{"id":2199,"date":"2017-12-14T22:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T03:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:07:54","slug":"prayer-to-st-michael-the-archangel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-to-st-michael-the-archangel","title":{"rendered":"Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Michael the Archangel,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">defend us in battle.\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and do thou,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O Prince of the heavenly hosts,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">by the power of God,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">thrust into hell Satan,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and all the evil spirits,\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">who prowl about the world\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">seeking the ruin of souls. 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