Quote of the day, 29 September: Jessica Powers

Michael

Michael is a prince of God and page of Mary.
He stands beside the tall throne of his Queen.
He is the warrior who made peace in heaven
and keeps the earth serene.
Then why should I take fright when foes or demons
assail me with their treacheries or wrath,
when I have knowledge that the Queen’s archangel
is keeper of my path?
O heart, believe. The great winged prince of heaven
watches the Queen’s child with a warrior’s eye
and lifts his flaming spear and comes like lightning
at the first cry.

Jessica Powers

Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, O.C.D. (1947)

Powers, J 1999, The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

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