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The Vision Of Pope Leo XIIIOctober 13, 1884Exactly 33 years to the

day prior to the great Miracle of the Sun in Fatima, that is, on October 13,

1884, ope !eo "### had a remar$able %ision& 'hen the aged onti( had

)nished celebrating Mass in his pri%ate *atican +hapel, attended by a fe

+ardinals and members of the *atican sta(, he suddenly stopped at the foot

of the altar& -e stood there for about 1. minutes, as if in a trance, his faceashen hite& /hen, going immediately from the +hapel to his o0ce, he

composed the prayer to St& Michael, ith instructions it be said after all !o

Masses e%eryhere& 'hen as$ed hat had happened, he explained that, as

he as about to lea%e the foot of the altar, he suddenly heard %oices to

%oices, one $ind and gentle, the other guttural and harsh& /hey seemed to

come from near the tabernacle& 2s he listened, he heard the folloing

con%ersation!et us thin$ about this for a minute& /his happened in 1884&

 /he de%il said he needed 5 to1.. years& 'ell, 5 years from 1884 is 1656&

'o, hat a coincidence that it as on 7anuary 5, 1656, that 7ohn ""###

publicly summoned the Second *atican +ouncil&9emember that after the%ision, ope !eo "### immediately rote the rayer to St& Michael to help us

o%ercome the de%il in his :uest& -e instructed that it be said after e%ery lo

Mass& One of the )rst changes to come from *atican ##, as the deletion of

the !eonine rayers hich included the prayer to St& Michael& /hese prayers

ere eliminated in 16;4, the 8.th year of the de%ils 5 1.. years needed

to destroy the +atholic +hurch& #t ould seem that this ould be the time to

especially say that prayer, not to delete it&/he 1..th year ould be 1684&

<y 1684 7ohn aul ## had let the de%il de%elop a church that is called

+atholic, but is not& /he de%il has tisted and distorted church teachings so

much that there truly is a brand ne church, a ne order =>o%us Ordo? andthe true church has been reduced in population to a mere shell of hat it

once as, but it ill sur%i%e @That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will

build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And

behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.@

Matt& 1;18 A 8.-ere is the original %ersion of the prayer to St& Michael,

ritten by ope !eo "### in 1884& /he shorter %ersion follos, hich is the

%ersion said after lo Masses&Prayer to Saint Michael the

ArchanelMost glorious rince of the -ea%enly 2rmies, Saint Michael the

2rchangel, defend us in Bour battle against principalities and poers,

against the rulers of this orld of dar$ness, against the spirits of ic$ednessin high placesC =Ephes&, *#, 1?& +ome to the assistance of men hom Dod

has created to -is li$eness and hom -e has redeemed at a great price

from the tyranny of the de%il& -oly +hurch %enerates thee as her guardian

and protector to thee, the !ord has entrusted the souls of the redeemed to

be led into hea%en& ray therefore the Dod of eace to crush Satan beneath

our feet, that he may no longer retain men capti%e and do inury to the

+hurch& O(er our prayers to the Most -igh, that ithout delay they may

dra -is mercy don upon us ta$e hold of the dragon, Bthe old serpent,

hich is the de%il and Satan,C bind him and cast him into the bottomless pit

Bso that he may no longer seduce the nationsC =2poc& ""&?&#n the >ame of 7esus +hrist, our Dod and !ord, strengthened by the intercession of the

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#mmaculate *irgin Mary, Mother of Dod, of <lessed Michael the 2rchangel, of 

the <lessed 2postles eter and aul and all the Saints, e con)dently

underta$e to repulse the attac$s and deceits of the de%il&@!et Dod arise, let

-is enemies be scattered let those ho hate -im Gee before -im& 2s smo$e

is dri%en aay, so dri%e them aay as ax melts before the )re, so the

ic$ed perish at the presence of Dod& @ =s& ;?*& <ehold the +ross of the!ord, Gee bands of enemies&9& -e has con:uered, the !ion of the tribe of

