Feast of the day
Michaelmas.
Today, we celebrate the three Archangels that were officially mentioned in the Bible - Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
Originally, Michaelmas was only for St. Michael. Pope Gelasius I dedicated a church to St. Michael on Via Salaria in Rome on September 29th, around 493 AD. So, that day became the feast of St. Michael onwards. The other two had their own days for centuries. St. Gabriel was on March 24th ( the day before the Annunciation), while St. Raphael was on October 24th.
It was after the Vatican II when Pope St. Paul VI reformed the Roman Calendar, that he put the three Archangels together on one day. This is due to the fact that the Bible only names these three angels by name, and they all share the same mission - to stand before God and serve His plan.
St. Michael (who is like God) is the defender and leader of the heavenly army against evil. St. Gabriel (God is my strength) is the messenger, the one who announced the Incarnation to Mary. St. Raphael (God heals) is the healer and guide as we see in the Book of Tobit.
Together, these three serve the almighty for eternity. As we celebrate their service to God, we are called to a life of service to others as they are the image of God that we see.
Happy feast day to all the Michaels, the Gabriels, and the Raphaels.
And to all of us at large.
JUST IN: The Lone Lindsay Clancy Juror Michael Desronvil Just Broke His Silence Tonight in a Defiant Statement praising God and Defending the Children Murdered by Lindsay Clancy.
“I know the whole focus has been on me, but we want to reel everything back and put the focus on the three angels that's at hand. The ones that can't speak for themselves, the ones that can't defend themselves, and the one that can't fight the battles.”
“And those are Cora, Dawson, and Callan.”
“I want to thank God for my Catholic faith. I want to thank God for blessing me with the ability to love my daughter.”
“I would like to thank everyone, every individual that has supported me throughout this difficult situation. Your prayers, your emotional support, your psychological support is tremendous to my heart that I feel, that I sense, that I know. I do want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.”
Pray for Michael 🙏🏻
01:30am on the flight to Mallorca this morning. Two of Glasgows favourite sons and one of her daughters met the business end of the Spanish Guardas truncheons and handcuffs 🤣 🇪🇸
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I'm sorry for whatever happened to you that led you down this dark road. You will always be a woman regardless of how many body parts you mutilate. You'll never be a man.
Hey man instead of hating on migrants why don’t we just like.. tax the rich (people who earn over 50k) and just like give everyone healthcare?
I’m just such a good person you wouldn’t get it.