DID YOU KNOW: Saint Michael?

 

St. Michael is an archangel! While not closest to the throne of God (the seraphims and cherubims are!), our beloved St. Michael is considered one of the “big kahunas”!

St. Michael becomes the highest of angels because of his humility and it is that humility that destroyed and defeated Lucifer, who was the highest of the angels before its fall.  It is because of Michael’s virtue of humility that he is called “one who is like God”.

St. Michael is the patron saint of artists, police officers, soldiers, radiologists and the sick.

Other important archangels include St. Gabriel (“God is my strength”) and St. Raphael (“God is my health”).

We celebrate the Feast of Archangels including St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael at weekend Masses on September 27^th / 28^th.