NOVENA TO ST. MICHAEL
Song
Oh! Michael heavenly warrior
Protect us poor souls
As we come to you seeking
Your intercession and protection.
Oh! Mighty Archangel
Chief of the heavenly army
Save us and guard us
From the wiles of the evil
In our earthly travel
And in our life of obstacles
Be our messenger and
Pray for us.
Celebrant: Oh! Almighty and Holy Lord,
(community joins) along with the holy angels surrounding your throne, we also proclaim You holy, holy, holy, Lord of the host of angels, You are holy holy, holy. The heaven and the earth are filled with Your glory. Holy, holy, holy. All glory on earth and heaven are Yours. Amen.
Cele : Lord God, You have created man a little lower than the angels but as the crown of creation. We thank You and praise You for appointing angels to protect us, humans. We thank You also for appointing the Archangel Michael as the protector of the Church and our special protector. Look kindly upon the people, who have put their trust in St. Michael to whom we look at as our mediator. Kindly command him to protect us, poor souls who are troubled by physical, mental and spiritual turmoil. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Comm.: Amen
Cele. Oh! St. Michael, who is in charge of the people of God
Comm.: Kindly help us to overcome the forces of evil.
Cele. St. Michael, the leader of the hosts of angels
Comm.: Kindly lead us in the right path when we are troubled by problems and difficulties of life.
Cele. : St. Michael, our special protector
Comm.: Kindly help us in times of turmoil in life.
Cele. St. Michael, the protector of righteousness.
Comm.: Please get for us the blessings we need from the throne of God.
Cele. St. Michael, Commander in chief of God's army
Comm.: Kindly help us to live according to the will of God.
Cele. : That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Comm.: St. Michael the Archangel pray for us.
Cele: Lord God Almighty, we who are sick, sad and troubled on earth seek the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel and come to you. Kindly accept our prayers and bless us. God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Comm.: Amen
Song
Mighty Michael Chief of angles
Protector of the church of Christ
Pray for us and chase away
The forces of evil and darkness.
In this world full of darkness
Lead us without faltering in our path
Be our guardian thou
Hold us, let us not fall -
(Repeat First Stanza)
Karosusa (Intercession)
Cele. With hope and devotion, let us ask St. Michael to intercede for us.
Comm.: St. Michael please intercede for us.
Cele. : St. Michael the Archangel of God please pray for us that we may live according to the word of God
Comm.: St. Michael please intercede for us.
Cele. St. Michael the Archangel of God please pray for us that we may live worthy lives according to the word of God and be the light of the world during our earthly journey.
Comm.: St. Michael please intercede for us.
Cele. St. Michael the administrator of the righteousness of God please pray for us that we may live according to the human values and divine virtues and thereby become true disciples of Christ.
Comm.: St. Michael please intercede for us.
Cele.: St. Michael as you are appointed by God to defeat the forces of evil, help us to overcome temptations and stay away from the lures of the world and thereby lead holy lives.
Comm.: St. Michael please intercede for us.
Cele. : Silently offer all our needs to St. Michael for his intercession.
Song
Oh! Michael the angel of
God the Lord God of the world
We who come to you seeking
Save us the devoted.
Angel thou Oh! placed on high
Under your wings keep us safe
You Protector of the Church
When you are near
We have no fear, no, not in the least.
Intercessory Prayer
Cele.
Oh! St. Michael
(community joins) chief of angels and Lord's army, God has appointed you to protect His Church which He has purchased with the blood of Jesus Christ the son of God, by his death on the cross, from the forces of Satan. In this perilous life filled with dangers, protect us from the forces of evil and help us lead a righteous life. Please also pray for us that we may be protected from sickness, habitual sins, financial debts, mental torments and riots. Also protect our elders, parents and youth from the forces of evil. Please protect our spiritual and civil authorities also, and be with them in the hour of need. You are the one appointed to take to heaven the souls saved by our Lord Jesus Christ. So do not allow Satan to subdue humans, torment the church or desecrate the cross. Please also pray, to our Lord, that He may bestow His mercy on us the distressed, the sad and the aggrieved.
Concluding prayer
Cel.:
Lord Almighty God, You have appointed your Archangel St. Michael as the protector and guardian of the Church, which your Son has redeemed by his blood and death on the cross. Have mercy on us, the weak sinners who have come to you through the intercession of St. Michael. Please command your arch angel to protect us sinners whose lives are played with mental, physical sicknesses, afflictions turmoil and attacks from satanic forces and temptations. Let the whole world come to know about Your angel St. Michael and ask for his intercession and also for our special needs and blessings (.......ask....) we ask this in humility and in full faith through the intercession of St. Michael that it may be granted. Lord the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.
Comm.: Amen
The Apostles' Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Punties Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He descended into hades; the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.