ARCHANGEL St Michael Archangel Hebrew meaning Who is like God St Michael is one of the principal angels his name was the warcry of the good angels in the battle fought in ID: 463242
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St Michael ArchangelHebrew meaning "Who is like God?”.St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers. Four times his name is recorded in Scripture:(1) Daniel 10:13 (2) Daniel 12(3) In the Catholic Epistle of St. Jude (4) Apocalypse 12:7Slide3
St. Michael 4 Main Roles: Christian tradition gives to St. Michael four main roles: To fight against Satan.To rescue the souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death.To be the champion of God's people, the Jews in the Old Law, the Christians
in the New Testament; therefore he was the
patron
of the
Church
, and of the
orders of knights
during the
Middle Ages
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To call away from earth and bring
men's
souls
to
judgmentSlide4
History of St MichaelEarly Christians prayed to St. Michael to care for the sickIn Constantinople and Rome St. Michael was a great heavenly physicianIn Normandy St. Michael is the patron of mariners in his famous sanctuary at Mont-saint-Michel in the Diosese of Coutances.Slide5
Images of St. MichaelIn Art St. Michael is represented as an angelic warrior, fully armed with helmet, sword and shield (often the shield bears the Latin inscription : Quis ut Deus), standing over the dragon, whom he sometimes pierces with a lance. He also holds a pair of scales in which he weighs the souls of the departed. Slide6
Michaelmas DayIn England and other countries traditionally for hundreds of years Michaelmas Day is the regular day for settling rents and accounts. This is less commonly celebrated today.Slide7
St Michael in War and BattleThe name Michael signifies “who is like God” and was the War cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against Satan and his followers.Holy Scriptures describe Michael as “one of the chief princes”.St. Michael was seen as the “leader of the forces of heaven in their triumph over the powers of hell”.He has been especially honoured and invoked as patron and protector by the church from the time of the ApostlesSlide8
The ArchangelAlthough St. Michael is always described and recognised as “the Archangel”.The Greek fathers and many others place him over all the angels – as Prince of the Seraphim.St. Michael is the patron of grocers, mariners, paratroopers, police and sickness.Slide9
QUIZ…What do you know about Angels ?