St Michael Archangel Hebrew meaning "Who is like God?”. HebrewGod 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:angelsgood angelsheavenenemyhis followers Scripture (1) Daniel 10:13Daniel 10:13 (2) Daniel 12Daniel 12 (3) In the Catholic Epistle of St. JudeCatholic Epistle of St. Jude (4) Apocalypse 12:7Apocalypse 12:7

St. Michael 4 Main Roles: Christian tradition gives to St. Michael four main roles:Christian tradition To fight against Satan.Satan To rescue the souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death.soulsfaithfulenemy 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.God'sJews Old LawChristiansNew TestamentpatronChurch orders of knightsMiddle Ages To call away from earth and bring men's souls to judgmentmen'ssouls judgment

History of St Michael Early Christians prayed to St. Michael to care for the sick In Constantinople and Rome St. Michael was a great heavenly physician In Normandy St. Michael is the patron of mariners in his famous sanctuary at Mont- saint-Michel in the Diosese of Coutances.

Images of St. Michael In 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.

Michaelmas Day In 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.

St Michael in War and Battle The 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 Apostles

The Archangel Although 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.

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