Feast day: September 29
Angels are God’s messengers. They appear often in the Bible, but only these three are named. Gabriel is the most well-known, as he is the messenger who asks Mary, the young Jewish girl, to bear the Messiah.
In Scripture, each of these three has a different role: Michael protects, Gabriel announces, and Raphael guides. God’s messengers are important in everyone’s life. God has many ways of speaking to us, whether it is friends telling us of a good quality or talent they see in us or a complete stranger with a message of hope and encouragement when we most need it. (From Take Ten: Daily Bible Reflections for Teens [Saint Mary’s Press])
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