 7uda, the o(spring of Ha%id&*& May /hy mercy, !ord, descend upon us&9& 2s

great as our hope in /hee& =at the @I@ ma$e the sign of the +ross?'e dri%e

you from us, hoe%er you may be, e%ery unclean spirit, all satanic poers,

all infernal in%aders, all ic$ed legions, assemblies and sects in the >ame

and by the poer of Our !ord 7esus +hrist, I may you be snatched aay and

dri%en from the +hurch of Dod and from the souls made to the image and

li$eness of Dod and redeemed by the recious <lood of the Hi%ine !amb& I

Most cunning serpent, you shall no more dare to decei%e the human race,

persecute the +hurch, torment DodJs elect and sift them as heat& I /heMost -igh Dod commands you& I -e ith hom, in your great insolence,

you still claim to be e:ual, B-e ho ants all men to be sa%ed and to come

to the $noledge of the truthC =1 /im&, 11&4?& Dod the Father commands

you& I Dod the Son commands you& I Dod the -oly Dhost commands you&

I +hrist, DodJs 'ord made Gesh, commands you& I -e ho to sa%e our

race outdone through your en%y, humbled -imself, becoming obedient e%en

unto deathC =hil, 11,8? -e ho has built -is +hurch on the )rm roc$ and

declared that the gates of hell shall not pre%ail against -er, because -e ill

dell ith -er Ball days e%en to the end of the orldC =St& Mat&, ""*###,.?&

 /he sacred Sign of the +ross commands you, I as does also the poer ofthe mysteries of the +hristian Faith& I /he glorious Mother of Dod, the *irgin

Mary, commands you& I She ho by her humility and from the )rst moment

of her immaculate +onception, crushed your proud head& /he faith of the

-oly 2postles eter and aul and of the other 2postles commands you& I

 /he blood of the Martyrs and the pious intercession of all the Saints

command you& I/hus, cursed dragon, and you, diabolical legions, e adure

you by the li%ing Dod, I by the true Dod, I by the holy Dod, I by the Dod

Bho so lo%ed the orld that -e ga%e up -is only Son, that e%ery soul

belie%ing in -im might not perish but ha%e life e%erlastingC =St& 7ohn, ###?

stop decei%ing human creatures and pouring out to them the poison ofeternal damnation stop harming the +hurch and hindering her liberty&

<egone, Satan, in%entor and master of all deceit, enemy of manJs sal%ation&

Di%e place to +hrist in hom you ha%e found none of your or$s gi%e place

to the One, -oly, +atholic and 2postolic +hurch ac:uired by +hrist at the

price of -is <lood& Stoop beneath the allpoerful -and of Dod tremble and

Gee hen e in%o$e the -oly and terrible >ame of 7esus, this >ame hich

causes hell to tremble, this >ame to hich the *irtues, oers and

Hominations of -ea%en are humbly submissi%e, this >ame hich the

+herubim and Seraphim praise unceasingly repeating -oly, -oly, -oly is

the !ord, the Dod of 2rmies&*& O !ord, hear my prayer&9& 2nd let my crycome unto /hee&*& May the !ord be ith thee&9& 2nd ith thy spirit&!et us

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pray&Dod of -ea%en, Dod of earth, Dod of 2ngels, Dod of 2rchangels, Dod of

atriarchs, Dod of rophets, Dod of 2postles, Dod of Martyrs, Dod of

+onfessors, Dod of *irgins, Dod ho has poer to gi%e life after death and

rest after or$, because there is no other Dod than /hee and there can be

no other, for /hou art the +reator of all things, %isible and in%isible, of hose

reign there shall be no end, e humbly prostrate oursel%es before /hyglorious Maesty and e beseech /hee to deli%er us by /hy poer from all

the tyranny of the infernal spirits, from their snares, their lies and their

furious ic$edness deign, O !ord, to grant us /hy poerful protection and

to $eep us safe and sound& 'e beseech /hee through 7esus +hrist Our !ord&

2men&From the snares of the de%il, deli%er us, O !ord&/hat /hy +hurch may

ser%e /hee in peace and liberty, e beseech /hee to hear us&/hat /hou may

crush don all enemies of /hy +hurch, e beseech /hee to hear us&=-oly

ater is sprin$led in the place here e may be&?The Shorter

Version=Said after !o Mass?Saint Michael, the 2rchangel, defend us in

battle be our protection against the ic$edness and snares of the de%il&May Dod rebu$e him, e humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the

hea%enly host, by the poer of Dod, thrust into -ell, Satan and all the other

e%il spirits, ho prol throughout the orld, see$ing the ruin of souls& 2men&

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