Crusaders of the Immaculate Heart2024-03-29T12:44:24ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarrhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2210470721?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://op54rosary.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=group-of-the-holy-angels-and-archangels&user=3k80thcd8ch1t&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNovena to Saint Michaeltag:op54rosary.ning.com,2024-01-11:5691517:Topic:11785162024-01-11T12:19:15.793ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">(Say for nine consecutive days)</span></font></span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">Saint Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His Catholic people, I turn to thee with confidence and seek thy powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who hast made thee so glorious in grace and power, and for the love of the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of the Angels, be pleased to hear my prayer.</span></font></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">Thou knowest the value of my soul in the eyes of God. May no stain of evil ever disfigure its beauty. Help me to conquer the evil spirit who tempts me. I desire to imitate thy loyalty to God and Holy Mother Church and thy great love for God and men. And since thou art God’s messenger for the care of His people, I entrust to thee this special request: <em>here mention your request.</em></span></font></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">Saint Michael, since thou art, by the will of the Creator, the powerful intercessor of Christians, I have great confidence in thy prayers. I earnestly trust that if it is God’s holy will, my petition will be granted.</span></font></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">Pray for me, Saint Michael, and also for those I love. Protect us in all dangers of body and soul. Help us in our daily needs. Through thy powerful intercession, may we live a holy life, die a happy death and reach Heaven where we may praise and love God with thee forever. <em><br/></em></span></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font size="4" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #134f5c; background-color: #f3f3f3;">Amen</em></font></span></p>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 36pt;"><i><font size="6"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;">Litany of the Holy Angels…</span></span></b></span></font></i></span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10962111887?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10962111887?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="275"/></a></span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;">Lord, have mercy.<br/> Lord, have mercy.<br/> Christ have mercy.<br/> Christ have mercy.<br/> Lord, have mercy.<br/> Lord, have mercy.<br/> Christ hear us.<br/> Christ, graciously hear us.<br/> God the Father of Heaven,<br/> Have Mercy on us.<br/> God the Son, Redeemer of the world,<br/> Have Mercy on us.<br/> God the Holy Ghost,<br/> Have Mercy on us.<br/> Holy Trinity, one God,<br/> Have Mercy on us.<br/> <br/> Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,<br/> Pray for us**<br/> <br/> Holy Virgin of virgins,*<br/></span></font></span></b></span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;">St. Michael, who wast ever the defender of the people of God,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Michael, who didst drive from heaven Lucifer and his rebel crew,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Michael, who didst cast down to hell the accuser of our brethren,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Gabriel, who didst expound to Daniel the heavenly vision,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Gabriel, who didst foretell to Zachary the birth and ministry of John the Baptist,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Gabriel, who didst announce to Mary the Incarnation of the Divine Word,*<br/></span></font></span></b></span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;">St. Raphael, who didst lead Tobias safe through his journey to his home again,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Raphael, who didst deliver Sara from the devil,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> St. Raphael, who didst restore his sight to Tobias the elder,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> All ye holy Angels, who stand upon the high and lofty throne of God,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who cry to Him continually, Holy, Holy, Holy,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who dispel the darkness of our minds, and give us light,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who are the messengers of heavenly things to men,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who have been appointed by God to be our guardians,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who always behold the face of our Father Who is in heaven,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who rejoice over one sinner doing penance,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who struck the Sodomites with blindness,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who led Lot out of the midst of the ungodly,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who ascended and descended on the ladder of Jacob,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who delivered the divine law to Moses on Mount Sinai,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who brought good tidings when Christ was born,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who ministered to Him in the desert,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who comforted Him in His agony,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who sat in white garments at His sepulcher,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who appeared to the disciples as He went up into Heaven,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who shall go before Him bearing the standard of the Cross, when He commeth to judgment,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who shall gather together the elect at the end of the world,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who shall separate the wicked from among the just,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who offer to God the prayers of them that pray,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who assist us at the hour of