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, thrust into hell satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking[…]
Day: September 29, 2023
Music of the Archangels
For our musical offering this week, we thought we’d go on this day dedicated to the Archangels to a composer named after them, Archangelo Corelli (1653 – 1715, who took his first name from his father, who died five weeks before his son’s birth). He was an early baroque composer, whose primary instrument was the[…]
‘Adding’ the Saint Michael Prayer After Mass
(One of our most popular articles from the archives from a few years ago, but well worth a read or re-read on this feast of Michaelmas, and his angelic brethren, Raphael and Gabriel…Not least that in a certain diocese south of here, the prayer has been disallowed after Mass. We should, au contraire, maintain the[…]