Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-29
TODAY Is FEAST
OF Saint MICHAEL
TO BE CELEBRATED by HOLY
COMMUNION At TRINITY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Today is the Feast Of st. Michael
and All Angels. AT Trinity Episcopal
Church there win be celebration Of
the Holy Communion at 10 a. m. The
following is from Trinity Tidngs, the
parish paper of Trinity Church
Tulsa:
There were anciently two days de-
dicated to 81. Michael. and in medae-
val times a third. But the day which
I'VE now keep was the one most gem
orally observed IN the Eastern
Church st, Mchael's Day was No
! Ivember Sth, July 18th, and March
! 2Gth, being also observed I'm honor of
the Archangel Gabriel. These two
Iarc the only angels or archangels who
| are made known to us by name in the
| ICanonical Scriptures though Raphael
| land Uriel are named in the Apocry-
| Iphal books of Tobit and Esdras. The
holy angels in general are commem-
GRATED by tn church from a deeply
lrooted feeling Of this communion with
the saints, and of their ministrations
|among mankind on earth Such n
} feeling is warranted by the words.
g hlf Nbil ulllu NbNll Clbn, anu
unto the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to IN innum-
cradle company of angels, to the gem
raj assembly and Church of the First
born" Hebrew ia. And, Are they
, not all ministering spirits, sent forth
Ito minister for them who shall be
helms of salvation. Hebrew LA.
The Holy Son of God condescended
/ to be ministered to by angels in His
| Temptation ana Agony; they waited
upon Him at His birth and resurrec-
ton. and at His second advent He
! win come with 'ull the holy angels"
! st. Peter was set free from prison by
an angel. and one stood by st. Paul in
| the ship, thus Illustrating their min
istrati0ns to Chrst's servants Our
Lord Himself spoke of their rejoicing
over pcnitent sinners; and said of the
little ones who had passed under His
hand and henediction. that their an
lgeH do always behold the face Of NY
1 Father which is in heaven" as If in
| ldicating many ministrations TO those
| who are His-SOme known and some
that are not made evident TO sight or
other SENSE II has always been n
constant tradition Of Christianity that
angels attend at the mlnlstration Of
] Holy Baptism, and az the celebration
lof the Holy Communion; and that as
! Lazarus was the object Of their tender
care. 50 In sickness and death they are
about the bed Of the faithful, and
carry their sOul' to the presence Of
Christ In Paradise without taking
! into account therefore any of the
many dwellings Of our sight Of holy
angels and their ministrations record
cd In the old testament we have
ample ground for believing that they
are Joined In very close communion
with those who have been redeemed
| by the blood of Christ And as our
Lord has taught us to pray that we
may do the will Of our Father. on
earth as It Is done in heaven, so may
we take their example as the highest.
next 10 His. Of perfect submission to
the Will Of God While in respect to
our worship on earth we may reckon
II an exalted privilege to have such
communion with them as to. he able
to say, Therefore with angels and
lprchange,s. and all the company OF
heaven. we ,aud and magnify Thy
glorious Name, overmorc prasing
Thee, aud saving Holy. Holy, Holy,
Lord God Of Hosts. heaven and earth
are fun OF Thy glory; glory be to
Thee, oLord most high"