Icon of the Archangels
First off, My apologies for not writing, I wish I had an excuse, but I dont (aside from school).
Second, I want to start bringing attention to the saints and their works. As a Church, we are not alone. We are the latest heirs to the faith, founded by God Himself, through Christ and the Holy Spirit; the faith handed to the apostles, and sustained by the Saints and Martyrs. It would be wrong of us to forget this fact. Hence the church’s tradition of Feasts remembering our history.
Today I would like to focus on the Feast of of Ss. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel, and all angels. There isn’t much that I can say in remembrance of the Archangels lives, besides the fact that they exist.
The Rundown:
- St. Michael is traditionally the angelic defender of the faith, and the commander of the Lord’s armies. He notably appears in both Daniel and Revelation
- St. Gabriel is the messenger of God, delivering news of God’s work. He met with the Blessed Virgin and announced that she would be pregnant with the Son of God.
- St. Raphael is the healer of God, the performer of His miracles. The only mention of Him in scripture comes from the Book of Tobit where he leads Tobias to his wife. He may also have been the angel at the pool of Bethesda.
- St. Uriel is not as well known or written about as the other three. He is only mentioned in 2 Esdras, and only in passing. According to tradition, he was the one who guards the gates of Edan, and the one who went through the streets of Egypt, killing the first born
+Alex Resurgent
Feasts of St. Michael and all angels
