Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

Stand In The Gap With Us And Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael 9/29/2023

Angels—messengers from God—appear frequently in Scripture, but only Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are named.

The three Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture and all three have important roles in the history of salvation.

Each of these archangels performs a different mission in Scripture: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides (see the books of Daniel and Tobit). Their feast day is Sept. 29. ST. MICHAEL is the leader of all of the archangels and is in charge of protection, courage, strength, truth and integrity.

The four most often depicted in art are: Gabriel, the messenger of God who brought the announcement of Christ's birth to the Virgin Mary; Michael, the dispenser of justice; Raphael, the healer and protector of travellers; and Uriel, the angel of prophecy and wisdom.

The earliest specific Christian references are in the late 5th to early 6th century: Pseudo-Dionysius gives them as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Camael, Jophiel, and Zadkiel. In the Lutheran and Roman-Rite Catholic Christian traditions, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are referred to as archangels.

The angel Gabriel is the herald of visions, messenger of God and one of the angels of higher rank. He makes God's message understandable to people and helps them to accept it with a pure heart.

Within the hierarchy of the angels, at the highest level, St. Michael is a princely seraph, an angel of supreme power and the leader of God's army.