death,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who carried Lazarus into Abraham's bosom,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who conduct to Heaven the souls of the just, cleansed from every stain,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who perform signs and wonders by the power of God,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who are sent to minister for those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who would cure Babylon, and when she will not be cured, depart and forsake her,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who are set over kingdoms and provinces,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who have often put to flight armies of enemies,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who have often delivered God's servants from prison, and other perils of this life,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who have often consoled the holy Martyrs in their torments,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> Who are wont to cherish with peculiar care the prelates and princes of the Church, and all that are under their charge,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits,*</span></font></span></b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;"><br/> <br/> <br/> From all dangers,<br/> Deliver us, O Lord, by Thy holy Angels.</span></font></span></b></span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-size: 14pt;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif;">From the snares of the devil,<br/> Deliver us, O Lord, by Thy holy Angels.<br/> <br/> From all heresy and schism,<br/> Deliver us, O Lord, by Thy holy Angels.<br/> <br/> From plague, famine, and war,<br/> Deliver us, O Lord, by Thy holy Angels.<br/> <br/> From sudden and unlooked-for death,<br/> Deliver us, O Lord, by Thy holy Angels.<br/> <br/> We sinners,<br/> Beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> Through Thy holy angels,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst spare us,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy Church,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst vouchsafe to protect our Apostolic Prelate, and all ecclesiastical order,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and security to kings and all Christian princes,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> That thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,<br/> We beseech Thee, hear us.<br/> <br/> <br/> Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,<br/> Spare us, O Lord.<br/> <br/> Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,<br/> Graciously hear us, O Lord.<br/> <br/> Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,<br/> Have mercy on us.<br/> <br/> Lord, have mercy.<br/> Christ, have mercy.<br/> Lord, have mercy.<br/> Our Father (secretly).<br/> <br/> V. Bless the Lord, all ye His Angels.<br/> R. Ye that are mighty in strength, that fulfill his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His words.<br/> <br/> V. Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts.<br/> R. Ye ministers of His, that do His will.<br/> <br/> V. He hath given His Angels charge concerning thee.<br/> R. To keep thee in all thy ways.<br/> <br/> V. The Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about them that fear Him.<br/> R. And shall deliver them.<br/> V. In the sight of the Angels will I sing unto Thee, O my God.<br/> <br/> R. I will worship towards Thy holy temple, and will give praise unto Thy name, O Lord.<br/> V. O Lord, hear my prayer.<br/> R. And let my cry come unto Thee.<br/> <br/> Let us pray:<br/> O God, Who dispensest the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; mercifully grant that our life may be protected on earth by those who always do Thee service in heaven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen</span></font></span></b></span></div> Act of Consecration to St Michael the Archangel - Long Versiontag:op54rosary.ning.com,2021-12-02:5691517:Topic:9328052021-12-02T19:05:45.216ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Oh most Noble Prince of the Angelic Hierarchies…<br></br></p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Oh most Noble Prince of the Angelic Hierarchies<br/> valorous warrior of Almighty God,<br/> and zealous lover of His glory,<br/> terror of the rebellious angels,<br/> and love and delight of all the just ones,<br/> my beloved Archangel Saint Michael,<br/> desiring to be numbered among thy devoted servants,<br/> I, today offer and consecrate myself to thee,<br/> and place myself, my family,<br/> and all I possess under thy most powerful protection.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">I entreat thee not to look at how little, I,<br/> as thy servant have to offer,<br/> being only a wretched sinner,<br/> but to gaze, rather,<br/> with favorable eye at the heartfelt affection<br/> with which this offering is made,<br/> and remember that if from this day onward<br/> I am under thy patronage,<br/> thou must during all my life assist me,<br/> and procure for me the pardon of my many grievous offenses,<br/> and sins, the grace to love with all my heart my God,<br/> my dear Savior Jesus and my Sweet Mother Mary,<br/> and obtain for me all the help necessary to arrive to my crown<br/> of glory.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Defend me always from my spiritual enemies,<br/> particularly in the last moments of my life.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Come then oh Glorious Prince and succor me in my last struggle,<br/> and with thy powerful weapon cast far from me<br/> into the infernal abysses that prevaricator<br/> and proud angel that one day thou prostrated<br/> in the celestial battle.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Saint Michael, defend us in our daily battle<br/> so that we may not perish in the last Judgment.</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center" style="text-align: center;">Amen</p> Supplications to Saint Michael the Archangeltag:op54rosary.ning.com,2021-06-27:5691517:Topic:8788262021-06-27T01:54:26.278ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
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<p>Saint Michael defend us in battle. Be our defense 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 evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. </p>
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<p>FIRST SUPPLICATION:<br></br>Oh, Glorious…</p>
