St Michael: Novena and Prayers

The Church honors St. Michael as one of the most important angels in heaven. Devotion to St. Michael, invoked as the Protector of the Church against the power of Satan, has grown steadily throughout the centuries. St. Lawrence Justinian wrote, "Let all acknowledge St. Michael as their protector, and be devoted to him." He guards us through life, directs us on our way, and conducts us to our eternal home. St. Michael is popularly invoked as the patron of police officers and security guards, radio and telecommunications; paramedics and medical technicians, and the Church. The novena booklet includes morning and evening prayer, Novena to St. Michael, Prayer for Police Officers and Police Officer's Prayer to St. Michael; Prayer for One's Family; Litany of St. Michael, and more. The tradition of praying novenas has its roots in the earliest days of the Church. Christians have always prayed for various needs, trusting that God both hears and answers prayer. The word "novena" derives from the