Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael, archangels - Feast

Book of Daniel

7,9-10.13-14.

As I watched : Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool ; His throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire.
A surging stream of fire flowed out from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
As the visions during the night continued, I saw One like a son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; When he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him,
He received dominion, glory, and kingship; nations and peoples of every language serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed.

Psalms

138(137),1-2a.2bc-3.4-5.

I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart,
for you have heard the words of my mouth;
in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise;
I will worship at your holy temple.
I will give thanks to your name,
because of your kindness and your truth.
When I called, you answered me;
you built up strength within me.
All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth;
and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD:
"Great is the glory of the LORD."

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John

1,47-51.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him."
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this."
And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

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St. Michael Archangel - Feast()

SAINT MICHAEL Archangel(Feast) St. Michael the Archangel cast down Satan from heaven with a cry: "Mikha'el"; meaning, "Who is like God?" St. Michael is an intercessor and the defender of beleaguered souls. His loyalty to Christ is unparalleled. Hence his loyalty to humanity, among whom Christ is firstborn (Col. 1:15). Thus St. Michael appears in Holy Scripture as the guardian of the children of Israel, their comfort and protector in times of sorrow or conflict. He prepares for their return from the Persian captivity, leads the valiant Maccabees to victory, and rescues the body of Moses from the envious grasp of the Evil One. Ever since Christ's coming, the Church venerates St. Michael as her special patron and protector. She invokes him by name in her confession of sin, summons him to her children's side in the agony of death, and chooses him as their escort from the chastening flames of purgatory to the realms of holy light. When the Antichrist sets up a kingdom on earth, St. Michael will unfurl the standard of the Cross, sound the last trumpet; and binding together the false prophet and the beast, hurl them into the fire for eternity.

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St. Gabriel Archangel - Feast()

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Saint Gabriel Archangel(Feast) Saint Gabriel, whose name means "God's strength," is mentioned in the Bible four times. In Daniel 8, he explains the vision of the horned ram as portending the destruction of the Persian Empire by the Macedonian Alexander the Great; after whose death the kingdom will be divided up among his generals, from one of whom will spring Antiochus Epiphanes. In chapter 9, after Daniel prayed for Israel, we read that "the man Gabriel . . . flying swiftly touched me" and he communicated to him the mysterious prophecy of the "seventy weeks" of years which should elapse before the coming of Christ. Most significant are Gabriel's two mentions in the New Testament: to announce the birth of John the Baptist to his father Zacharias, and to foretell to Mary the Incarnation of the Word in her womb.

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St. Raphael Archangel - Feast()

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Saint Raphael Archangel(Feast) St. Raphael the Archangel is venerated in the Book of Tobit for miracles of healing, protection and holy encounters. For these reasons, he is invoked by the Christian faithful, especially for encounters leading to marriage. Raphael's name means, "God has healed." In the Book of Tobit, St. Raphael appears disguised in human form as the travelling companion of the younger Tobias, calling himself "Azarias, the son of the great Ananias." During the journey, the protective influence of St. Raphael is shown in many ways, including the binding "in the desert of upper Egypt" of the demon who had previously slain seven husbands of Sara, daughter of Raguel. After their return and the healing of the blindness of the elder Tobias, Azarias makes himself known as "the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord" (Tobit 12:15).

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