{"id":2117,"date":"2017-09-29T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2117"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:05:40","slug":"the-feast-of-sts-michael-gabriel-and-raphael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/the-feast-of-sts-michael-gabriel-and-raphael","title":{"rendered":"The Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Happy Feast of the Archangels<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Sacred Scriptures have revealed the proper names of only three Angels, all of whom belong to the Choir of the Archangels. The names are well known to all, namely: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>St. Michael is described as &#8220;one of the chief princes,&#8221; in Scripture and was the leader of the forces of heaven in their triumph over the powers of hell. 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