From the locum
In the Anglican tradition, the angels named in the Bible are saints—Saint Michael and Saint Gabriel are named in the Old and New Testaments, and Saint Raphael and Saint Uriel are named in the Apocrypha (in Tobit and in Esdras). They share a saints' day with all the angels, on September 29th. Christians have many different opinions and feelings about angels, but I hope at the very least we can agree that they are important figures in the Bible! The feast of Saint Michael and All Angels is a day to celebrate how they glorify God in their words and deeds.
(A photo of two Michaels! the one on the right is a 14th Century icon in the Byzantine Museum in Athens).
