Serviam is Latin for "I will serve." This was the cry of St. Michael the Archangel as a response to Lucifer's "I will not serve" (Non serviam) when God put the angels to the test.

“Serviam!” was the cry of St. Michael in response to Lucifer

In Catholicism edit

Bishop Gerard L. Frey, who once headed the dioceses of Savannah, Ga., and Lafayette used it as his motto.[1]

It is also recommended as a morning prayer or morning offering.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Retired Bishop Frey of Lafayette, La., dead at 93". America Magazine. 17 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27.