Archangel Michael Gabriel Raphael. The Archangels: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael "The Angel is a creature who stands before God, oriented to God with his whole being." From a homily by Benedict XVI given on September 29, 2007, feast of the three Archangels. The name "Archangel" is given only to Saint Michael, even though sacred tradition and the liturgy of the Church attribute the same title to Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael: "When Michael, the archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of railing speech, but said: The Lord.
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However, in the liturgical reforms of 1969, these feast days were combined to honor all three archangels on the same day The 4 archangels are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel
Michael's was celebrated on September 29 (Michaelmas), St As for Gabriel, we are familiar with the story of the Annunciation in the Gospel of Luke: "The Angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David.The virgin's name was Mary" (1:26-27) Though only Michael and Gabriel are named in the New Testament, many believe Raphael is the "angel of the Lord" from John 5, who stirs healing waters at Bethzatha
Diocesan Library of Art Archangels Gabriel, Michael, And Raphael With Tobias And A Female Donor. 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 Michael is known as the leader of the heavenly hosts, often depicted as a warrior angel who fights against the forces of evil
. In earlier times, each archangel had a separate feast day—St It is Gabriel's greeting to Mary that we repeat each time we pray the "Hail Mary": "Hail, full of grace.