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'''''deus propicius esto'' ("God be favorable to me")'''

A prayer from medieval psalters, possibly with origins in Saint Augustine, as reproduced in (and/or translated by) [https://www.amazon.com/Stripping-Altars-Traditional-Religion-1400-1580/dp/0300254415/ "The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580"]] by Eamon Duffy (pp 269-270). Duffy reproduced the prayer in the context of medieval seriousness about what the prayer calls, "the dreadful judgment."

Below for English and Latin texts. 

The Latin version follows a slightly different text, as reproduced  from a medieval text, [https://www.abdn.ac.uk/burnet-psalter/text/015r.htm Folio 15r, The Burnet Psalter. University of Aberdeen]
== ''Deus Propicius Esto'' ("God be favorable to me") ==
<poem>God be favorable to me, a sinner, 
and be my guard all the days of my life. 
God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, 
have mercy on me, and send to my aid Michael your Archangel, 
that he may keep, protect and defend me 
from all my enemies, visible and invisible.

Holy Michael, the Archangel of God, defend me in battle, 
that I may not perish in the dreadful judgment.
Archangel of Christ, by the grace which you have merited 
I beseech you, through Our Only-Begotten Lord Jesus Christ, 
draw me today and always from deadly peril. 
Holy Michael, Holy Gabriel, Holy Raphael, 
all holy angels and archangels of God, hasten to help me. 
I beseech you all, you heavenly Virtues, 
that by the power of the most high God you give me your aid, 
so that no enemy may be able to condemn or oppress me,  
neither in my house, nor out of it, 
neither sleeping nor walking.

Behold + the cross of the Lord, begone your enemies. 
The lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered; 
Root of David, stem of Jesse,  savior of the world, 
who have redeemed me through your cross and blood, 
save me, help me, my God. 
Agios, Agios, Agios.<ref>''Holy, Holy, Holy''</ref> 
Cross of Christ, protect me.
Cross of Christ, save me.
Cross of Christ, defend me from every evil.
</poem>

== ''Deus Propicius Esto''  ==
<poem>''Deus propicius esto michi peccatori 
''et sis custos mei omnibus 
''diebus vite mee.
''Deus Abraham deus Ysaac, deus Iacob 
''miserere mei et mitte in adiutorium 
''meum Michaelem archangelum 
''qui me protegat et defendat ab omnibus
''inimicis meis visibilibus et invisibilibus. 

''Sancte Michael archangele 
''defende me in prelio 
''ut non peream in tremendo iudicio. 
''Archangele Christi Michael 
''per graciam quam meruisti 
''te deprecor per dominum 
''nostrum Ihesum Christum 
''unigenitum filium dei ut eripias
''me hodie et in omni tempore 
''ab omnibus periculis''
</poem>

== Saint Michael the Archangel (modern prayer) ==
* Or, "Prayer to Saint Michael" 
* The prayer was composed by Pope Leo XIII in 1880 or 1884 after experiencing at the end of Mass a vision of demonic spirits descending upon Rome.
* The prayer is traditionally recited after Mass up to 1964, when ''Inter oecumenici'' removed it as an obligation.
* It is commonly recited at the end of daily or quiet Sunday Masses (when a recessional hymn would otherwise be sung)

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<poem>St. Michael the Archangel, 
defend us in battle; 
be our defense against the wickedness 
and snares of the devil. 
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; 
and do thou, 
O prince of the heavenly host, 
by the power of God, 
cast into hell Satan 
and all the evil spirits 
who prowl about the world, 
seeking the ruin of souls. 
Amen.
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<poem>''Sancte Michael Archangele, 
''Defende nos in proelio, 
''contra nequitiam et insidias 
''diaboli esto praesidium. 
''Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: 
''tuque, 
''Princeps militiae caelestis, 
''in virtute Dei, 
''in infernum detrude satanam 
''aliosque spiritus malignos, 
''qui ad perditionem animarum 
''pervagantur in mundo. 
''Amen.''
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