| Revelation 12:7-12 |
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| Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. |
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War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.
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| St. Michael the Archangel outside the shrine in Italy |
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who accuses them before our God day and night.
They conquered him by the Blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
love for life did not deter them from death.
Therefore, rejoice, you heavens,
and you who dwell in them.”
It is no surprise that St. Michael the Archangel is the patron of this blog.
Years ago there was a movie entitled Michael. It played on the story of the Archangel Michael returning to Earth and doing some good. It was a fun movie.
There was a phrase that Michael would use over and over--"Battle"
He reduced a bank to rubble, cleared out a bar, and even took on a bull.
Praylium the blog is a play on the Latin word--praelium which means battle.
There is always a battle for your soul. There is no other way to share this spiritual truth.
It's difficult to keep at it though isn't it?
Evil and the demonic constantly comes at us.
It somehow awakens in us our fallen tendencies of pride and anger and lust and sloth and gluttony--it builds on these. In fact it is counting on us cooperating with it.
And then when we do--it darkens another part of our soul.
Go to Confession.
Receive Eucharist.
Fast.
Pray the Rosary today--pray it with St. Michael--
Read Scripture and know that the story is one where...in the end God wins. The question is--are you doing the work to be on the winning side?
Click on the picture of St. Michael on the right and say the prayer--
St. Michael the Archangel...defend us...pray for us.
Here is some interesting stuff--St. Michael
