Tuesday 29 September

STS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS (F)

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 118; John 1:47-51

Angels of care

Angels are spiritual beings who do God’s work. We know the angel Gabriel visited Mary. Raphael appears in the Old Testament book of Tobit, bringing healing and removing a demon. Michael, in the book of Daniel, is called a prince of angels. He battles Satan and will defeat him in the end-times. Jesus also talks about angels. Angels came and took care of him during his life on earth – when he was born, in the desert and at the agony in the garden. These wonderful, heavenly creatures are our friends, especially our Guardian Angels.