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In the Roman Catholic Church on 29 September three Archangels are celebrated: Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael. Their feasts were unified in one common day during the second half of the 20th century.
This feast day—also known as the Feast of Saint Michael, Feast of the Archangels, and the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels—was a holy day of obligation in the Western church up until the 18th century, but that is no longer the case.
Michaelmas is an important feast in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the four major archangels' feast days, along with Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. The feast is a Solemnity, the highest liturgical ranking, and includes special prayers and readings during Mass.
The church created their joint feast after the Second Vatican Council. Read more about the three archangels in the September 2024 issue of The Southern Cross. Heavenly King, You have given us archangels to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth. Saint Michael is our protector; I ask him to come to my aid, fight for all my loved ones,
Michaelmas is also called the Feast of the Archangels, the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, and the Feast of St. Michael and all angels. It is celebrated by the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches and was first observed in Europe.
In the old calendar, today’s feast is properly called the “Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel,” referring to a now-gone basilica that was built in Rome in the 6th century. The oldest existing shrine to St. Michael is the famous Sanctuary of St. Michael on Monte Gargano in southern Italy on the coast of the Adriatic.
Note: The commemorations of Nativity of Mary (September 8), Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15), and Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (September 29) fall on a Sunday so they are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy. Here are a preview of the Gospels for the Sundays in September.
According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of St. Michael. St. Gabriel is observed on March 24 and St. Raphael on October 24.
Sunday, September 29, is the Feast of the Holy Archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. As it is the feast of our patron saint, we will be celebrating the Masses for that Solemnity. After Saturday's Vigil Mass, there will be an enhanced social. Sunday's 10 a.m. will have a potluck lunch and an activity for kids.
Sts. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Archangels Feast day: Sep 29. The three Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture and all three have important roles in...