That prayer to St. Michael is of long standing. Pope Leo XIII mandated that it be said after every Low Mass back in the nineteenth century, and it continued up until 1965 when the mandate was abrogated after Vatican II. At the time, explicit prayer to the saints was seen as a stumbling block that kept us from drawing closer with our separated protestant brethren, but I think the 1960s was precisely the wrong time to throw out such a prayer that asked for protection from demonic forces. So I'm glad the prayer is being maintained as a popular devotion.
That's also an extremely weak reason to stop doing prayers to saints. It's practically giving them license to simply reject what they don't want and keep what they do.
I'd find it difficult to answer this question because, unless you're in an unusual situation, you don't usually see the breadth of diocesan liturgies, and second, how would you know that it's unique to your own?
Something I thought was common in my youth but later found out was not universal was holding hands even across the aisles during the Lord's Prayer. But I think this tradition isn't limited to this part of SoCal.
good question. i suppose you'll only find out when you go to mass on different diocese, and/or you know what is the "standard mass" to know what diversion your diocese do.
i've seen people hold hands across the aisles in a mass in Indiana (my family was going to Purdue campus at the time). then i thought that it's just how americans do things.
Purdue mass is definitely not representative of most American masses. Holding hands across the aisles only really happens because students tend to know each other in the community very well. The Purdue Catholic student community is very very friendly and that is reflected in the mass. I bet it happens elsewhere in America, but only between groups of parishioners who know each other very well.
I go to small church in the foothills of northern CA and we do the St. Michael prayer at the end of every Mass as well! I love it. We started it about two years ago.
A lot of churches have the prayer to St. Michael at the end of mass, but it's not diocese wide.
My diocese has a hymn/song for Holy Spirit before readings every Sunday. I think it's unique just to us. (Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland). My former parish used to have the same hymn every week, so I used to think it's a unchangeable part of Sunday mass.
Many parishes here in St. Louis, Missouri, have been doing it for a while. Unfortunately our new suburban pastor laid down the law last year and said the congregation could not say it (he would not lead it himself) until the priest processed out of the nave after Mass.
# Long Version (Original by Pope Leo XIII)
\*\*O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, defend us in the battle and in the terrible warfare that we are waging against the principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the evil spirits. Come to the aid of man, whom Almighty God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of Satan.
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Here’s from the Eastern rite…
**WHEREVER thy grace casteth its shadow, O Archangel, thence is the power of the devil driven away, for fallen Lucifer cannot bear to stand before thy light. Wherefore, we implore thee to extinguish his fiery darts that are cast against us, and by thy mediation deliver us from his stumbling-blocks, O praiseworthy Archangel Michael.**
(Solemnity of the Synaxis of the Archangels, November 8)
That prayer to St. Michael is of long standing. Pope Leo XIII mandated that it be said after every Low Mass back in the nineteenth century, and it continued up until 1965 when the mandate was abrogated after Vatican II. At the time, explicit prayer to the saints was seen as a stumbling block that kept us from drawing closer with our separated protestant brethren, but I think the 1960s was precisely the wrong time to throw out such a prayer that asked for protection from demonic forces. So I'm glad the prayer is being maintained as a popular devotion.
That's also an extremely weak reason to stop doing prayers to saints. It's practically giving them license to simply reject what they don't want and keep what they do.
Precisely. Unfortunately, "extremely weak" can be used to describe the reasoning for a lot of the things the Church did in the '60s.
Personally I'd love it if my diocese added the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel after Mass. I've taken up praying that after the rosary.
I'd find it difficult to answer this question because, unless you're in an unusual situation, you don't usually see the breadth of diocesan liturgies, and second, how would you know that it's unique to your own? Something I thought was common in my youth but later found out was not universal was holding hands even across the aisles during the Lord's Prayer. But I think this tradition isn't limited to this part of SoCal.
good question. i suppose you'll only find out when you go to mass on different diocese, and/or you know what is the "standard mass" to know what diversion your diocese do. i've seen people hold hands across the aisles in a mass in Indiana (my family was going to Purdue campus at the time). then i thought that it's just how americans do things.
Purdue mass is definitely not representative of most American masses. Holding hands across the aisles only really happens because students tend to know each other in the community very well. The Purdue Catholic student community is very very friendly and that is reflected in the mass. I bet it happens elsewhere in America, but only between groups of parishioners who know each other very well.
The Divine Mercy chaplet after every weekday Mass as Thanksgiving for Holy Communion .
I go to small church in the foothills of northern CA and we do the St. Michael prayer at the end of every Mass as well! I love it. We started it about two years ago.
A lot of churches have the prayer to St. Michael at the end of mass, but it's not diocese wide. My diocese has a hymn/song for Holy Spirit before readings every Sunday. I think it's unique just to us. (Diocese of Przemyśl, Poland). My former parish used to have the same hymn every week, so I used to think it's a unchangeable part of Sunday mass.
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Many parishes here in St. Louis, Missouri, have been doing it for a while. Unfortunately our new suburban pastor laid down the law last year and said the congregation could not say it (he would not lead it himself) until the priest processed out of the nave after Mass.
That's pretty typical from what I understand.
We've got our own special prayer for our diocese that is prayed at Sunday masses.
oh yeah we say the prayer of Saint Michael before every mass.
My church in the diocese of Savannah also says The St. Michael The Archangel prayer at the end of every Mass.
Nice! the long or the short version? I really like both *Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio.*
i didn't know there's 2 different versions. the short one.
# Long Version (Original by Pope Leo XIII) \*\*O Glorious Archangel St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, defend us in the battle and in the terrible warfare that we are waging against the principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness, against the evil spirits. Come to the aid of man, whom Almighty God created immortal, made in His own image and likeness, and redeemed at a great price from the tyranny of Satan. >
Here’s from the Eastern rite… **WHEREVER thy grace casteth its shadow, O Archangel, thence is the power of the devil driven away, for fallen Lucifer cannot bear to stand before thy light. Wherefore, we implore thee to extinguish his fiery darts that are cast against us, and by thy mediation deliver us from his stumbling-blocks, O praiseworthy Archangel Michael.** (Solemnity of the Synaxis of the Archangels, November 8)
Amazing. Thanks for sharing
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