The new liturgical calendar brings together in one day the feast of the three archangels. In the New Testament, the term "archangel" is attributed only to Michele, Gabriel and Raffaele.
Michele's cult spread first only in the East: in Europe it began at the end of the fifth century, after the appearance of the archangel on Mount Gargano. Michele is quoted in the Bible in Daniel's book as the first of the princes and guardians of the people of Israel; is called archangel in the letter of Judah and in the Book of Revelation. Michele is the one who leads the other angels to the battle against the dragon, the devil, and defeats him.
His name, of Jewish origin, means "Who is like God?"
The spread of the cult of the archangel Gabriel, whose name means "God is strong", is later: it stands around the Thousand Year. Gabriel is the angel sent by God, and in the Old Testament he was sent to the prophet Daniel to help him interpret the meaning of a vision and to predict the coming of the Messiah. In the New Testament he is present at the announcement of the Baptist's birth at Zaccaria, and in the Annunciation to Mary, messenger of the Incarnation of the Son of God.
Raffaele is one of the seven angels who, they say in the book of Tobiah, are always in the presence of the Lord. It is God's envoy who accompanies young Tobi to collect a credit in the Media and keeps him safe and safe in Assyria together with Sarah, the bride who has healed from his evil, how he will heal Tobia from his blindness. His name means in fact "God's medicine", and is revered as a healer.
27 сен 2017
