Biblical Reference of St Michael the Archangel

Archangel Michael is mentioned three times in the Book Of Daniel. The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that, in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the liturgical proceedings.

In the New Testament, St. Michael the Archangel leads God’s armies against Satan’s forces in the Book Of Revelation, where during the war on Heaven, he defeats Satan. In the Epistle of Jude, St. Michael the Archangel is specifically referred to as “The Archangel Michael”. Sanctuaries to St. Michael the Archangel were built by Christians in the 4th century, when he was first seen as an Angel of Healing. Gradually he was recognized as a protector and the leader of the Heavenly Father’s angelic forces against Satan and his forces of hell.

The scripture often refers to St. Michael the Archangel as a “Chief Prince” of the heavenly beings. The Book of Daniel mentions him multiple times: in Daniel 10:13  as “Michael, one of the chief princes” and Daniel 12:1 where “Michael, the great prince” protects the people of Israel. In Daniel 10:21, “There is no one with me who contends against these princes except Michael, your prince.” He worked with another angel to answer Daniel’s prayer that God would “turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill” (Daniel 9:16). The reference above, from Jude, is one of only a few direct references to St. Michael the Archangel.

When did Michael the Archangel become a Saint?

The feast of St. Michael, which began in Phrygia, is kept on September 29 in the West, where it is otherwise called Michaelmas. Most Eastern Orthodox houses of worship celebrate St. Michael and different heavenly messengers on November 8, and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church respects him on the twelfth of every month. In the Roman Catholic Church the feast of the Appearing (or Apparition) of St. Michael the Archangel is kept on May 8. As indicated by legend, this appearance occurred on Mount Gargano, in Apulia, around 492, and the mountain turned into a significant archaic journey site. A proper petition to St. Michael began with Pope Leo XIII in 1886.

What is St Michael the Archangel the Patron Saint of?

Michael is the head of the four lead celestial hosts, or boss holy messengers. His kindred lead celestial hosts are Raphael, whose uncommon mission is recuperating, Gabriel, the reporting heavenly messenger who went to the Virgin Mary, and the more calm Uriel, who is credited as the heavenly messenger who cautioned Noah of the coming flood to purify the earth. Very little is thought about Uriel, yet it is said that he is the heavenly messenger of encouragement, the person who solaces humans in the midst of extraordinary misfortune. Michael is accused of the assignments of ensuring the individuals who love God, shipping the spirits of the dead, and driving the fight against Satan. He additionally is customarily the one called upon for the liberating of the had in profound servitude from detestable spirits. The situation of chief heavenly messenger isn’t one to be trifled with, and there are just the four filling in as the sovereigns among heavenly messengers.

Michael is the supporter holy person of the Military, Police officials, Firemen, demise, and individuals who work in risky conditions. His banquet day is praised on the 29th of September. St. Michael the Archangel has roused specialists, went with spirits, and ensured God’s kin all through the ages as the head of the holy messengers and a genuine champion of God.

Prayer To St Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, 
defend us in battle. 
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. 
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, 
and do thou, 
O Prince of the heavenly hosts, 
by the power of God, 
thrust into hell Satan, 
and all the evil spirits, 
who prowl about the world 
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. .

O glorious prince St. Michael, 
chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, 
guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, 
servant in the house of the Divine King
and our admirable conductor, 
you who shine with excellence
and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil,
who turn to you with confidence
and enable us by your gracious protection
to serve God more and more faithfully every day

One of the powerful miracles performed by St Michael the Archangel

In the year 590, when Saint Gregory the Great was chosen pope, Rome and all of Italy was amidst a destructive plague. Indeed, Pope St Gregory was chosen since his archetype, Pope Pelagius, himself kicked the bucket of the pandemic on Feb seventh, 590. On April 25 of that year, the sacred pope St Gregory mentioned a public parade through the roads of Rome to ask for a finish to the pandemic. A symbol of Our Lady that was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist was conveyed at the top of the devoted escort.

As the parade twisted along the Tiber River, the Litany of Saints was articulated. At the finish of the reiteration, Saint Gregory’s look was drawn upwards and he out of nowhere saw the sky open. Holy person Michael the Archangel alongside various different Angels plunged over the group and a brilliant scent apparently filled the air. The holy messengers started singing the “Regina Coeli” to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was situated on a seat above Michael and the Angels.

Completely overwhelmed by the incredible sight, Saint Gregory concluded the angelic chorus by singing out the closing lines of the Regina Coeli: “Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia! Gaude et lætare, Virgo Maria, alleluia! Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.” (Pray for us to God, alleluia! Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia! For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia!).

At the finish of the vision, the incredible pope saw Saint Michael sheathing his blade, and to the extraordinary delight of the relative multitude of occupants the terrible plague reached a conclusion. The excellent Church called Castel Sant’Angelo (imagined left and furthermore above) remains at the site where Saint Michael and his kindred holy messengers had showed up on that day alongside the Blessed Virgin Mary.

From that point on, the date of the apparition (April 25th) denoting the finish of the plague subsequently turned into the fixed date for the yearly procession that would come to be referred to all through the Catholic world as the “More prominent Litanies”, since it was St Michael alongside the Angels who joined in presenting the Litanies on that day. These days the “More prominent Litanies” procession are at times called “St Mark’s procession” in light of the fact that the date likewise corresponds with the dining experience of St Mark.