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I am wrapped in the mantle of Our Lady; what can you do to me? I have St. Michael the Archangel on my side, try fighting with him. I have my guardian angel watching over me lest I be touched; you cannot do anything. – Fr. Gabriel Amorth, a b Grégoire Alessandri (2012), "La Place Saint-Michel: Une composition monumentale hiérarchisée du Paris haussmannien", Livraisons d'Histoire de l'Architecture, 23: 65-86 Butler, Alban. The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, B. Dornin, 1821, p.117 Saint Michael the Archangel is referenced in the Old Testament and has been part of Christian teachings since the earliest times. [1] In Catholic writings and traditions he acts as the defender of the Church and chief opponent of Satan, and assists people at the hour of death.

Adversary: Hebrew satan, here, the prosecuting attorney, a figure in the Lord’s heavenly courtroom. Source: USCCB Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, while the adversary stood at his right side to accuse him. And the angel of the LORD said to the adversary, “May the LORD rebuke you, O adversary; may the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Zechariah 3:1-2a Many parishes, recognizing the magnitude of the spiritual warfare going on within the Church and in the world we live in today, are zealously opting to pray Pope Leo XXIII’s powerful St. Michael the Archangel Prayer at the end of the Mass. Whenever some act of wondrous power must be performed, Michael is sent, so that his action and his name may make it clear that no one can do what God does by his superior power.”– St. Gregory St. Michael, Protector Angel In the Book of Tobit, the archangel Raphael mentions that he is one of seven archangels who stand before the throne of God. Only three of the seven are named in the Bible: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael. There are, however, a number of symbolic references to the seven archangels in the Bible. According to St. Lawrence of Brindisi, who is a Doctor of the Church, the seven archangels are symbolized by such things as the seven stars in the right hand of God and the seven torches in Revelation.Until Pope John XXIII revised it in 1960, the General Roman Calendar had not one but two feasts of Saint Michael, one on 29 September, the other on 8 May. [26] Veneration [ edit ] Patronage [ edit ] But those with insight shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament, and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever. Daniel 12:3 Catholic saint Victory of St. Michael by Raphael, 16th century St. Michael in stained glass window by Franz Mayer & Co. Quis ut Deus? ('Who is like God?') is on his shield.

In Catholic tradition, on Judgment Day Saint Michael weighs souls based on their deeds during their life on earth. Saint Michael is often portrayed in art with scales. [12] This role of Saint Michael was depicted by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In this depiction, angels hold up two books: the smaller book held by Saint Michael records the names of the blessed, while the larger book is a list of the damned. [13] Guardian of the Church [ edit ] Here in Kyiv we perceive that the patron of our city is the Archangel Michael, who, with the cry, ‘Who is like God?’ cast into the abyss Lucifer — the one who rose up against God’s truth and was the leader of the diabolical armies,” he said.

In addition to his involvement in the Book of Daniel, the Letter of Jude, and in Revelation, the Church Fathers also believed that St. Michael was the angel in a number of other passages in the Bible, including several of the angelic appearances in the Book of Genesis and the commander angel who appeared in the Book of Joshua. Willard, Ashton Rollins. History of Modern Italian Art. United Kingdom: Longmans, Green, 1900. https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Modern_Italian_Art/oZdGAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1. Accessed 3/7/2022. Michael and the Archangels [ edit ] Archangel Michael with archangels Raphael and Gabriel, as they accompany Tobias, by Francesco Botticini, 1470 François Lacour, Fontaine Saint-Michel, Le Monde Illustré, May 8, 1858, pg. 295. translation by D.R. Siefkin. A prayer to Saint Michael is included in the Rite of Exorcism in the Roman Ritual, and was retained, in edited form, in the 1999 revision of the rite. At the Benedictine Metten Abbey dedicated to Saint Michael the exorcism formula Vade Retro Satana was discovered in the 17th century. [37] [38] Hymns [ edit ]

The success of the Scottish trip has resulted in an extension of the stay of the Statue for an indefinite period. A Boston College Stylus article from April 1909 describes the newly acquired St. Michael statue as “a great gift to Boston College.” Since then, Boston College has undergone many changes—not the least of which are admitting women and people of color. The university continues to evolve academically, with adding an engineering department and the Schiller Institute of Integrated Science and Society, and socially, with students pushing for increased resources for marginalized communities. No matter how the school has changed, the beautiful art and architecture have made Boston College Boston College, one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses and a place that people associate with service and commitment to Jesuit values. Today, the St. Michael statue resides in a space that continues to give to Boston College students—memories, traditions, and hopefully, a place to call home. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he saves them. Psalms 34:8 Patron Occupations of St. Michael

Jude 1:9, "Yet the archangel Michael, when he argued with the devil in a dispute over the body of Moses, did not venture to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him but said, 'May the Lord rebuke you!'" Christian art often portrays archangels together. Archangels Michael and Gabriel are jointly depicted on Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a Byzantine icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary that has been the subject of widespread Catholic devotions for centuries.