THE ANGELS ARE OUR FRIENDS

THE ANGELS ARE OUR FRIENDS TODAY we celebrate The feast of the ANGELS Those mighty creatures Who PROTECT US and lead us To God THE ANGELS are our friends “Michael and his angels BATTLED against the dragon” Revelation 12:7 “For he will command HIS ANGELS concerning you To GUARD you In all your ways” Psalm 91:11 There was Michael Who commanded God's legions of angels And cast Satan Out from heaven “But even the archangel Michael When he was disputing With the devil About the body Of Moses Did not himself dare To condemn him for slander But said, 'THE LORD rebuke you!'” Jude :9 Then we have Gabriel Who brought Mary THE GOOD NEWS About the coming Of our Savior “In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel-Gabriel To Nazareth-a town in Galilee To a virgin PLEDGED to be married To a man named-Joseph- A descendant of David The virgin's name was Mary- The angel went to her And said 'GREETINGS-you Who are highly favored THE LORD IS WITH YOU'” Luke 1:26-28 And finally We have Raphael Who HEALED Tobit And delivered his daughter-in-law From a demon Let us NEVER FORGET The angels and their history In the development Of mankind And that they are OUR FRIENDS And our PROTECTORS They do great and holy works In God's name And finally Let us never forget The human angels THE FAMILY MEMBERS-the friends- And even the strangers That have HELPED US On our way (Of whom I have had many) AN ANGEL is defined as, “A spiritual being That serves especially As a MESSENGER from God Or as a GUARDIAN Of human beings” What a wonderful day That it is To CELEBRATE These holy creatures of God And to ACKNOWLEDGE OUR family-friends-and strangers That have helped us ALONG the way HOW BLESSED we are To call these ANGELS OUR FRIENDS Robert P. Wallman 9-28-15 Ps TODAY is the feats day of the ANGELS-SAINTS Michael-Gabriel-and Raphael INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti