Feast Day Archangels St Michael St Gabriel St Raphael

Feast Day Archangels St Michael St Gabriel St Raphael

Feast Day Sept. 29

 

"Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." John 1:51

Angels are intelligent beings, capable of feelings who have their existence with God in heavan. They are messengers and collaborators in the service of Gods will to do good works on earth. They cannot be seperated from God being pure spiritual beings totally in his divine pressence.

Archangels are the highest ranking angels. The three best known in Catholic tradition are Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.  The Archangels appear frequently in the New Testament as messengers of God.

 

St. Michael in the Blble

Apocalypse 12:7

"And there was a great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon."

Daniel 12:1-3

At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever."

Jude 1:9

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses,  durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

St. Gabriel in the Bible

Luke 1:26–37

(26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, (27) to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. (28) And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.

(29) And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be. (30) And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (31) And behold! You shall conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. (32) He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David. (33) And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

(34) Then Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I do not know a man?

(35) And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore also that Holy One which will be born of you shall be called Son of God. (36) And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. (37) For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Luke 1:10–20:

"And all the multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense. (11) And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense. (12) And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

(13) But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. (14) And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. (15) For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. (16) And he shall turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. (17) And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

(18) And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

(19) And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God. And I am sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings. (20) And behold, you shall be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed, because you did not believe my words which shall be fulfilled in their time.ter and Paul from prison

St. Raphael in the Bible

Tob 5:4 -7

Therefore when he went to seek a man, he found Raphael that
was an angel.  
But he knew not; and he said unto him, Canst thou go with me
to Rages? and knowest thou those places well?  
To whom the angel said, I will go with thee, and I know the
way well: for I have lodged with our brother Gabael.  
Then Tobias said unto him, Tarry for me, till I tell my
father.