And no I don't mean this Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
The church is remembering the 3 angels whose names we have been given in the bible.
Fr. Euteneuer over at his blog has a wonderful post about them and The Three Flames of Divine Love.
EWTN has an alternate first reading for today, Revelation 12: 7 - 12.
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8 but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world -- he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.
11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
12 Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!"
EWTN also has a chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel
Esther over at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii has a post about the feast as well. Feast Day of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.
Chris at Domestic Vocation also has a post, Feast of the Holy Archangels: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael.
Novena to St. Michael the Archangel at phatmass.
Prayer Against Satan and the Rebellious Angels also at phatmass.
Information on the angels from the Patron Saints Index.
St. Michael the Archangel
Gabriel the Archangel
Raphael the Archangel
And here are newadvent's pages on the three angels.
St. Michael the Archangel
St. Gabriel the Archangel
St. Raphael
Saint Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Raphael
Dear Saint Raphael, your lovely name
means "God heals." The Lord sent you
to young Tobiah to guide him throughout
a long journey. Upon his return you
taught him how ot cure his father's blindness.
How natural, therefore, for Christians
to pray for your powerful help for safe
travel and a happy return. This is what
we ask for ourselves as well as for
all who are far from home. Amen.
4 comments:
Very nice post Sunny! BTW, who is the second guy from the top?
Peter Gabriel. LOL.
You're kidding!! Mr. Sledgehammer himself? He sure looks different.
If you knew how many times I had to edit this post to make it work... LOL.
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