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<p>Saint Michael defend us in battle. Be our defense 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 evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. </p>
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<p>FIRST SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Prince of the Angelical Armies, we implore you, come with all of the Celestial Court, help us to unmask<br/>all of the strategies that the enemy and his evil retinue of followers have plotted against the children of light.<br/>(Pray 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, and 1 Glory Be after each supplication.)</p>
<p><br/>SECOND SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Guardian of the Militant Church, we implore you, safely guard Holy Mother Church from the hands of all her persecutors, and fulfill the promise that came from the lips of her beloved spouse that the gates of hell will never prevail over her.</p>
<p><br/>THIRD SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Rescuer of the Suffering Church, we implore you, introduce into the Celestial Mansion all of the souls who suffer in Purgatory, and come quickly to our aid when our hour is at hand. </p>
<p><br/>FOURTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Adorer of God, you who received the incumbency to preside over the adoration and worship that is given to Him in Heaven, we implore you, raise up an army of adoring souls on earth whose hearts burn with love for the Eucharistic Jesus.</p>
<p><br/>FIFTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious General of the Celestial Army, we implore you, remove all pride from us so that we may not do the same as Lucifer who was expulsed from the presence of the Lord. </p>
<p><br/>SIXTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Warrior of the Most High, we implore you, do not permit us to become contaminated by a Spirit of rebellion against God and against the Holy Mother Church.</p>
<p><br/>SEVENTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Victor of the infernal hosts, we implore you, as you defeated Satan and all of the Legion of the fallen Angels, come to our assistance so that we may also reach the crown of victory.</p>
<p><br/>EIGHTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Defender of those who struggle, we implore you, defend us in the combat against the enemy, against the powers that in the world want to separate us from God and against our own worldly desires.</p>
<p><br/>NINTH SUPPLICATION:<br/>Oh, Glorious Model of Obedience, we implore you, make us submissive to the Will of God, helping us to fulfill it even when our humanity is reluctant to accept it.<br/>• Who Is Like God? R. No One Is Like God!<br/>• Who Is Like God? R. No One Is Like God!<br/>• Who Is Like God? R. No One Is Like God!</p>
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<p><br/>Oh Glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Divine hosts, Holy Defender of the people of God; defeater of the dragon, and who now vigilantly defends the Church of God against the gates of hell, urgently we implore you: Help us in the painful and dangerous battle that we have to fight against the same enemy that you defeated. Stay with us, Oh Powerful Prince, so that we may fight courageously and defeat Satan, and with your help reach the prize of the Beatitudes. Amen! </p> Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel Monte Gargano, Italy (492)tag:op54rosary.ning.com,2021-05-14:5691517:Topic:8643692021-05-14T23:24:16.750ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel Monte Gargano, Italy (492)</strong></span><br></br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930879075?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930879075?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></span> <br></br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is evident from Holy Scripture that God is pleased to make frequent use of the ministry of the heavenly spirits in the dispensations of His providence in…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel Monte Gargano, Italy (492)</strong></span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930879075?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930879075?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></span><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is evident from Holy Scripture that God is pleased to make frequent use of the ministry of the heavenly spirits in the dispensations of His providence in this world. The Angels are all pure spirits; by a property of their nature they are immortal, as is every spirit. They have the power of moving or conveying themselves at will from place to place, and such is their activity that it is not easy for us to conceive of it. Among the holy Archangels, Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are particularly distinguished in the Scriptures. Saint Michael, whose name means Who is like unto God?, is the prince of the faithful Angels who opposed Lucifer and his followers in their revolt against God. Since the devil is the sworn enemy of God's holy Church, Saint Michael is given to it by God as its special protector against the demon's assaults and stratagems.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Various apparitions of this powerful Angel have proved the protection of Saint Michael over the Church. We may mention his apparition in Rome, where Saint Gregory the Great saw him in the air sheathing his sword, to signal the cessation of a pestilence and the appeasement of God's wrath. Another apparition to Saint Ausbert, bishop of Avranches in France, led to the construction of Mont-Saint-Michel in the sea, a famous pilgrimage site. May 8th, however, is destined to recall another no less marvelous apparition, occurring near Monte Gargano in the Kingdom of Naples.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the year 492 a man named Gargan was pasturing his large herds in the countryside. One day a bull fled to the mountain, where at first it could not be found. When its refuge in a cave was discovered, an arrow was shot into the cave, but the arrow returned to wound the one who had sent it. Faced with so mysterious an occurrence, the persons concerned decided to consult the bishop of the region. He ordered three days of fasting and prayers. After three days, the Archangel Saint Michael appeared to the bishop and declared that the cavern where the bull had taken refuge was under his protection, and that God wanted it to be consecrated under his name and in honor of all the Holy Angels.