PRINCEPS Gloriosissime, Sancte Michael ArchAngele, Custos
- F M SHYANGUYA
- Jul 10
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 14
MOST Glorious Prince, Saint Michael the ArchAngel, Guardian
From Childhood ...
“Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth,” let Israel now say— 2 “Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.” - Cf. Psalm 129 (RSVCE) Prayer for the Downfall of Israel’s Enemies
Attempts at my life; attempts to inflict bodily harm; severe and destructive attacks on family; attacks from family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and even from strangers; betrayals; sins; fetters and chains ... yet here I was in 2020, still standing. So I thought to myself, I must have some powerful Guardian Angel. Heaven progressively revealed who he was.
It was in the early days of CoViD-19 lockdown and churches had been closed. At that time, I had a Microsoft Surface and its Windows spotlight feature displayed a different wallpaper every day, so that each day there was I different image to look at, and I could feedback whether I liked that image or not. If I didn't like an image, with my feedback, that image would go away, to be replaced by another. I was busy dismissing image after image when a very similar image to the ones I was dismissing was presented and I felt very drawn to it, in fact , I leaned forward towards the screen. It was this image (or very similar):
Clue 1.
With the refrain, 'they have taken away my LORD,' it was my custom during the lockdown to go to churches and pray outside them. One of these churches that I used to frequent was St. Francis of Xavier Catholic Church, 1475 La Salle Ave, Seaside, CA 93955.
One day I was on my knees praying before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
When the Pastor Fr. Michael "Mike" Volk [cf. this fb post] approached me and said, 'My friend, would you like to receive Holy Communion?' Surprised but at the same time delighted, I replied in the affirmative. He then asked me to stay where I was and went into the Church and brought Holy Communion for me to receive.
Clue 2.
Clue 3 involved a family of a man named Michael but I can't recall the details.
Confirmation:
I was now convinced that St. Michael the ArchAngel was my mighty defender Guardian Angel and I decided to pay a visit to a shrine of his. I did a Google search and of the two results that returned there was St. Michael's Church in Boulder Creek, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 40 minutes from Monterey and St. Michael Catholic Church in Livermore, which is about an hour and a half from Monterey. I settled on the church in Boulder Creek because not only was it closer, it had a 5.0/5 rating. I believe I bookmarked it. The following morning, on the day I intended to pay the Church a visit, the bookmark was gone and when I searched again for St. Michael churches closest to me, the one in Livermore appeared atop of the searches. I understood that this was the Church I was meant to visit.
The CoViD-19 lockdown deepened, mandates were imposed and churches closed. St Michael catholic Church, Livermore, CA, became my refuge Church, she found a solution for her parishioners and others to worship God and be nourished by the Sacraments. She had Masses, Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and Distribution of Holy Communion, albeit outside - there is always a solution, especially with God. St Michael Catholic Church, Livermore, CA, Christmas Schedule 2020:
All Night, All Day | Swan Silverstones, is one of the latest additions on Heaven's Playlist. When they play it, nearly all the times unbeknownst to me, I have been saved by St. Michael the ArchAngel from some bodily and/or spiritual harm. Sometimes they make known to me the danger that I have just been saved from.
Benedíctus Deus in Ángelis eius, et in Sanctis suis.
Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. - Divine Praises | Rite of Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction
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