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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Michael & All Angels
DESCRIPTION:THE ANGELS \nFrom the Catechism of the Catholic Church6 \n◊◊◊ \nSt. Augustine says: “Angel’ is the name of their office\, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature\, it is ‘spirit’; if you seek the name of their office\, it is ‘angel’: From what they are\, ‘spirit’\, from what they do\, ‘angel’.” With their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God. Because they ‘always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven’ they are the “mighty ones who do his word\, harkening to the voice of his word.” \nAs purely spiritual creatures angels have intelligence and will: they are personal and immortal creatures\, surpassing in perfection all visible creatures\, as the splendor of their glory bears witness. \nChrist is the center of the angelic world. They are his angels: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory\, and all the angels with him…” They belong to him because they were created through and for him: “for in him all things were created in heaven and on earth\, visible and invisible\, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities – all things were created through him and for him.” They belong to him still more because he has made them messengers of his saving plan: “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve\, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?” \nAngels have been present since creation throughout the history of salvation\, announcing this salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment of the divine plan: they closed the earthly paradise; protected Lot; saved Hagar and her child; stayed Abraham’s hand; communicated the law by their ministry; led the People of God; announced births and callings; and assisted the prophets\, just to cite a few examples. Finally\, the angel Gabriel announced the birth and the Precursor and that of Jesus himself. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the Incarnation to the Ascension\, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When God “brings the firstborn into the world\, he says: “Let all God’s angels worship him”. Their song of praise at the birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church’s praise: “Glory to God in the highest!” They protect Jesus in his infancy\, serve him in the desert\, strengthen him in his agony in the garden\, when he could have been saved by them from the hands of his enemies as Israel had been. Again\, it is the angels who “evangelize” by proclaiming the Good News of Christ’s Incarnation and Resurrection. They will be present at Christ’s return\, which they will announce\, to serve at his judgment. \nIn the meantime\, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels. In her liturgy\, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance… in the funeral liturgy’s “May the angels lead you into Paradise”. Moreover\, in the “Cherubic Hymn” of the Byzantine Liturgy\, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly St. Michael\, St. Gabriel\, St. Raphael\, and the guardian angels. \nFrom infancy to death human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. “Besides each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and humanity united in God \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n6 The Catechism of the Catholic Church\,USCC\,Libreria Editrice Vaticana\,’94\, p.85-87. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n 
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