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John 8:12 "I am the light of the world."

Saturday, September 22, 2018

St. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael (Archangels)

ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL +++
The name of the archangel Michael
means, in Hebrew, who is like unto
God  ' and he is also known as
"the prince of the heavenly host,"  He is
usually pictured as a strong warrior ,
dressed in armor and wearing sandals.
His name appears in Scripture four
times ... From Revelation we learn of the
battle in heaven, with St. Michael and
his angels combatting Lucifer and the other
fallen angels (or devils).  We invoke St. Michael 
to help us in our fight against Satan; to rescue
souls from Satan, especially at the hour of
death; to be champion of  the Jews in the 
Old Testament and now Christians; and
to bring souls to judgement .
NOTE: ST MICHAEL'S ARMOR (given dream) is 
towards the bottom 9-13-2017

ST. GABRIEL'S NAME MEANS "GOD IS MY STRENGTH"+++
Biblically he appears three times as a messenger.
He had been sent to Daniel to explain a vision concerning
the Messiah.  He appeared to Zachary when he was
offering incense in the Temple, to foretell the birth
of his son, St. John the Baptist.  St. Gabriel is 
most known as the angel chosen by God
to be the messenger of the Annunciation,
to announce to mankind the mystery of
the Incarnation ; meaning :  (the belief in
Jesus Christ as BOTH God and a 
human being. the divine nature of 
the Son was UNITED but not mixed
with human nature in One Divine Person,
Jesus Christ, who was both "truly God and
truly man". This is central to the traditional
Faith held by most Christians. )
The angel's salutation to Our Lady Blessed Mary,
so simple and yet so full of meaning , Hail Mary,
full of grace  has become the constant and
familiar prayer of all Christian people.

ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL +++
Our knowledge of the Archangel Raphael 
comes to us from the book of Tobit.  His 
mission as wonderful healer and fellow
traveller with the youthful Tobias has
caused him to be invoked for journeys
and at critical moments in life.
Tradition also holds that Raphael
is the angel that stirred the waters
at the healing sheep pool in Bethesda.
His name means "God has healed".

In The Name of Jesus / St. Michael's Armor / 9-13-2017
Jesus Our Shepherd (short Story) 6-10-2017
Will You come and follow Me (The Summons) 6-11-2017
In This Place 6-11-2017