St. Michael is known as the prince or head of the Angelic choirs as can
be attested to by Scripture:
7 And there was war in Heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong
enough, and they lost their place in Heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled
down — that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the
whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
(Revelation 12:7-9)
Many Early Church Fathers believe the test which brought this confrontation
about was God's wish to have all holy angels He created give praise to his plan
of salvation by honoring and serving Mary who would give the Eternal Father
something, he could not have by Himself, an incarnate Son — Jesus.
Satan and those who were prideful, basically said,
- I'm a pure spirit
and you want me to serve and honor a mere human? I will not serve!
Michael means in Hebrew Who is unlike to God? but this is not to be understood as a title, but as a reply to satan who would not serve
God as He wished.
St. Michael's reply to Lucifer was:
Who is unlike to God? kind of like saying, How dare you; who do you think you are?
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