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Accompanied by his clergy and people, the pontiff went to that cavern, which he found already disposed in the form of a church. The divine mysteries were celebrated there, and there arose in this same place a magnificent temple where the divine Power has wrought great miracles. To thank God's adorable goodness for the protection of the holy Archangel, the effect of His merciful Providence, this feast day was instituted by the Church in his honor.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It is said of this special guardian and protector of the Church that, during the final persecution of Antichrist, he will powerfully defend it: At that time shall Michael rise up, the great prince who protects the children of thy people. (Dan. 12:1) Compare this text with Chapter 10 of the Apocalypse of Saint John.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Reflection. Saint Michael is not only the protector of the Church, but of every faithful soul. By humility he defeated the devil; we who are enlisted in the same warfare must adopt his weapons — humility and ardent love of God. Regarding this Archangel as our leader under God, let us courageously resist the devil in all his assaults with our protector's famous exclamation: Who is like unto God?</span></p> SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CASTS the devil OUT OF HEAVEN From The Mystical City God From the Visions of Venerable Mary Agredatag:op54rosary.ning.com,2021-05-14:5691517:Topic:8644462021-05-14T23:11:32.070ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CASTS the devil OUT OF HEAVEN From The Mystical City God From the Visions of Venerable Mary Agreda</strong></span><br></br><br></br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Ven. Mary of Agreda - Died in 1665 and was later discovered incorrupt. She is credited with authoring the "Mystical City of God" through revelation from the Blessed Virgin. Her body has been examined again in later years, including in 1909 and 1989 with no degradation…</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CASTS the devil OUT OF HEAVEN From The Mystical City God From the Visions of Venerable Mary Agreda</strong></span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Ven. Mary of Agreda - Died in 1665 and was later discovered incorrupt. She is credited with authoring the "Mystical City of God" through revelation from the Blessed Virgin. Her body has been examined again in later years, including in 1909 and 1989 with no degradation to the body. Her body has remained incorrupt for over 340 years and is kept in a convent in Spain.</em></span><br/><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930813670?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8930813670?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"And there was a great battle in heaven; Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels." When the Lord had manifested these things to the good and to the bad angels, the holy prince Michael and his companions, with the per mission of God, gave battle to the dragon and his followers. It was a wonderful battle, for it was fought with the understanding and the will. Saint Michael, burning with zeal for the honor of God and armed with divine power and with his own humility, resisted the arrogant pride of the dragon, saying: "Worthy is the Highest of honor, praise and reverence, and of being loved, feared and obeyed by all creation. He is mighty to work whatever He desires. He that is increate and without dependence on any other being, cannot seek any thing that is not most just. To us He gave grace such as we have, creating us and forming us out of nothing. He can create other beings, as many and in what manner He pleases. It is reasonable that we, submissive and prostrate in his presence, adore his Majesty and kingly grandeur. Come then, ye angels, follow me, let us adore Him, and extol his admirable and secret judgments, his most perfect and holy works. God is most exalted and above all creatures, and He would not be the Most High, if we could attain or comprehend his great works. Infinite He is in wisdom and goodness, rich in the treasures of his benefits. As Lord of all and needing none, He can distribute them to whomsoever He wishes, and He cannot err in the selection. He can love and confer his favor to whomsoever He chooses, and He can love whom He likes; He can raise up, create and enrich according as it is his good pleasure. In all things He will be wise, holy and irresistible. Let us adore and thank Him for the wonderful work of the In carnation which He has decreed, and for his favors to his people and for its restoration to grace after its fall.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Let us adore this Person endowed with the human and the divine nature, let us reverence It and accept It as our Head ; let us confess, that He is worthy of all glory, praise and magnificence, and, as the Author of grace, let us give Him glory and acknowledge his power and Divinity."</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">With such arms St. Michael and his angels gave battle, fighting as it were, with the powerful rays of truth against the dragon and his followers, who on their hand made use of blasphemies. But Lucifer at the sight of the holy prince, not being able to resist, was torn</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">with interior rage and sought to fly from his torments; it was the will of God, however, that he should not only be punished, but also conquered, in order that by his fall he might know the truth and power of God. Nevertheless he blasphemed and cried out: "Unjust is God in raising the human nature above the angelic. I am the most exalted and beautiful angel and the triumph be longs to me. It is I who am to place my throne above the stars and who shall be like unto the Highest; I will subject myself to no one of an inferior nature, and I will not consent that any one take precedence of me or be greater than I." In the same way spoke the apostate</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">followers of Lucifer.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But St. Michael answered: "Who is there like unto the Lord, who dwells in the heavens, or who to compare himself to Him? Be silent, enemy, cease thy dreadful blasphemies, and since iniquity has taken possession of thee, depart from our midst, wretch, and be hurled in thy blind ignorance and wickedness into the dark night and chaos of the infernal pains. But let us, O spirits of the Lord, honor and reverence this blessed Woman, who is to give human flesh to the eternal Word; and let us recognize Her as our Queen and Lady."