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This pewter medal features the U.S. Army emblem and is inscribed "Saint Michael Protect Us." It comes packaged with a U.S. Army prayer card; on the backside of the card is the following prayer:

 

Prayer for those in Military Service

Merciful Lord, I humbly pray for Your Almighty protection for me and for all those in service to our country. Help and strengthen us all in the righteous struggle for the preservation of liberty and justice for all mankind. Make us ever mindful of our duty to our country and fill us with courage and loyalty.

Amen.

St. Michael the Archangel

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 09/29 Patron Of: Temptation, Against Temptations, Ambulance Drivers, Fencing, Knights, Artists, Bakers, Bankers, Battle, EMTs, Germany, Grocers, Hatters, Holy Death, Mariners, Paratroopers, Peril At Sea, Police Officers, Radiologists, Sailors, Seafarers Memorial     29 September     8 May - Apparition of Saint Michael and Protector of Cornwall Profile     Archangel. Leader of the army of God during the Lucifer uprising. Devotion is common to Muslims, Christians and Jews with writings about him in all three cultures. Considered the guardian angel of Israel.     The feast of the Apparition of Saint Michael commemorates the 6th century appearance of the archangel on Mount Gargano near Manfredonia in southern Italy. Michael requested a church built in his honor at the site. If you find medals or holy cards with 'relics' of Michael, they are probably rock chips from the cave, or pieces of cloth that have touched it. Born     not applicable Died     hasn't Canonized     Pre-Congregation Name Meaning     Who is like God? (the battle cry of the heaven forces during the uprising) Patronage     against temptations; ambulance drivers; artists; bakers; bankers; banking; Basey, Samar, Philippines; battle; boatmen; Brecht, Belgium; Brussels, Belgium; Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; Caltanissett, Sicily; diocese of Coimbatore, India; Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel; coopers; Cornwall, England; danger at sea; Dormagen, Germany; Dunakeszi, Hungary; dying people; emergency medical technicians; EMTs; England; fencing; Germany; Greek Air Force; greengrocers; grocers; haberdashers; hatmakers; hatters; holy death; diocese of Iligan, Philippines; knights; mariners; milleners; archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama; Naranjito, Puerto Rico; Papua, New Guinea; paramedics; paratroopers; diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida; police officers; Puebla, Mexico; radiologists; radiotherapists; sailors; diocese of San Angelo, Texas; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; archdiocese of Seattle, Washington; security forces; security guards; Sibenik, Croatia; sick people; Siegburg Abbey; soldiers; Spanish police officers; diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts; storms at sea; swordsmiths; Umbria, Italy; watermen; Zeitz, Germany All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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