Prayer of Entrustment to
Sts. Michael,
Gabriel and Raphael the
Archangels
Preamble
Chosen captain of the
heavenly
hosts and defender of the Elect of God, we - delivered by you
from afflictions - offer this hymn of thanksgiving, and we entreat you that,
through the Grace of God and enlisting the Intercession of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, set us free from all distress so that we may
eternally cry to with
faith and love and with total abandonment:
Prayer of
Entrustment
O great and holy Michael,
Archangel of God, standing at the head of the angels before the
everlasting + Trinity, O advocate
and preserver of
mankind, who -
with your hosts - has broken in heaven
the head of the
daystar, Satan, the exceedingly proud one, and who always puts to shame
his
evil and cunning servants on earth, we run to you with faith and pray
to you
with love: Be an unbreakable shield
and firm bastion for the Elect of God, protecting us with your
lightning sword.
Be for us a guardian
angel, a wise counselor and helper, bringing us from the foot of the
throne
of the Eternal Ruling King and Lord our God, enlightenment and
strength, joy,
peace and comfort. Be for us the chief captain and fellow-fighter,
crowning us with glory and victory over unjust adversaries,
that all who oppose us may know that God and His holy angels stand
ready to
defend us.
Be, in union with
Raphael, the physician and healer of those wounded. Be the pillar
and
defender of the children of God who are in captivity. And
forsake not, 0 Archangel of God, with your help and protection, those
of us who
today glorify your holy name. For, behold, though we are great
sinners, we
desire not to perish in our iniquities but to turn to the Lord and,
through
Him, only live for good works.
Illuminate our minds with
the light of the
Countenance of God that shines without ceasing,
that we may understand that the will of God is always good and perfect
and knows all that is right for us to do, and even that which is right
to omit
and overlook.
Strengthen by the grace of
the Lord, our weak and feeble purpose,
that, made firm in the commandments of the Lord, we may cease to wallow
in
earthly thoughts drawn by the lusts of the flesh as senseless children
through
the perishable beauties of the world.
Above all these things,
ask from on high,
for us, the true spirit of repentance, true sorrow and contrition for
our sins
before God, that we may spend the remaining number of our days in this
temporal
life, not in the satisfying of our feelings and in the bondage to our
passions,
but in the service of God and in blotting out all the evil that we have
done through tears of faith and
heartfelt compunction, through works of charity, chastity, and through
holy acts of loving
mercy.
When the hour of our end,
and of
our liberation from the earthly bonds of our own bodies, draws near, O
Archangel
of God, leave us not without defense against the earthly spirits of
evil who
try to hinder the entry of man into the heavenly places. Preserved by
you, and assisted by Gabriel, may
we, without hindrance, reach those all-glorious dwelling-places of
Paradise
where there is neither sorrow nor sighing but only life without end.
May we be
made worthy to behold the Face of our all-gracious Lord and Master, and
falling
at His feet with tears, may we cry out in joy and tender feeling: Glory
to You,
our most tender, dear Redeemer, who, because of Your great love for us,
your
unworthy servants and handmaidens, have been pleased to send Your
archangels, Michael. Gabriel and Raphael, in the
service of our salvation! For all the powers of heaven praise You, and
we give
glory, honor and thanksgiving to You, Most Holy Trinity - Father +, Son and Holy Spirit,
now and ever and
forever. Amen.
Concluding
Prayers
Recommended prayers
Prayer Against Satan and the Rebellious Angels
Novena to St. Michael the Archangel
Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel
