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 Grant us with Michael still, O Lord, Against the prince of pride to fight; So may a crown be our rewards, Before the Lamb's pure throne of light.

To God the Father glory be, And to his sole-begotten Son; The same, O Holy Ghost, to thee, While everlasting ages run.

Ant. Most glorious prince, Michael the archangel, be thou mindful of us; here, and in all places, pray for us to the Son of God most high.

V. I will sing praises to thee, my God, before the angels.

R. I will adore thee in thy holy temple, and praise thy name.

O God, who in the dispensation of thy providence dost admirably dispose the ministry of angels and of men ; mercifully grant that the holy angels, who ever minister before thy throne in heaven, may he the protectors also of our life on earth. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

While we give thanks to God for having granted to each of us a holy angel for our guardian, we ought ever to mind the respect, devotion, and loving confidence we owe to this blessed spirit; and with these feelings we should often think of him, and implore his constant aid with the following invocation:

O angel of God, whom God hath appointed to be my guardian, enlighten and protect, direct and govern me.

Pope Pius VI., in order to kindle the fervour of the faithful to have frequent recourse to their holy angel guardian, granted: 1. An indulgence of 100 days every time the above 2. short prayer is said devoutly and with a contrite heart. A plenary indulgence to those who have been accustomed to say it morning and evening throughout the year, on the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, October 2; provided that