Ruin of Souls

Pope Leo XIII experienced a terrifying satanic vision in 1884, inspiring him to pen the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel:

"By the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander about the world seeking the ruin of souls."

For decades, these words concluded every Catholic Mass worldwide. In 1994, Pope John Paul II called for the prayer's revival, urging believers to arm themselves once more.

The novella Ruin of Souls imagines the forgotten battle behind history's most...