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St. Michael's Lent (Complete 1910 Prayer Form)
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Public-domain 1910 hymn, antiphon and collect; 2026 retreat application
The Raccolta,1910 edition (London: Burns & Oates; New York: Benziger Brothers), no. 289, Hymn, Antiphon, etc., complete English text: https://www.saintsbooks.net/books/The%20Raccolta%20-%201910.pdf. Historical edition record: https://archive.org/details/theraccoltaorcol00unknuoft. This 1910 English hymn is the nineteenth-century Edward Caswall translation of Te splendor et virtus Patris, with the antiphon and collect printed in the same section. All five stanzas and the complete conclusion are included. Applying this prayer form to the St. Michael's Lent tracker is an editorial arrangement in 2026, not a retreat regimen prescribed by that prayer-book section. The longer modern litany previously cited is not reproduced. Historical indulgence accounting is not presented as a current grant; capitalization and layout are normalized.
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- A daily prayer edition for St. Michael's Lent using the complete hymn, antiphon, versicle and collect from the 1910 Raccolta. Its use for this retreat is an editorial application in 2026. This is a different historical prayer form from the longer modern litany arrangement previously cited.
- Often prayed for
- Prayed for protection in spiritual battle, perseverance in prayer, and deeper devotion to God.
- Next season
- August 15 through September 29, 2027. The daily prayer tracker includes Sundays.
- Length
- 46 days
- Feast
- September 29
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About This Novena
The 1910 Raccolta prints this complete hymn and concluding prayer in honour of St. Michael. The hymn praises Christ with the angels and asks for protection through their ministry. This entry uses that complete historical prayer form during the retreat, with the editorial application stated openly.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for spiritual warfare, penance, growing closer to God, Our Lady, and St. Michael.
Usual timing
August 15 through September 29
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Hymn
O Jesu! life-spring of the soul! The Father's Power and Glory bright! Thee with the Angels we extol; From Thee they draw their life and light.
Thy thousand, thousand hosts are spread, Embattled o'er the azure sky; But Michael bears thy standard dread, And lifts the mighty Cross on high.
He in that Sign the rebel powers Did with their Dragon Prince expel; And hurled them from the Heaven's high towers, Down like a thunderbolt to hell.
Grant us with Michael still, O Lord, Against the Prince of Pride to fight; So may a crown be our reward, Before the Lamb's pure throne of light.
To God the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, all glory be; With Thee, O blessed Paraclete, Henceforth through all eternity. Amen.
Antiphon
Most glorious Prince, Michael the Archangel, be mindful of us: pray for us always both here and everywhere to the Son of God.
V. In the sight of the Angels I will sing psalms to Thee, O my God. R. I will adore at thy holy temple, and will confess to thy name.
Let us pray.
O God, who disposest the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; mercifully grant that those who ever stand before Thee, ministering to Thee in Heaven, may themselves also protect our life here upon earth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A daily prayer edition for St. Michael's Lent using the complete hymn, antiphon, versicle and collect from the 1910 Raccolta. Its use for this retreat is an editorial application in 2026. This is a different historical prayer form from the longer modern litany arrangement previously cited.
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Description
The 1910 Raccolta prints this complete hymn and concluding prayer in honour of St. Michael. The hymn praises Christ with the angels and asks for protection through their ministry. This entry uses that complete historical prayer form during the retreat, with the editorial application stated openly.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
spiritual warfare, penance, growing closer to God, Our Lady, St. Michael
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for spiritual warfare, penance, growing closer to God, Our Lady, and St. Michael.
Usual timing
August 15 through September 29
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