08/17/2026
St. Michael's Lent Protects and Spiritually Renews
Dear Beloved in Christ,
As the golden hush of late summer deepens toward autumn, our Church quietly opens her heart to a hidden treasure of devotion: Saint Michael's Lent, that tender 40-day pilgrimage of prayer, fasting, and penance stretching from the Solemnity of the Assumption on August 15th to the great feast of the Holy Archangels on September 29th. This is no obligation binding the conscience, but a gift offered freely, born from the burning love of Saint Francis of Assisi, who each year withdrew into this sacred season to honor both Our Lady and Saint Michael, the radiant Prince of the Heavenly Host who wars unceasingly against the powers of darkness on our behalf.
We are asked, in this brief window, to fast as we are able, to pray with renewed fervor, to seek the Archangel's shield against the wickedness and snares of the devil, and to entrust ourselves to Mary, who crushes the serpent's head, so that when Michael arrives we might stand purified, armored, and ready for whatever spiritual battle still lies ahead.
May peace be with you, dear children of God, as you walk this quiet path of grace between two feasts of light—carried always by the sword of Michael and the mantle of our Blessed Mother, until we come home rejoicing.
GOH
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