Triple functions of through His Arch Angels

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

26th Week – Tuesday

Gospel – John 1:47-51

First Reading – Daniel 7:7-10, 13-14

Feast of Archangels

Triple functions of through His Arch Angels

1) Angels are messengers of God

The primary function of the angels is to communicate the message of God to His people 

They serve for God in communicating His divine message

In the History of salvation we have many angels and today the Church remembers the most important angels whom we call as *Arch Angels 

These three angels represent the three important functions of God. 

2) Archangel Michael - means Who is like God 

This archangel has four offices 

1) To fight against Satan 

2) To rescue the souls of the faithful from his grasp, especially at death 

3) To be the special patron of Holy Church

4) To bring men's souls to judgment

3) St Gabriel  means The power of God or Hero of God

He is the one of the seven angels who *Stand before God*

Gabriel is known as the *Angel of the Annunciation*

He informed Mary that she had been chosen to become the Mother of the Incarnate Word

In Jewish Tradition, Gabriel was taken to be the Angel of judgment as at the Sodom and against the army of Sennacherib, and it was he who was supposed to mark the foreheads of the elect. 

4) St Raphael - means God has healed

He is also one among the seven Angels who always  stand before the throne of the Almighty.

He is the healer who healed the blindness of Tobit in the Old Testament

He is the Parton saint of travelers, of the young and innocent

He is also identified with the Angel, who used to come down at certain intervals to stir the water in the Probatica pool, which caused the cure of the first invalid who descended into the moving waters.

5) St Bernard on Angels 

Make the Holy angels your friends! No matter how weak you may be, how sad your condition, or how great the perils which surround us, we have nothing to fear under the protection of such guardians

6) Three Angels - Three important functions of God

a) Angel who makes us to become like God, by defeating the Satan 

b) Angel who always brings us good news and fills us with new hope and courage 

c) Angel who heals us from every sickness and problems

7) I am also like an angel in the eyes of God

If so what is my mission? 

Do I try my level best to fight against Satan? 

Do I communicate Gods good news and spend my time in gossip? 

Am I a healer to other or a person who causes wounds Evey ones life and in evey where? 

As an Gods angel and messenger what is my Role? 

God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones.

Fr Maxim D’Souza

Jeppu Seminary

Mangalore