</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The great sign of the Woman served the good angels as a shield and as arms of battle against the evil ones; for at the sight of it, all their power of reasoning weakened and was brought to confusion and silence, since they could not endure the mysteries and sacraments contained in this sign. And just as by divine power this mysterious sign appeared, so also now the other figure or sign of the dragon appeared, in order that thus transformed he might be ignominiously hurled from heaven amid the fright and terror of his followers and amid the astonishment of the holy angels. All this was the effect of this new manifestation of the justice and power of God. It is difficult to describe in words what passed in that memorable battle, since there is such a wide difference between our conceptions, founded on material objects, and those which would be appropriate to the nature and operations of such great spirits as these angels. "But the bad ones did not prevail" for injustice, lies, ignorance and malice could not prevail against equity, truth, light and goodness ; nor could these virtues be overcome by vices. Therefore, it is also said : "From that time on their place was not found in heaven." Through the sins which these disgraced angels had committed, they made themselves unworthy of the eternal vision and company of the Lord. Their memory was blotted out from his mind, where they had been written by the excellences and graces of the nature given to them. Having lost the right to the places, which had been reserved for them, if they had obeyed, it passed over to mankind. To man these places were now transferred in such a way that the very vestiges of the apostate angels were blotted out and were no more found in heaven. O unhappy wickedness and never to be described misfortune, which drew after itself such a horrible and dreadful chastisement! The Evangelist adds:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"And the dragon was cast out, that ancient serpent who is called devil and satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth and his angels were thrown down with him." The holy prince Michael hurled from heaven the dragon Lucifer with</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">the invincible battle-cry: "Who is like unto God?" So powerful was this cry, that it sufficed to precipitate that proud giant and all his host to the earth and cast him in dreadful ignominy to the centre of the earth. From that time he began to be called dragon, serpent, devil</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">and satan, imposed upon him by the holy archangel in that battle as a testimony of his iniquity and malice. Deprived of the happiness and honor, of which he had become unworthy, he was despoiled also of his names and honorable titles, acquiring in their stead such as designate his ignominy. The wicked plans which he proposed and enjoined upon his confederates, namely, that they should deceive and pervert all those that live in the world, manifest sufficiently his wickedness.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He therefore, who intended to scourge the nations, was consigned to hellish regions, as Isaias says in the fourteenth chapter, to the profound abyss, and his cadaver was delivered to the moth and the worm of his own bad conscience ; thus was fulfilled in Lucifer all that the prophet says in that chapter.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads, and ten horns: and on his head seven diadems:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her a thousand two hundred sixty days.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And there was a great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels:</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Revelation 12:1-9 Douay-Rheims)</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven” (Luke 10:18).</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? how art thou fallen to the earth, that didst wound the nations?”</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I will ascend above the height of the clouds, I will be like the most High.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, into the depth of the pit.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Isaiah 14:12-15)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>On St. Michael the Archangel by St. Alphonsus De Liguori</strong></span><br></br><br></br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Among the angels in heaven none surpasses St. Michael in glory; and according to St. Basil and others, there is none that equals him: and with good reason, because St. Michael was chosen to subdue the pride of Lucifer and of all the rebel angels, and to expel them from heaven. Christian, if thou lovest this archangel, who has such great love…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>On St. Michael the Archangel by St. Alphonsus De Liguori</strong></span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Among the angels in heaven none surpasses St. Michael in glory; and according to St. Basil and others, there is none that equals him: and with good reason, because St. Michael was chosen to subdue the pride of Lucifer and of all the rebel angels, and to expel them from heaven. Christian, if thou lovest this archangel, who has such great love for men, rejoice at the glory which he enjoys in heaven; and beseech him, that, as he is the protector of the whole Church and of all the faithful, he will be thy special protector with God, who loves him so much, and who rejoices in beholding one who is so faithful to him and so zealous for His honour, so much glorified by all.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the Mass for the dead, the Church prays: "Let the standard bearer, St. Michael, bring them into the holy light." The learned explain this prayer, and say that St. Michael has the honourable office of presenting to Jesus Christ the Judge, all the souls that depart out of this world in the grace of God. Protect me, therefore, O holy archangel, and by your protection enable my soul to become worthy of being presented by your hands on the day of my death, ornamented with divine grace, before my Judge Jesus Christ.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Again, the Holy Church prays to St. Michael in the name of all the faithful, to defend us from the assaults of the wicked enemy at the hour of our death, that we may not be conquered and lose our souls: "Holy St. Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, that we may not be lost at the dreadful judgment." O holy archangel, the devil has many weapons to employ against me at the hour of my death; these weapons are my sins, by which he will then endeavour to throw me into despair; he is also preparing furious assaults of temptations to cause me then to fall again into sin. You, who conquered him and expelled him from heaven, conquer him again for me, and drive him far away from me at the hour of my death; I beseech you to grant this my prayer for the love of that God who so much loves you, and whom you so much love. O Mary, Queen of heaven, procure for me the assistance of St. Michael at the hour of my death. Amen</span></p>
