Religious and spiritual texts
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7.3 Religious and spiritual texts
Biblical and liturgical texts
1. Jerusalem Bible / CEI - Holy Bible, Ed. Dehoniane / San Paolo.
Key readings: Revelation 12 (Michael's battle against the dragon); Daniel 10 and 12; Letter to Judas (vv. 9-10).
2. Roman Missal and Liturgy of the Hours, Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
It contains the liturgical feast of the Holy Archangels (29 September) and prayers dedicated to St Michael.
3. The Litany and Supplication to the Archangel Michael, edited by the Congregation for Divine Worship.
Traditional prayers, useful for individual devotion and for walking groups.
Manuals and spiritual meditations on the path
4. Anselm Grün, Pilgrimage as a life experience, Queriniana, Brescia 2012.
A classic of walking spirituality, with meditations for each day.
5. Charles de Foucauld, Meditations on the Gospel in the Desert, OCD Editions.
Inspiring text for the pilgrim who seeks the light in solitude and silence.
6. Brother Roger of Taizé, Source of Trust in the Heart of Man, Qiqajon Editions, Bose.
Simple but profound thoughts on trust and the journey as an act of faith.
7. Pope Francis, Walking together: words for a time of synodality, Saint Paul Editions, 2021.
Current reflections on walking as an ecclesial and spiritual style.
Devotions and Michaelic spirituality
8. Prayer to St Michael Archangel (Pope Leo XIII, 1886)
"St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...": a prayer still recited in liturgies and along paths.
9. Anthology of medieval Michaelic texts (edited by G. Piccinni), available in university or liturgical collections.
Includes passages from the Liber de apparitione sancti Michaelis in Monte Gargano.
10. "St Michael. Angel and warrior', prayers and novenas, Shalom Editrice.
Collection of devotional practices related to micael shrines.
Spiritual initiatives along the micael paths
European Micaelic Way - Spiritual and liturgical initiatives