Feast of Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

Happy Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, everyone!

This is an exciting feast for our family. We have a son named Gabriel, and my husband chose "Gabriel" as his confirmation name. A celebration is in order!

To celebrate, our dinner menu will feature angel hair pasta with a white sauce. Odds are slim on the Angel Food Cake dessert, but perhaps some vanilla ice cream (which is WHITE).

If you don't do so already, today would be a great day to begin saying the Prayer to St. Michael, and perhaps one to St. Raphael (both found here). It would also be an excellent day for saying The Angelus. It's a day for angels, and prayer is always excellent, so don't forget to say a prayer to your Guardian Angel, but keep him especially in your prayers and on your mind on October 2nd, the feast day for Guardian Angels.

As we head into October, which is Respect Life Month, it might be a good idea for you to bear in mind especially our need for spiritual protection, particularly in the angels, against all practices that threaten the dignity of human life. Bearing that in mind:

• St. Michael is the patron saint of Holy Death and against temptation. 
• St. Raphael is the patron saint of sick people of all kinds (particularly those suffering from eye problems and mental illness, as well as their care givers), and love.
• St. Gabriel is the patron saint of conception, as well as communications workers.

They are all patron saints of much, much more. Figuring out how their patronage works into your specific life situation (try here) will be an excellent exercise!