Prayer to St Michael the Archangel

After saying Mass in 1886, Pope Leo XIII, stood transfixed at the altar stairs. He reported seeing a vision of Satan’s evil power. Immediately he wrote this prayer to Holy Archangel Michael:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the divine power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen