibliotheca, Rein Abbey, Austria. The second and third roles of Michael in Catholic teachings deal with death. In his second role, he is the angel of death, carrying the souls of Christians to heaven.
St. Michael's role as a defender of faith and a warrior against evil is most vividly portrayed in the New Testament, particularly in the Book of Revelation (Revelation 12:7-12).
- The Meaning of The Name St. Michael
- Michael of The Morning Prayer
- The Importance of St. Michael
- St. Michael in Spiritual Warfare
- St. Michael’s Role in The Church
- Angelic Characteristics of St. Michael
- The Sword of St. Michael
- God’s Archangels in The Bible
- St. Michael The Archangel Prayer
“Some angels are given proper names to denote the service they are empowered to perform.” – St. Gregory
“Michael, Michael of the morning, Fresh chord of heaven adorning, keep me safe today. And in times of temptation drive the Devil away. Amen.” That is the Michael of the Morning Prayer. It is a prayer that was prayed devoutly by a young Marine that was wounded during the Korean War in 1950. According to the Christian Marine, St. Michael the Archange...
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me. Daniel 10:13b St. Michael the Archangel is important because it was his zeal and love for the glory of God that allowed him to rise up and rally all of the good angels of heaven to defeat the dragon, Satan, and his demons. St. Michael also escorts faithful souls to heaven. “Deliver them from the l...
St. Michael’s Assistance in Spiritual Warfare
I read in a Msgr. Stephen Rossetti blog post what a powerful force St. Michael is in our ongoing struggles of spiritual warfare against the Devil. A possessed soul seeking healing from the Church recently affirmed the glorious power of St. Michael: David added, “It’s torture to be there, with all of the statues, and pictures that surround me.” He went on, “All of the people and the priest praying is such a loud noise that it makes me so angry.” And he concluded, “When they say the St. Michael...
“In the first coming Christ endured the cross, despising the shame; in the second coming he will be in glory, escorted by an army of angels.” – St. Cyril of Jerusalem
“Whenever some act of wondrous power must be performed, Michaelis sent, so that his action and his name may make it clear that no one can do what God does by his superior power.” – St. Gregory
Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
“St. 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.”
Apr 4, 2024 · St. Michael the Archangel is synonymous with spiritual warfare and defeating the ultimate enemy of God and the human race – the devil. In the Book of Revelation 12:7-9, St. Michael battles Satan in heaven and eventually casts him and his demons into hell.
St. Michael's Victory over Lucifer The second victory of St. Michael was when he put out of heaven the dragon Lucifer with all his followers. Of which is said in the Apocalypse: Factum est prelium magnum, Apocalypsis duodecimo ["A great battle was made," Revelation 12].
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In commemoration of this victory the church of Sipontum instituted a special feast in honor of the archangel, on May 8, which has spread over the entire Latin Church and is now called (since the time of Pius V) “Apparitio S. Michaelis”, although it originally did not commemorate the apparition, but the victory. In Normandy St. Michael is ...
