Prayer to Saint Michael

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Catholic prayer devotional prayer invocation

The Prayer to Saint Michael is a traditional Catholic invocation asking the archangel Michael for protection against evil and spiritual danger.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Prayer to Saint Michael canonical	1
Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2410539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prayer to Saint Michael
Context triple: [Saint Michael, devotion, Prayer to Saint Michael]

A. Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
B. Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
C. The Prayer
"The Prayer" is a notable work by American author David Foster, recognized for its introspective and stylistically distinctive exploration of contemporary life.
D. The Power of Prayer
"The Power of Prayer" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2020 album *Letter to You*, reflecting on faith, memory, and the passage of time.
E. Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Prayer to Saint Michael
Target entity description: The Prayer to Saint Michael is a traditional Catholic invocation asking the archangel Michael for protection against evil and spiritual danger.

A. Angelus prayer
The Angelus prayer is a traditional Catholic devotion recited three times daily that commemorates the Incarnation of Christ through meditations on the role of the Virgin Mary.
B. Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a short, repetitive Christian invocation—traditionally “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”—central to Eastern Orthodox spirituality and contemplative practice.
C. The Prayer
"The Prayer" is a notable work by American author David Foster, recognized for its introspective and stylistically distinctive exploration of contemporary life.
D. The Power of Prayer
"The Power of Prayer" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2020 album *Letter to You*, reflecting on faith, memory, and the passage of time.
E. Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic prayer ⓘ devotional prayer ⓘ invocation ⓘ
addressedTo	Saint Michael the Archangel ⓘ linked to: Saint Michael
asksFor	casting into hell of evil spirits ⓘ defense in spiritual battle ⓘ protection of souls ⓘ
associatedWith	exorcism and deliverance ministry ⓘ protection of the faithful ⓘ spiritual protection of the Church ⓘ
commonlyMemorized	yes ⓘ
containsElement	acknowledgment of spiritual danger ⓘ invocation of angelic assistance ⓘ petition ⓘ
devotionalCategory	angelic devotion ⓘ prayers for protection ⓘ
hasLongForm	yes ⓘ
hasShortForm	yes ⓘ
invokesRoleOfMichael	defender of the Church ⓘ leader of the heavenly hosts ⓘ protector against the devil ⓘ
languageOfOriginal	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalUse	communal devotion ⓘ private devotion ⓘ
mentions	Satan ⓘ evil spirits ⓘ powers of darkness ⓘ
oftenRecited	at the end of the Rosary ⓘ during Eucharistic adoration ⓘ in times of temptation ⓘ
openingWordsEnglish	Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle ⓘ
openingWordsLatin	Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio ⓘ
primaryPurpose	request for protection against evil ⓘ spiritual protection ⓘ
recognizedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
religiousTradition	Catholicism ⓘ
theme	defense against Satan ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ triumph of good over evil ⓘ
theologicalBasis	Catholic doctrine on angels ⓘ Catholic teaching on spiritual warfare ⓘ belief in the devil and demons ⓘ
usedBy	Catholic clergy ⓘ Catholic faithful ⓘ Catholic laypeople ⓘ
usedInContext	after Mass in some communities ⓘ during times of perceived spiritual danger ⓘ personal prayer ⓘ