Michael the Archangel
Michael the Archangel
(Herew: who is like God?)
Archangel , one of the three angels mentioned by name in Holy Scripture (Daniel 10 and 12; Jude; Apocalypse 12). In this last text, the sin of the bad angels is pictured as an uprising against God, in which the faithful angels , with Michael at their head, defeated Lucifer and his host, and cast them out of heaven. Because of this victory, Michael is revered in Catholic tradition and liturgy as champion and protector of the Church . Although he is always referred to as “the Archangel ,” the Greek Fathers and many theologians place him over all the angels , making him the prince of the Seraphim. He became the patron of the sick and at Chairotopa, Colossae, Pythia, and elsewhere in Asia medicinal springs were dedicated to him. In Constantinople , Egypt , Rome, France , and Germany his cult was equally popular. Patron of France , Germany , of the sick, of knights, grocers, and mariners. Emblems : scales, banner, sword, and a dragon . Feast , Roman Calendar, 29 September ; additional feast, 8 May , the Apparition of Michael, which took place on Monte Gargano in southeastern part of Italy .
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Michael the Archangel
In Daniel he is called ‘one of the chief princes,’ ‘your prince,’ ‘the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people.’ He went to the assistance of one (probably an angel) who had been sent with a message to Daniel, but who had been detained twenty-one days by the prince of the kingdom of Persia (doubtless Satan, or one of Satan’s angels, who was acting for the kingdom of Persia, as Michael was prince for the children of Israel). Dan 10:13; Dan 10:21; Dan 12:1. It is also said of Michael that when he contended with Satan about the body of Moses, he durst not bring a railing accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke thee.” Michael and his angels will however fight with Satan and his angels, and will prevail, and Satan will be cast out of that portion of heaven to which he now has access. Jud 1:9; Rev 12:7: cf. Job 1:6; Job 2:1. These are illustrations of the conflict of good and evil spirits in the unseen universe.