Posted on 06/28/2021 4:31:01 PM PDT by ebb tide
June 23, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland calls on Catholics to pray now more than ever to combat the dark spiritual forces in the world. In this episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, His Excellency also encourages the faithful to live as children of God, in simplicity, innocence, and holiness.
Bishop Strickland says that with June being named “pride” month, celebrating homosexuality and transgenderism, Christians must “turn to Saint Michael and … pray for all of those who are caught up in the darkness of thinking, ‘We can be prideful about any sin.’” He says that while the message pushed by the LGBT lobby is one of pride in human vice and sin, Saint Michael “points us to the power of God” instead of that of humans.
The bishop of Tyler, Texas, also highlights how every time a person says the Prayer to Saint Michael, he or she rightly recognizes and acknowledges “that evil is real and the demons are roaming this world seeking the ruin of souls.” He calls Christians to always be alert to demonic forces in this “battle between good and evil.”
Bishop Strickland describes how building a better world begins when with person recognizing the power of God, and living as a child of God. He says that “we all need to be reminded to be children of God, and to have that kind of excitement and joy and curiosity about every day.”
Strickland states that while the world often behaves “childish,” where everything is centered in the world and not on God, “Christ calls us to be childlike, to be those who are full of wonder, full of joy, full of hope.”
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Ping
“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.”
Evil is real and it currently resides in the Vatican.
Amen
Before Vat 2 Here is what was said post every mass in WW II for the conversion of Russia;
St Michael the Arch Angel defend us in battle be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. Do thou Oh prince of the heavenly host by the devine power of God Thrust into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls, Amen
Such a good priest.
I pray every day that the Holy Spirit will cleanse His Church and send us a good and faithful shepherd. Bergoglio will be gone soon.
Amen
Yes...
Vat 2 really was a pip!
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We’re already doing this in the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon.
There are Parishes that still pray to St. Michael at the end of mass, unfortunately not enough of them,
We are doing it at our parish at the end of Mass, going on a few years now. I would guess maybe even since 2016.
we’ve been praying it for about 2-3 years in my church. To tell you the truth, I can’t remember why we’re praying it. It’s good that we do for many reasons, I guess I have to ask my pastor for a reminder.
Just like all that praying to end abortion has worked? How many more millions of innocent lives is too much for our holy Father. The silence is deafening.
mine does Diocese LaCrosse
The original, complete Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel:
“O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, be our defense in the terrible warfare which we carry on against principalities and Powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, spirits of evil. Come to the aid of man, whom God created immortal, made in his own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of the devil. Fight this day the battle of the Lord, together with the holy angels, as already thou hast fought the leader of the proud angels, Lucifer, and his apostate host, who were powerless to resist thee, nor was there place for them any longer in Heaven.
That cruel, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil or Satan, who seduces the whole world, was cast into the abyss with his angels. Behold, this primeval enemy and slayer of men has taken courage. Transformed into an angel of light, he wanders about with all the multitude of wicked spirits, invading the earth in order to blot out the name of God and of his Christ, to seize upon, slay and cast into eternal perdition souls destined for the crown of eternal glory. This wicked dragon pours out, as a most impure flood, the venom of his malice on men of depraved mind and corrupt heart, the spirit of lying, of impiety, of blasphemy, and the pestilent breath of impurity, and of every vice and iniquity.
(The following section in brackets was removed in 1934)
[These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.]
Arise then, O invincible Prince, bring help against the attacks of the lost spirits to the people of God, and give them the victory. They venerate thee as their protector and Patron; in thee holy Church glories as her defense against the malicious power of hell; to thee has God entrusted the souls of men to be established in heavenly beatitude. Oh, pray to the God of peace that He may put Satan under our feet, so far conquered that he may no longer be able to hold men in captivity and harm the Church. Offer our prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that they may quickly conciliate the mercies of the Lord; and beating down the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, do thou again make him captive in the abyss, that he may no longer seduce the nations. Amen. (Ps. 67)
Behold the Cross of the Lord; be scattered ye hostile powers. / The Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered, the root of David.
Let thy mercies be upon us, O Lord. / As we have hoped in thee.
O Lord, hear my prayer. / And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray. O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon thy holy name, and as suppliants we implore thy clemency, that by the intercession of Mary, ever Virgin immaculate and our Mother, and of the glorious Archangel St. Michael, thou wouldst deign to help us against Satan and all other unclean spirits, who wander about the world for the injury of the human race and the ruin of souls. Amen.” ~ Pope Leo XIII
Note the paragraph that was removed in 1934:
(The following section in brackets was removed in 1934)
[These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the most holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.]
I knew it had to be Bishop Strickland when I saw the headline.
“The following section in brackets was removed in 1934”
Well, I’m putting it back. Thanks for the post.
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