(Let us pray.)

O God, our refuge and our strength,
look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee;
and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
of Saint Joseph her spouse,
of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul,
and of all the saints,
in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers
for the conversion of sinners,
and for the liberty and exaltation
of the Holy Mother the Church.
Through the same Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

 

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle;
be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray:
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

 

Pope Leo XIII