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September 29, 2005Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Psalm: Thursday 42 Reading IDn 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set upand the Ancient One took his throne.His clothing was bright as snow,and the hair on his head as white as wool;His throne was flames of fire,with wheels of burning fire.A surging stream of fireflowed out from where he sat;Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.As the visions during the night continued, I saw One like a son of man coming,on the clouds of...

St Michael Gallery Pg 1 St Michael Gallery Pg 2 St Michael Gallery Pg 3 Chaplet Litany Novena 1 Novena 2 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 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. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial...

PROPER NAMES OF THE ANGELS Pascal P. Parente Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 (no Chapter 5) (Chapter 6 of The Angels) THE THREE ARCHANGELSThe Sacred Scriptures have revealed the proper names of only three Angels, all of whom belong to the Choir of the Archangels. The names are well known to all, namely: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael. Ancient apocryphal literature of the Old Testament contains several other names of Archangels in addition to the three just mentioned. Like the sources themselves, these other names are spurious. Names like Uriel, Raguel, Sariel, and Jeremiel are not found in the...

September 29, 2004 Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Psalm: Wednesday 42 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IDn 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool; His throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire. A surging stream of fire flowed out from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened, and the books were opened. As the...

September 29, 2003Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Psalm: Monday 42 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading IDn 7:9-10, 13-14 As I watched: Thrones were set upand the Ancient One took his throne.His clothing was bright as snow,and the hair on his head as white as wool;His throne was flames of fire,with wheels of burning fire.A surging stream of fireflowed out from where he sat;Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.As the visions during the night continued, I saw One like a son of...

A long tradition identifies St. Michael the Archangel, as the leader who remained faithful to God, and cast Lucifer at God’s command. His powerful aid has always been invoked by the Church in time of emergency. The Popes have constantly called on St. Michael as the special protector of the Church whenever great evils threatened God’s people. For this reason, St. Michael is especially honored at Rome, on Monte Gargano, near Foggia, in Italy, and in France on Mont St. Michel in Normandy. In times of unusual danger, when the malice of the devil seems triumphant, St. Michael will...

It has come to my attention that we, the Catholic Church, owe St. Michael the Archangel a huge apology. You see, St. Michael is the old archenemy of the Devil. In Revelation 12, we read: "And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war..." (Rev. 12:7) Thus it is to and for St. Michael that our prayers for the protection of the Church ought to be directed. He's the General of the King's Army, and our first line of defense against the attacks of the Evil...

Background What follows is a copy of a letter that was written by a young Marine to his mother while he was hospitalized after being wounded on a Korean battlefield in 1950. It came into the hands of a Navy Chaplain, who read the letter before 5,000 Marines at a San Diego Naval Base in 1951. The Navy Chaplain had talked to the boy, to the boy's mother and to the Sergeant in charge of the patrol. This Navy Chaplain, Father Walter Muldy, would always assure anyone who asked that this is a true story. This letter had been read...