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January 2017

January 22, 2017

At his humblest, Christ was served by angels; Angels: Day 185

There’s no contradiction, says St. Ambrose, between saying that Christ was humble and saying that he...

January 21, 2017

The threefold temptation of Christ; Angels: Day 184

St. Augustine gives us an analysis of the temptation of Christ, showing how Satan tried...

January 20, 2017

“Angel” was his job not his nature; Angels: Day 183

Some even in the time of Christ thought John the Baptist was a heavenly angel...

January 19, 2017

“Increased in wisdom and stature”; Angels: Day 182

What does it mean when Luke says that the child Jesus “increased in wisdom and stature”?...

January 18, 2017

Angels join us in Christmas praise; Angels: Day 181

In a hymn for the Christmas vigil, St. Ephrem the Syrian expresses his astonishment that...

January 17, 2017

The Lord of hosts is with us; Angels: Day 180

As the psalm says, not just an angel, not just a host of angels, but...

January 16, 2017

A little child, commander of angels; Angels: Day 179

St. Ephrem the Syrian meditates on what it meant for the Lord of all to...

January 14, 2017

The best news ever; Angels: Day 177

The birth of Christ, says St. John Chrysostom, is simply the best news ever. In an...

January 13, 2017

Angels were the first to preach Christ; Angels: Day 176

When a priest at your parish church preaches Christ, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, he...

January 12, 2017

Praised by angels, born in poverty; Angels: Day 175

Although as God he was without beginning, says St. Gregory the Wonder-Worker, Christ’s life on...

January 11, 2017

Why did the angel wait to tell Joseph?; Angels: Day 174

St. John Chrysostom answers an obvious question: why didn’t the angel tell Joseph about the coming birth...

January 10, 2017

Hail O favored one; Angels: Day 173

If we imitate the virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary, says St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, then...

January 09, 2017

The perplexity of Gabriel; Angels: Day 172

We find it easy to imagine how amazed Mary was by the Annunciation. But what was Gabriel...

January 08, 2017

We add our praise to Gabriel’s; Angels: Day 171

St. Gregory the Wonder-Worker invites us to join our voices to the angel Gabriel’s. When...

January 07, 2017

Undoing Eve’s damage; Angels: Day 170

The Annunciation, says St. Irenaeus, is more than good news. In her obedience to the word...

January 06, 2017

Mary alone saw the glory of the archangel; Angels: Day 169

Mary, the Blessed Virgin, had a privilege no one else in history has ever had, says...

January 05, 2017

Angels saw the Son when we did; Angels: Day 168

The angels, says St. John Chrysostom, did not know the mystery of the Son of God...

January 04, 2017

The angels learned the gospel along with us; Angels: Day 167

Introducing the Gospel of John to his flock, St. John Chrysostom tells them they are about...

January 03, 2017

The angels are evangelists too; Angels: Day 166

Origen suggests that, if we call the Gospel writers evangelists (a Greek word that means “messengers...

January 02, 2017

God passed the angels to become one of use; Angels: Day 165

Why did it take the whole Old Testament to prepare humanity for Christ? Simply because...

January 01, 2017

Christ was made man, not angel; Angels: Day 164

St. Gregory the Great says that Christ was made man because he came to save us,...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Angels will proclaim the gospels to the end; Angels: Day 163

In Origen’s time, some heretical sects said that the God of the Old Testament was not the...

December 30, 2016

The Old Testament and New Testaments agree; Angels: Day 162

In the two Seraphim Isaiah saw in the heavenly court, St. Augustine sees a symbol of...

December 29, 2016

Don’t blame the Devil for your sin; Angels: Day 161

It’s true that the devil tempts us to sin, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem. But...

December 28, 2016

Angels suggest, but we choose; Angels: Days 160

Quoting two very early Christian writers, Origen tells us that an evil angel might suggest an...

December 27, 2016

Sinners are Satan’s grave; Angels: Day 159

When our sins let Satan into our hearts, says St. Gregory the Great, our hearts become...

December 26, 2016

Strength in weakness; Angels: Day 158

The devil has the perfection of an angel, says St. Augustine, and that makes him proud....

December 25, 2016

Pride make you think you’re an angel; Angels: Day 157

It’s easy to get all puffed up with even the humblest honor, says Sulpitius Severus....

December 24, 2016

Act like a demon, become a demon; Angels: Day 156

People were often superstitious in St. John Chrysostom’s day, and many of the uneducated were afraid...

December 23, 2016

Satan does not control the Earth; Angels: Day 155

Satan told Christ that he controlled all the kingdoms of the Earth. But he lied, says...

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