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<b><i>"My Guardian Angel has been my friend since my infancy." </i></b><br/> <br/>
<div style="text-align: justify;">Padre Pio said about his Guardian Angel: <b><i>"Little companion of my infancy, angiolino, angioletto, my secretary, inseparable companion, celestial person, celestial messenger, brother, friend, prevents danger, one of the family, translates for me the letters in other languages, I send him to console people suffering, prevents from stumbling, never lives us alone for an instant, from the cradle to the grave, even when we are sinning." </i></b><br/> <br/> Padre Pio said about the Angels: <b><i>"The Angels envy us for one thing only: they cannot suffer for God."</i></b><br/> When Padre Pio was a young friar, he wrote a letter to his confessor in which he said: <i><b>"When I close my eyes and the night comes, I can see the Heaven that appears in front of me. I am encouraged by this vision so I can sleep with a sweet smile on the lips and with a perfect calm on the forehead waiting my small companion of my infancy came to wake up me and start praying together prayers to the beloved of our hearts." </b></i><br/> <br/> Padre Pio often recommended that if people wanted to send him a message or a petition they could send him their guardian angel. Fr. Dominic, who handled the American mail for Padre Pio, asked him: <i>"Padre . . . a woman wants to know if she sends her Guardian Angel to you, does he come?"</i> Padre Pio replied,<b><i> "Tell her that her Angel is not like she is. Her Angel is very obedient, and when she sends him, he comes!"</i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"It will be a great joy when at the moment of death we will be able to see our Guardian Angel. </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"</i></b>Padre Pio once said to a person: <b><i>"We will pray for your mother, so that the Guardian Angel will be with her in company." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"If the mission of our Guardian Angel is a great mission, the mission of mine is for sure greater than the others, because he has to be a teacher and explain to me other languages." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"The mission of my Guardian Angel includes explaining me other languages." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Padre Pio lived in close contact with his Guardian Angel, who taught him to translate letters in French and Greek. The Angel would keep Padre Pio up at night so that they could both chant God’s praises. Padre Pio’s Angel would also ease the pain that he suffered from beatings that he received from demons. </div>
<br/> Padre Pio wrote the following to his spiritual director on November 5, 1912: <b style="font-style: italic;">"I cannot tell you the way these scoundrels</b> [the demons] <b style="font-style: italic;">beat me. Sometimes I feel I am about to die. On Saturday, it seemed to me that they intended to put an end to me and I did not know what saint to invoke. I turned to my angel and after he had kept me waiting a while, there he was hovering close to me, singing hymns to the divine Majesty in his angelic voice. . . I rebuked him bitterly for having kept me waiting so long when I had not failed to call him to my assistance. To punish him, I did not want to look him in the face; I wanted to get away, to escape from him. But he, poor creature, caught up with me almost in tears and held me until I raised my eyes to his face and found him all upset. Then he said: "I am always close to you, my beloved young man . . ." </b><br/> <b><i><br/></i></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">"<b><i>Send the Guardian Angel. He doesn't pay a train ticket and doesn't consume shoes." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One winter, a spiritual daughter of Padre Pio was walking along a country road heavily covered with snow in which it was even difficult to walk to the Convent where the good Padre was waiting for her but was uncertain she would reach the Convent in time for the appointment. Full of faith, she prayed to her Guardian Angel to tell Padre Pio she would have arrived at the convent late because of the snow. When she finally reached the convent, she saw Padre Pio smiling, waiting for her behind a window. <b style="font-style: italic;"> </b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"For whomever is alone, there is his Guardian Angel." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Your Guardian Angel prays for you; offers to God all the good works you accomplish; your holy and pure desires." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A man narrated: <i>"Padre Pio often stopped in the sacristy greeting his spiritual children and friends by kissing them. I looked with holy envy on those so fortunate and I thought: 'Blessed him! If I were him! Blessed! Blessed him!' On Christmas 1958, I knelt, in front of Padre Pio for confession. Afterwards, I looked at him and while full of emotion I asked him: 'Father, today is the Christmas day, can I wish you Merry Christmas by giving you a kiss?' And he, with a sweetness that I am not able to describe with the pen, smile at me and said: <b>'Hurry up, my child, don't make me waste time!'