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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

St. Michael the Archangel


It's the Feast of the Archangel Michael, so here's a prayer:

Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. Be thou our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast down into hell Satan and all the wicked spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.

The Archangel Michael is the patron saint of paratroopers. Why is that? you ask incredulously. Because he's a warrior and he has wings.

Defende nos,

LSP
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6 comments:

  1. LLSeptember 29, 2015 at 11:55 AM

    If he also had fins and flippers, he'd be the patron saint of SEALs.

    I think that the patron saint of SEALs is also the patron saint of lost causes...I don't know who that is, but there is a lot of blood and pain on our end and that we cause but it doesn't seem to make the world better.

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  2. LSPSeptember 29, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    That would be St. Jude.

    An aquatic Archangel sounds neat though. Maybe SMA could be co-opted... somehow.

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  3. LLSeptember 29, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    Oh, THAT is why they name hospitals after St. Jude...you're gonna die.

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  4. Mad PadreSeptember 30, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    St. Michael is a good chap ... but then again, I'm biased. :)

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  5. LSPSeptember 30, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    Makes two of us, Padre1

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  6. LSPSeptember 30, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    *!

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