São Miguel Arcanjo em combate com o Dragão. Quaresma de São Miguel

Saint Michael’s Lent: have you heard of it?

There is an old devotion that seemed to be quite popular especially in the 13th up to the 18th century before it started to disappear. After many years, this devotion is being revived in many countries particularly in America and is offered to the great Saint Michael, the Archangel. It all started with Saint Francis of Assisi. We all heard about him, one of the most known saints of the Catholic Church who is admired even by non-Christians. He is known for his humility, simplicity, love for the poor, the nature, animals, and for the Church. All of this was only possible because the once spoiled “mama’s boy” had a deep experience with Jesus Christ. His heart was suddenly taken by ...