</b> He also embraced me. I kissed him and as a bird, joyful, I went toward the exit full of celestial delights. And what can I say about some slaps on the head? Every time, before leaving from St. Giovanni Rotondo, I desired father Pio gave me a sign of particular predilection. In fact, I also wanted two small slaps on the head as two fatherly caresses. I have to underline that he never refused me anything I wanted to receive from him. One day, there were a lot of people in the sacristy of the small church and father Vincenzo exhorted, with his usual severity: 'don’t push, don’t shake Padre Pio’s hands go back'! I sadly thought: 'This time I will leave without having the blows on the head.' I didn’t want to resign me and I begged my Guardian Angel to become a messenger and to repeat these words to Padre Pio: 'Father, I desire the benediction and the two blows on the head, as usual, one for me and the other for my wife.' Padre Vincenzo was still repeating: 'don’t push Padre Pio . . . stay far from him!' Then Padre Pio started walking. I was in anxiety. I looked at him but I was sad. Suddenly Padre Pio came to me, he smiled and he gave me two taps and it made me also kiss his hand, <b>'I would like to give you a lot of slaps . . . a lot of slaps,'</b> he told me the first time that I asked him for the small slaps."</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Oh, if all men could understand this great gift that God, assigned to us; this celestial spirit." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"May the desire to see this inseparable companion incite you to leave this body quickly." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"When you seem to be alone, here a friendly soul to whom you can unburden yourself and in whom you can confide your sorrows." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A woman was sitting in the square of the church of the Capuchins. The Church was closed. It was late and she prayed with the thought, and repeated with the heart: <i>"Padre Pio, help me! Guardian Angel, please, go to tell Padre Pio to help me, otherwise my sister will die!"</i> From the window above her, Padre Pio’s voice came: <b><i>"Who is calling me at this time? What is the problem?"</i></b> The woman told him about her sister’s illness. Padre Pio went in bilocation to the sick woman and healed her.</div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Do not forget this invisible companion, always present to listen to you; always ready to console you." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"For people that live alone there is the Guardian Angel." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Invoke your Guardian Angel that he will illuminate you and will guide you. God has given him to you for this reason. Therefore use him!" </i></b><br/> <br/> Padre Pio, Letter, April 20, 1915: <b><i>"Often repeat the beautiful prayer:</i></b> <b><i>'Angel of God, my guardian to whom the goodness of the heavenly Father entrusts me, enlighten, protect and guide me now and forever.' "</i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Below is the traditional Catholic prayer to one's Guardian Angel:</div>
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Angel of God, my guardian dear<br/> to whom His love commits me here.<br/> Ever this day be at my side<br/> to light, and guard, to rule and guide.<br/> Amen.<br/> <br/> In Latin:<br/> <br/> Angele Dei,<br/> qui custos es mei,<br/> me, tibi commissum pietate superna,<br/> illumina, custodi,<br/> rege et guberna.<br/> Amen.<br/>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"What consolation when, at the moment of death, you will see this Angel, who accompanied you through life and was so liberal in maternal care." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Often remember his presence; thank him; pray to him; respect him; be in constant fear of offending the purity of his gaze." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Don’t write to me because I cannot answer you. Send me your Guardian Angel and I will do everything." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Your Guardian Angel has reported to me some sentences that have made me understand your mistrust."</i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">When asked, <i>"How do you take care of the so many letters you receive?"</i> The good Padre replied, <b><i>"The Angel does his job." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One time, Padre Pio was asked: <i>"All those Angels around you, don't they bother You?"</i> He answered, <b><i>"No. They are so obedient." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">A person asked Padre Pio, <i>"Father, are you able to hear what the Guardian Angels tell you?"</i> And Padre Pio answered, <b><i>"Of course! Do you think Angels are disobedient as you? Send me your Guardian Angel!" </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">An Italian-American from California used to pray to his Guardian Angel to tell his needs to Padre Pio. One day, after confession he asked Padre Pio if he really heard his Guardian Angel. <b><i>"Do you think I am deaf?"</i></b> And he repeated what he had told recently his Guardian Angel to tell Padre Pio. </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Padre Lino Barbati sent his Guardian Angel to ask Padre Pio for the healing of a person. That person was not getting better. He asked Padre Pio: <i>"Could it be that at times the Guardian Angel doesn't do what we ask him to do?"</i> Padre Pio: <b><i>"What? Are you thinking that he is disobedient like me and you?" </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One of the spiritual children of Padre Pio said: <i>"It seems that Padre Pio always listens to everybody who calls him."</i> One evening, a group of friends arrived at San Giovanni Rotondo. They summarized the graces that they would have asked of Padre Pio, and they asked their Guardian Angels to bring their request to Padre Pio as soon as possible. The next day, after the Holy Mass, Padre Pio reproached them: <b><i>"You do not leave me in peace even at night!"</i></b> Watching Padre Pio’s smile they understood their prayer had been accepted.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Padre Eusebio Notte was with Padre Pio from 1960 to 1965</b></td>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Padre Eusebio said: <i>"I was going to London by plane, against Padre Pio’s suggestion not to use this mean of transport. When we were flying over the Channel, a violent storm put the aeroplane in danger. Amid the general terror I prayed and, without knowing what to do, I sent my Guardian Angel to Padre Pio. When I went back to St. Giovanni Rotondo I met Padre Pio who said to me, <b>'Are you well? Is everything OK?'</b> I answered, 'I thought I’d die,' the saintly padre responded, <b>'then why don't you obey?'</b> I responded 'But I have sent you my Guardian Angel . . . ' Padre Pio then said, <b>'Fortunately, he arrived just in time!' " </b></i></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">An Italian Lawyer named Attilio De Sanctis from Fano was driving back home to Bologna with his wife and two children. During the trip he fell asleep at the wheel. He woke up a few miles from home. He said, <i>"Who drove my car?"