Recommended for frequent recitation in the present critical times. O Glorious Prince of the heavenly host , ST Michael the Archangel defend us in the battle and in the fearful warfare we are waging against the principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the evil spirits. Come thou to the assistance of men, whom Almighty God created immortal making them in His own image and likeness and redeeming them at a great price from the tyranny of satan. Fight this day the battle of the Lord with thy legionsof Holy Angels, even as of old thou didst fight against Lucifer, the leader of the proud spirits and all his rebel angels, who were powerless to stand against thee, neither was their place found anymore in Heaven .And that apostate angel transformed into an angel of darkness who still prowls about the earth to encompass our ruin was cast headlong into the abyss together with his followers .But behold that enemy of mankind, a murderer from the beginning has regained his confidence. Changing himself into an "angel of light" he goes about with the whole mulitude of wicket spirits to invade the earth and to blot out the name of God and of his Christ to plunder to slay and to consign to eternal damnation the souls destined for acrown of everlasting life . This wicket serpent, like an unclean torrent pours into men of depraved minds and corrupt the poison of his malice, the spirit of lying impiety and blasphemy and the deadley breath of impurity and every foem of vice and iniguity. These crafty enemies of mankind have filled to overflowing with gall and wormword the Church which is the Bride of the Lamb without spot they have laid profane hands upon her most sacred treasures . Make haste therefore O invincible Prince, to help the People of God against the lost spirits and grant us the victory. Amen
