St. Michael the Archangel

He is one of the principal angels. His name was a war-cry of the
good angels in the war against the evil one and his followers St. Michael is spoken of in the book of Revelations 12:7-8, and there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hulrd down--that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

It is St. Michael's prayer, at the left, that is given to us as a strong prayer against the evil one.

God Himself has asked us to pray this prayer daily in True Life in God. It is the same source that gives us the words of St. Michael as spoken to Vassula Ryden...

"Daughter of the Most High, allow Me to tell God's children that they should pursue Peace: "Who among you delights in Life? Then come closer to the Holy One and never give Him up....stand firm forever....how blessed are those whose God is Yahweh! They are the heirs of His Kingdom! I tell you, friends of the Christ,today Christ is wearing sackcoth to manifest His grif....for the sake of His Love, fast this Friday on bread and water to relieve His Heart; offer Christ this sacrifice; I have indeed called lyou here to honor the Most High and I, the Archangel, Saint Michael, am mightily touched by your visit; My hands are in full battle and My arm is constantly raised to keep evil away....pray to Me as you do and encourage others too, to do the same; The Enemy of God weakens with this prayer; 1 praise God and no one else; Lift your heads to God and to no one else; Lov eGod with all your heart and soul; So not fall into temptations; Ponder on all the good things you receive from the Most High and Bless Him; and now come and visit, Me again; I Love You;"

Saint Michael, God's Archangel

Prayer

St.MichaelThe Archangel, defend us in the day of battle, be our safeguard against the wickedness and smares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, The Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits who prowl the earth seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

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ST. Theresa The Little Flower

History:
Born at Alençon, France on January 2, 1873Died at Lisieux, France on September 30, 1897Canonized by Pope Pius XI 1925
Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, one of the most instantly popular saints of the twentieth century, was canonized less than thirty years after her death at the age of twenty-four.
A principle reason for her great appeal to ordinary Catholics was her "Little Way" to holiness -- her example of achieving sanctity, not through undertaking great deeds, but through personal devotion and dedication. The young nun's autobiography, L'histoire d'une âme (Story of a Soul), written at the command of her prioress, was much admired for its deep spiritual wisdom and beauty. The book presented people with a compelling example of spiritual maturity and piety achieved by an ordinary young girl. An anecdote, that she had promised to send roses as a sign of her intercession led to the affectionate nickname, the "Little Flower". Her shrine at Lisieux, France, is still one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in Europe.
Thérèse was born in Alençon on January 2, 1873 to Louis Martin and Azélie-Marie Guérin. When Thérèse was only four, her mother died, and so her father moved the family to Lisieux, where the five children were watched by their aunt. An older sister, Mary, ran the household and the eldest, Pauline, made herself responsible for the religious upbringing of her sisters.
Pauline later entered the Carmel, an order of contemplative nuns, at Lisieux and Thérèse began to be drawn in the same direction. When Thérèse was fourteen another sister joined Pauline in the Carmel. During the following year Thérèse told her father of her wish to become a Carmelite, and he agreed; but both the Carmelite authorities and the bishop of Bayeux refused to hear of it because of her young age. A few months later she was in Rome with her father and a French pilgrimage. At the public audience, when her turn came to kneel for the Pope Leo XIII's blessing, Thérèse broke the rule of silence on such occasions and asked him, "in honor of your jubilee, allow me to enter Carmel at fifteen". Pope Leo was clearly impressed by the young girl, but he upheld the decision of the immediate superiors. At the end of the year the bishop gave his permission, and in 1888 Thérèse entered the Carmel at Lisieux, taking the name of Theresa of the Child Jesus.
One of the principal duties of a Carmelite nun is to pray for priests, a duty that Sister Theresa performed with fervor. Although she was physically frail she carried out all the practices of the austere Carmelite rule. Yet, photographs taken by her sister within the cloister show Sister Theresa in high spirits in the costume of Joan of Arc for a drama the nuns staged, working happily in the kitchen with other nuns, and in the familiar portrait (above).
In 1893 Sister Theresa was appointed to assist the novice mistress. In 1894 her father died, and soon after her sister Céline, who had been looking after him, becoming the fourth Martin sister to enter the Lisieux Carmel. Eighteen months later, Sister Theresa heard, "as it was, a far-off murmur announcing the coming of the Bridegroom": it was a hemorrhage at the mouth from tuberculosis. Although she had hoped to serve as a missionary, her disease advanced, and the last eighteen months of her life was a time of physical suffering and spiritual trials.
In June 1897 she was removed to the infirmary of the convent where she died on September 30. She was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1923 -- he canonized her in 1925. In 1927 she was named the heavenly patroness of all foreign missions, and of all works for Russia.