LifeSiteNews says the Bishop of Knoxville “bans” the St. Michael prayer after Mass. He asked parishes to move away from all added prayers at Mass, and to keep this one in devotions

Bishop Beckman writes that he does not think it appropriate “to add additional prayers associated with the celebration of the Mass itself” and has “asked our priests to catechize the people of God as we move away from additional prayers recited together immediately before, during, and immediately after Mass”, adding that such additions are something “pastors should not permit on their own” (column). He names the Prayer to St. Michael alongside the Prayer of St. Francis and a prayer to the Holy Spirit.

The same column calls these prayers “a very important part of the treasury of prayer” and encourages pastors and faithful “to incorporate these beautiful prayers into the devotional lives of our families and communities beyond the celebration of the liturgy” (column). His reasoning appeals to the Council’s call for rites marked by “a noble simplicity” (Sacrosanctum Concilium 34, text).