Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 53:

Denunciation of Godlessness

A Maskil of David.

53 The fool says in his heart,

“There is no God.”

They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;

there is none that does good.

2 God looks down from heaven

upon the sons of men

to see if there are any that are wise,

that seek after God.

3 They have all fallen away;

they are all alike depraved;

there is none that does good,

no, not one.

4 Have those who work evil no understanding,

who eat up my people as they eat bread,

and do not call upon God?

5 There they are, in great terror,

in terror such as has not been!

For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly;

they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.

6 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion!

When God restores the fortunes of his people,

Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad.

Signum Crucis - Sign of the Cross

In nomine Patris, et Fillii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Dominica oratio (Pater noster) - Our Father

Pater noster, qui es in caelis,

Our Father, who art in heaven,

sanctificetur nomem tuum.

hallowed be thy name;

Adveniat regnum tuum.

thy kingdom come,

Fiat voluntas tua,

thy will be done,

sicut in caelo et in terra.

on earth as it is in heaven.

*Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie,

Give us this day, our daily bread,

et dimitte nobis debita nostra

and forgive us our trespasses

sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,

And lead us not into temptation,

sed libera nos a malo. Amen

but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Ave Maria - Hail Mary

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.

Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee.

Benedicta tu in mulieribus,

Blessed art thou among women

et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

*Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

ora pro nobis peccatoribus,

pray for us sinners

nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen

now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Gloria Patri - Glory Be

Gloria Patri, et Filio et Spiritui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,

*Sicut erat in principio et nunc, et semper,

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,

et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

world without end. Amen.

Chaplet Prayer for Saint Michael the Archangel

Invocation on the Medal - O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make haste to help me! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

1st Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Seraphim, may it please God to make us worthy to receive into our hearts the fire of his perfect charity. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

2nd Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Cherubim, may God in his good pleasure, grant us grace to abandon the ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

3rd Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the sacred Choir of Thrones, may it please God to infuse into our hearts the spirit of true and sincere humility. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

4th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of the Dominations, may it please God to grant us grace to have dominion over our senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

5th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of the Powers, may God vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of the devil. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

6th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the admirable heavenly Choir of the Virtues, may it please God to keep us from falling into temptation, and may He deliver us from evil. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

7th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Principalities, may it please God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and sincere obedience. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

8th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of Archangels, may it please God to grant us the gift of perseverance in the faith, and in all good works, that we may be thereby enabled to attain the glory of paradise. Amen.

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

9th Salutation - By the intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly Choir of all the Angels, may God vouchsafe to grant us their guardianship through this mortal life, and after death a happy entrance into the everlasting glory of heaven. Amen

(1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)

Say an Our Fathers: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and our Guardian Angel.

Anthem

Michael, glorious prince, chief and champion of the heavenly Host, guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of the palace of God under Jesus Christ, our worthy leader, endowed with superhuman excellence and virtues: vouchsafe to free us all from every ill, who with full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thy incomparable protection enable us to make progress every day in the faithful service of our God. V. Pray for us, most blessed Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ. R. That we may be made worthy of his promises.

Prayer

Almighty and Eternal God, who is thine own marvelous goodness and pity didst, for the common salvation of man, choose the glorious Archangel Michael to be the prince of the Church: make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be delivered by his beneficent protection from all our enemies, that, at the hour of our death, none of them may approach to harm us; rather do Thou vouchsafe unto us that by the same Archangel Michael, we may be introduced into the presence of thy most high and divine majesty. Through the merits of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.