We opted to decorate our school room for this glorious feast day, The Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel.
As I’ve shared before, most of our feastday celebrations no longer revolve around food/treats. Instead, my boys plan special outings fitting for the saint of the day.
Today, we’re off to the lake for physical activity — to prepare to be warriors just as St. Michael.
How are you celebrating today?
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Here is practical consideration from Fr. Francis Xavier Weninger, 1876.
Saint Michael remained true to God when thousands of other angels became faithless to Him. He followed not their example.
You also should not follow the bad example of others, but fulfill God’s commandments.
Remain faithful to the Lord though thousands of others leave Him.
Saint Michael was zealous in honoring God and opposed those who would not be obedient to the Creator. You can also do this.
When others speak against the true faith in your presence, against the ceremonies and commandments of the true Church, against purity, against the honor of your neighbor; when you see that they transgress the laws of God and of the Church, you should defend the honor of the Almighty and prevent all the evil you can. If you are so situated that you cannot say or do much, show, by your silence, by your seriousness, that you are displeased by such offences against the Majesty of the Most High.
Saint Michael fought valiantly against Lucifer and his adherents. Therefore God placed him above all the heavenly spirits.
Lucifer, with his adherents, endeavors to induce you to leave God, to become faithless to Him. Fight bravely against him and you, too, will be exalted.
Say to him: “Who is like God? Who is so kind, so mighty, so amiable as God?” And that you may fight vigorously, as well in life as in death, call often and fervently on Saint Michael: “Help us here to fight and to conquer the enemy, O Saint Michael!”
*Banner from @party_like_a_saint
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