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Mohtashim Shaikh's avatar

The anti-christ is close

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johnycomelately's avatar

Amen.

I always found it odd that Pope Leo XIII’s prayer to St. Michael was suppressed by the 2nd Vatican council. Particularly given its background.

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aDoozy's avatar

The painting:

The Archangel Michael defeating Satan by Guidi Reni...1635, oil on canvas, Rome, Italy

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NFO's avatar

Of course, Robert Reich found Trump's posting of this prayer, on Michaelmas, to be "terrifying." Something about 'flak' and 'targets'...?

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/09/29/trump-posts-prayer-to-st-michael-and-angry-little-troll-robert-reich-wants-us-to-find-it-terrifying-n2401567

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Robert Fausti's avatar

saw that too. Pissed me off....

My reply on face book

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Mr Reich's tweet below is A grand example of extrapolation, virtual signaling, dog whistling, negative projection, FEAR MONGERING and just plain propaganda. How does Mr Reich know what Mr trump is thinking and the reason he posted this prayer? Did Mr Reich call Mr Trump and ask him? Did Mr Reich consult Mr. Trumps closest advisors? Or Maybe Mr Reich now has a crystal ball or can read minds? This so typical of the continuous blob propaganda machine. In Logic studies, Mr Reich's statement is called the Ad Hominem attack. Which means to purposely not address the ideas or issues of the subject, but to instead insult the subject as a person. What angers me and should anger all, is that Mr Reich is using this prayer as a foil for his attack. This Prayer is sacred. Not to be used in petty arguments. I know this prayer. It was developed by Pope Leo XIII after he had a dream about the end times. It is a prayer for protection and strength in times of fear. Priests use it in the rite of Exorcism. Along with the 23rd and 91st Psalm, this prayer to ST Micheal has been one of my "go to prayers "in times of darkness. My grandmother sent it to me when I was in the Marines. it has been with me all these years. ST Mike is also the Patron Saint of Police and Paratroopers. In South America, There are shrines to him at most airborne schools. Mr Trump sent this out on 29 September. Why? Why would he do this? Well, that is the feast of ST Micheal. So an appropriate gesture in a world troubled by assassinations, natural disasters and war. The days grow dark before the storm. Pray for peace. Pray that whatever evil comes, it will pass you by,

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Elspeth Ham's avatar

I had a book about a Church mouse named Cheerful as a child. He and his siblings played a game in the rainbows cast by the stained glass windows when the Church was empty. The game had a song.

In my memory it imprinted; Matthew, Michael, Luke and John, Guard the ground I stand upon. Whenever I said it, it always came out Michael and I couldn't remember Mark for the life of me. Ok then, I finally said. Who's Michael ? My sister took the book for her children so I couldn't check, but it doesn't matter anymore. I say Michael.

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ML's avatar

Thank you for that beautiful prayer Mark. I attach a snippet more about Saint Michael the Archangel in French. He is known here for being the patron saint of the “parachutistes,” or paratroops, pastry chefs (!), and fencers. Above all, as you noted, he is the saint we turn to in our fight against the devil, “le démon,” now more than ever.

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ML's avatar

oops - left out those “tonneliers” or “coopers,” in British English, who pray to Saint Michael. We would call them barrel makers (or makers of barrels!). A “tonneau” in French is a great big wooden barrel used to store wine.

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Richard Axley's avatar

WEF puppets lije John Kerry openly complain that the right to speak freely (the first Amendment) needs to be "curbed" because being able to complain and counter the lies daily spread by WEF puppets like John Kerry makes it less likely they'll be able to"curb" other rights too. They need to "curb" free speech because China doeygs it and also has a iron grip over its population. China is the "government model" that's going to used inthe US and around the world to govern by the globalists.

This guy, John Kerry, took a oath as a military veteran AND as a member of Congress to uphold the Constitution of the US and fight against the Constitutions enemies, both foreign and domestic. John Kerry is a enemy of the Constitution and therefore of the US. Unfortunately he is not the only ex politican (and current politician) that is fighting the US and betraying it to the globalists. The "conspiracy" that globalists want to take away American rights, and reduce Americans to a peasant or serf class, is not a "theory", it is a fact.

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malcolm parr's avatar

Ah yes , John Kerry a Purple Heart recipient from an alleged self inflicted wound , allowing his tour in Vietnam to be cut short .

"Disgusting" for this individual is being generous in the extreme.

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Bob C.'s avatar

It's not a theory when John Kerry and his ilk say it out loud.

Or perhaps he misspoke??

What a disgusting human John Kerry is!

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Charles Summers's avatar

Human??

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Bob C.'s avatar

I guess I did give him too much credit there!!

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CBus Mike's avatar

My St. Michael statue was a 1st Communion gift and has stood guard since then.

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Tamsin's avatar

30 September 2024

Dear Diary,

I find that my prayer to St Michael Archangel is considered an incantation invented by a theosophist. At a loss for words, so will close this entry.

Tamsin

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Yeah, this is exactly what he said--in English--to Lebanon, just before the savage bombing that has driven 1M Lebanese from their homes.

Trita Parsi @tparsi

Netanyahu speaks to the Iranian people - in English and with English subtitles.

He has a habit of pretending to reach out to the people of the countries he intends to bomb next.

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Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu

he people of Iran should know - Israel stands with you

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dissonant1's avatar

Angels are agents (ministers) of God, who defend and protect us from Satan and fight against him and evil through the proclamation of God's Word (such as the Archangel Michael did in rebuking Satan). They are created and not divine. They are not intercessors between us and God (Christ is). That said, I don't think there is anything wrong in asking the Archangel Michael or any of God's angels to fulfill the duty God has set forth for them on Christ's behalf and for our benefit. It is really no different than praying for your priest or pastor.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Right. The prayer asks GOD to rebuke Satan and for Michael to act "by the power of God". There is no suggestion of intercession. In any case, the idea of intercessory prayer is to ask the saints and angels to pray WITH us to God. The idea of joining one another in prayer is certainly a common idea both in the gospels and the other early Christian writings.

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dissonant1's avatar

Yes

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Manul's avatar

Why request the intercession of an angel when Jesus is our intercessor? I wasn’t aware that angels were saints. I’m confused.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

They aren't and I don't believe the Apostolic Churches recognize them as such.

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