St. John Paul II spread the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel to protect life from the womb

Polish pontiff recalled the Book of Revelation and how St. Michael protected the woman about to give birth.
St. John Paul II was widely known for his promotion of the pro-life cause, believing that both the child and the mother deserved to be cared for and protected.
In particular, John Paul II saw the struggle to protect life in the womb as a spiritual battle. He saw this very clearly when he read a chapter in the Book of Revelation, in which St. John describes a vision of a woman about to give birth.

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John Paul II reported his observations in a speech to Regina Caeli in 1994.

During the Easter season, the Church reads the Book of Revelation, which contains the words relating to the great sign that appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun; this is the woman who is about to give birth. The apostle John sees a red dragon appear before him, determined to devour the newborn (cf. Rev 12: 1-4).

This apocalyptic image also belongs to the mystery of the resurrection. The Church re-proposes it on the day of the Assumption of the Mother of God. It is an image that finds its expression also in our time, in particular in the Year of the Family. In fact, when all the threats against life accumulate in front of the woman he is about to bring into the world, we must turn to the Woman clothed with the sun, so that she surrounds with her maternal care every human being undermined in the maternal womb.

He then explains how St. Michael is a strong supporter of this spiritual battle and why we should recite the St. Michael's Prayer.

May prayer strengthen us for that spiritual battle of which the Letter to the Ephesians speaks: "Draw strength in the Lord and in the strength of his power" (Eph 6,10:12,7). It is to this same battle that the Book of Revelation refers, recalling before our eyes the image of St. Michael the Archangel (cf. Rev XNUMX). Pope Leo XIII was certainly well aware of this scene when, at the end of the last century, he introduced a special prayer to Saint Michael throughout the Church: “Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the evil and the snares of the devil ... "

Even if today this prayer is no longer recited at the end of the Eucharistic celebration, I invite everyone not to forget it, but to pray it to get help in the battle against the forces of darkness and the spirit of this world.

Although the protection of life in the womb requires a multifaceted and compassionate approach, we should not forget the spiritual battle that is at work and how Satan takes enormous pleasure in the destruction of human life.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the evil and snares of the devil. May God reproach him, we humbly pray; and you, o Prince of the celestial army, by the power of God, throw Satan and all the evil spirits that roam the world looking for the ruin of souls into hell.
Amen