The figure of Saint Michael, or Michael the Archangel, is one of the most powerful and revered beings in religious history. Known as the protector of the faithful and a warrior against evil, Archangel ...

November 8th is a special day in Greece, marking the feast day of the Saints (Archangels) Michael and Gabriel.

It ends the liturgy with a private devotion, a petition to a saint, while all of the petitions were concluded much earlier in the liturgy and addressed to God the Father.

The prayer is recited after Mass, which the priest and people are free to do.

St. Michael is the patron saint of Kyiv, where a prominent statue of him adorns a central square. It seemed particularly ...