</i> The wife said, <i>"You were still, and didn't answer to us, and you avoided several collisions at last second. Your driving was different from usual."</i> Two months later he visited Padre Pio, who told him from afar: <b><i>"You were asleep and the Guardian Angel drove your car."</i></b> The mystery was solved. </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"Father, my income doesn't allow me to come to see you as often as I'd like." <b>"Who told you to come here? Don't you have your Guardian Angel? Tell him what you want, send him here, and you will have an answer right away." </b></i></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Padre Alessio approached Padre Pio with some letters in his hand in order to ask him something but Padre Pio told him abruptly, <b><i>"Boy, leave me alone, don't you see that I am busy?"</i></b> Padre Alessio went away mortified. Later, Padre Pio apologized and explained: <b><i>"Didn't you see all those Angels who were with me? They are the Guardian Angels of my spiritual children who brought me their messages. I had to report to them the answers they needed." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Joe Peterson was stationed in Foggia, Italy during WWII and met Padre Pio several times. When he returned to the States in Yonkers, N.Y., he lectured about Padre Pio throughout the Northeast for 40 years to more than 4,000 parishes, religious classes, and Catholic high schools. He was a member of the Padre Pio Foundation's Board of Directors. </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Joe Peluso, from a very small town in Pennsylvania, was stationed in Foggia, Italy during WWII and met Padre Pio on October 6, 1944. He visited with him several times for the next ten months, until his Army unit was transferred to France on July 15, 1945. He met also Padre Pio's father Grazio, his brother Michael, and Michael's daughter Pia, and her fiance Mario. He returned to Italy in 1988 as member of the Padre Pio Foundation of America in Cromwell, CT, for a documentary on Padre Pio's birthplace. </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Joe, when the war is over and you return to the United States, tell the American people that for those who would like me to be their spiritual father, my answer is yes. I accept all Americans as my spiritual children. I only have two requirements - that they lead very good Catholic lives and that they regularly receive the sacraments. And please, tell them never to embarrass me in front of Jesus and Mary. You must tell them, Joe."</i></b> Joe made a slide show presentation of Padre Pio's life and over the years he showed it to thousands of people. Joe died in 1996 after having spent 50 years sharing the message of Padre Pio with more people than he could have imagined. </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"Joe, pick a name for your Guardian Angel and call him by the name always. When you send him to me, he will come instantly." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"All of Paradise is close to the altar when I say Mass." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"The angels attend my Mass In legions." </i></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"The angels around the altar adore and love." </i></b></div>
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</div> Novena to St. Michael the Archangeltag:op54rosary.ning.com,2020-09-11:5691517:Topic:7149612020-09-11T12:40:51.187ZMary Ellenhttps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryEllenCarr
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<dd><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7896945065?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7896945065?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="375"></img></a> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Glorious Saint Michael, guardian and defender of the Church of Jesus Christ, come to the assistance of His followers, against whom the powers of hell are unchained. Guard with special care our Holy Father, the Pope, and especially the…</strong></span></span></dd>
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<dd><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7896945065?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7896945065?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="375"/></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Glorious Saint Michael, guardian and defender of the Church of Jesus Christ, come to the assistance of His followers, against whom the powers of hell are unchained. Guard with special care our Holy Father, the Pope, and especially the children.</strong></span></span></dd>
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<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Saint Michael, watch over us during life, defend us against the assaults of the demon,and assist us especially at the hour of death. Help us achieve the happiness of beholding God face to face for all eternity.</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Amen.</strong></span></dd>
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<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Saint Michael, intercede for me with God in all my necessities, especially...</strong></span></dd>
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<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Obtain for me a favorable outcome</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>in the matter I recommend to thee.</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Mighty prince of the heavenly host,</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>and victor over rebellious spirits,</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>remember me for I am weak and sinful</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>and so prone to pride and ambition.</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Be for me, I pray, my powerful aid</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>in temptation and difficulty,</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>and above all do not forsake me</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>in my last struggle with the powers of evil.</strong></span></dd>
<dd><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Amen.</strong></span></dd>
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