The Angels
By Nabil Semaan*
FEAST OF ARCHANGELS
On the 8th of November, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the rest of the archangels. The word synaxismeans the gathering of believers to celebrate a feast, or to make a remembrance of a saint. This feast also has a special meaning; it is the gathering of the humans with the angels, "their union, their gathering and standing in fear in front of the creator."(1)After the fall of the devil and his angels, this feast is the celebration of "sobriety and unity" of the rest of angelic powers who stayed loyal to God. "We celebrate also the contribution of the angels and archangels and their help and support in the war against the dark powers and the devil."(2) READ MORE
