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ABOUT THE CHAPLET OF SAINT MICHAEL

You Won’t Believe What Happens When You Pray the Chaplet of Saint Michael
There is no denying the fact that a spiritual war is going on. Don’t believe us? Turn on the evening news. Evil is definitely
present in our world today, and Satan desperately wants to steal souls away from God and Heaven.

Catholicism teaches that angels have been present since creation and throughout salvation history. When Christ comes back
at the final judgement, the angels will accompany him. At the head of the army of angels is Saint Michael, the archangel. A
force to be reckoned with, the angels fight against the evil powers, striving to lead souls to Christ and to Heaven. In the battle
for our souls, angels are amazing warriors.

Bishop Robert Barron recently described the immense spiritual force of the archangel, saying, “Michael is invariably
depicted in the armor of a warrior, for he is the general of the angelic army that stood athwart the legions of Lucifer, who had
dared to arrogate to himself the prerogatives of God. He fought, not with sword and spear, but with the unanswerable
challenge of his own name: Micha-el (Who is like God?).”

An incredible prayer that can arm us against the devil and his evil ways is the chaplet of Saint Michael. The history of the
chaplet can be traced back to Antonia d’Astonac, a Portuguese Carmelite nun who received a vision of Saint Michael. In the
vision, he asked to be honored by a prayer that salutes the nine choirs of angels. The vision was approved by Pope Pius IX in
1851.

There are some amazing gifts promised to those who pray the chaplet. After you say the chaplet, Saint Michael and one angel
from each of the nine celestial choirs will accompany you the next time you receive Holy Communion. For those who pray
the chaplet daily, Saint Michael promised his continual assistance during life on this earth. The chaplet is believed to be a
weapon against the demonic forces that prowl about the earth, seeking the ruin of souls.

In a talk on the fighting against the power of evil in the world, Bishop Barron left listeners with practical ways to combat the
devil. He said, “The weapons we have are the Mass, the Eucharist, confession, the sacraments, the saints. In other words, the
whole ‘stuff’ of the church you might construe as the weapons that we can use in the battle against the dark powers.”

An additional promise made to those who pray the chaplet daily is that they will be delivered from purgatory.

The Chaplet of Saint Michael begins with an act of contrition. Then there are nine salutations, each recognizing the choirs of
angels. The salutations are followed by an Our Father and three Hail Marys. Finally, four Our Father are prayed to honor
Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and the Guardian Angel. A prayer to Saint Michael concludes the chaplet.
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The Chaplet of St. Michael is a wonderful way to honor this great Archangel along with the other nine Choirs of Angels.
What do we mean by Choirs? It seems that God has created various orders of Angels. Sacred Scripture distinguishes nine
such groupings: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels (Isa.
6:2; Gen. 3:24; Col. 1:16; Eph. 1:21; Rom. 8:38). There may be more groupings but these are the only ones that have been
revealed to us. The Seraphim is believed to be the highest Choir, the most intimately united to God, while the Angelic Choir
is the lowest.

The history of this Chaplet goes back to a devout Servant of God, Antonia d'Astonac, who had a vision of St. Michael. He
told Antonia to honor him by nine salutations to the nine Choirs of Angels. St. Michael promised that whoever would
practice this devotion in his honor would have, when approaching Holy Communion, an escort of nine angels chosen from
each of the nine Choirs. In addition, for those who would recite the Chaplet daily, he promised his continual assistance and
that of all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from purgatory for themselves and their relations.
THE CHAPLET OF ST. MICHAEL
O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.
[Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]

1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim may the Lord make us
worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the
grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord infuse into
our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord give us
grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us
from evil and falling into temptation. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our
souls against the snares and temptations of the devil.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God fill our souls
with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us
perseverance in faith and in all good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3

9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels may the Lord grant us to be
protected by them in this mortal life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven.
Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary x3
Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St.
Raphael and our Guardian Angel.

Concluding prayers:
O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls,
vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you
who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with
confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.

Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy
of His promises.

Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of
all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy,
we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death,
but that we may be conducted by him into Your Presence. This we ask through the merits of
Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

2. PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL (for the Rosary)

Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of
the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the
power of God cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin
of souls.
Amen.