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We say what? Answers to your questions about Catholic prayers

A Pillar explainer

Michelle McDaniel
and
JD Flynn
Jun 21, 2021
∙ Paid

It happens to everybody. You’re praying with a friend. Or maybe someone you’ve never met before. And suddenly… it’s weird. You just asked St. Michael “to be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.” At the exact same time, your new friend prayed for help against the “malice and snares of the devil.”

Credit: muratart /Shutterstock.

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