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June 2017

June 23, 2017

Like angels, but not exactly like; Angels: Day 335

Even in paradise, says St. Methodius, we will have bodies, which distinguishes us from angels. Christ...

June 22, 2017

Our redemption benefits the angels as well; Angels: Day 334

Because of our sin, says St. Augustine, there was a wall of hostility between us and...

June 21, 2017

Angels don’t ask about your income; Angels: Day 333

When Christ sends the angels to gather his chosen people, says St. Cyril of Jerusalem, it...

June 20, 2017

Trust in God’s justice; Angels: Day 332

God judged even the angels justly, says St. Gregory the Great, so we should have no...

June 18, 2017

Angels rejoice at a new arrival; Angels: Day 330

St. Ambrose remembers holy men whose prayers ended wars on earth. When such a man is...

June 17, 2017

Angels are waiting for us; Angels: Day 329

In the end, says St. Augustine, we’ll rejoin the angels, and all of us together...

June 17, 2017

To be with the angels; Angels: Day 329

In the end, says St. Augustine, we’ll rejoin the angels, and all of us together...

June 16, 2017

Carried to heaven by angels; Angels: Day 328

Overcome by grief himself, St. Jerome nevertheless has the difficult task of consoling one of...

June 15, 2017

Carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom; Angels: Day 327

In Jesus’ story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), we hear that angels carried...

June 14, 2017

Carried to heaven by angels; Angels: Day 326

A martyr wrote down a dream or vision he had while waiting in prison. In...

June 13, 2017

Guided into eternity; Angels: Day 325

Scripture tells us that we have guides to take our souls when we die, says...

June 12, 2017

Sailing into port; Angels: Day 324

After a long and stormy voyage, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, the soul finds rest in...

June 11, 2017

Angelic harp or earthly lyre?; Angels: Day 323

St. Augustine, who was an expert musician, sees a metaphorical meaning in the musical instruments mentioned...

June 10, 2017

The company of heaven is with us on earth; Angels: Day 322

St. Basil shows us a way to imitate the angels in the midst of our ordinary...

June 09, 2017

Give thanks for the food of the angels; Angels: Day 321

God became man, says St. Augustine, so we could eat the food of angels— which is...

June 08, 2017

Feast like Moses, fast like Daniel; Angels: Day 320

When we approach the Eucharist, says St. Athanasius, we should remember that we’re joining the angels...

June 07, 2017

Christ became man so we could feast with the angels; Angels: Day 319

The angels feed on the vision of the Word, says St. Augustine. We can’t see the whole...

June 06, 2017

Remember where you are, and mind your manners!; Angels: Day 318

When we’re at Mass, St. John Chrysostom reminds us, we’re standing right there with the choirs...

June 05, 2017

The angels’ holiday; Angels: Day 317

St. Athanasius reminds us that the heavenly feast, where we share the Bread of Life with...

June 04, 2017

We share in the praise of the Seraphim; Angels: Day 316

Explaining the Christian liturgy to his students, St. Cyril of Jerusalem tells them that the “Sanctus”—the...

June 03, 2017

Fire to eat and Spirit to drink; Angels: Day 315

St. Ephrem the Syrian is deeply aware of the miraculous power of the Eucharist. It’s...

June 02, 2017

The Word of God feeds the angels; Angels: Day 314

The angels don’t need sermons or readings to tell them God’s word, says St. Augustine. They have...

June 01, 2017

We’re fed with what angels tremble to see; Angels: Day 313

Do you really know, St. John Chrysostom asks, what an honor it is to be...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

The Eucharist is the angels’ food; Angels: Day 312

Our Mass in our own parish church, says St. Athanasius, is already part of that great...

May 30, 2017

What really happens at Mass; Angels: Day 311

When a priest celebrates the Mass on earth, he takes part in the worship of Heaven....

May 29, 2017

Giving life for death; Angels: Day 310

St. Augustine portrays Christ as a merchant buying and selling. But the deal he offers us...

May 28, 2017

Angels rejoiced at our baptism; Angels: Day 309

All the angels, and the Lord of angels, rejoice at a baptism, says St. John Chrysostom....

May 27, 2017

Christ alone can give divine power to us; Angels: Day 308

Often the Fathers use the angels as examples of great but limited power, contrasting the...

May 26, 2017

Hear the music of the endless holiday in Heaven; Angels: Day 307

We hire a band for a wedding or a birthday, St. Augustine says, and everyone who...

May 25, 2017

Brought near the holy angels; Angels: Day 306

With the Incarnation, says St. Cyril of Alexandria, the Church below is made one with the...

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