Tomorrow, (September 28) the eve of St. Michael’s Day, there will be a Choral Evensong at St Michael and All Angels, Polwatte, Colombo 3 at 6 p.m.
The choir will sing an Introit by Herbert Sumsion, an anthem by Vaughan Williams and the Canticles in B flat by George Garrett.
The combined choir will be directed by Dr. Lalith Perera and at the organ will be Denham Pereira.
Michael (Hebrew: “who is like God?”), called St Michael in the Christian churches, one of the seven archangels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is presumed to be leader of the angels (Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1) and guardian angel of Israel.
According to the pseudepigraphic Book of Enoch, Michael and his command of faithful troops defeated the rebellious archangel Lucifer and his followers, casting them into Hell.
In the Talmud, his relationship to the other angels is compared with that on Earth of the high priest to Israel; thus, he is considered the immediate lawgiver to the prophet Moses on Sinai (Acts 7:38).
Michael has been known as the patron of the sick and of grocers, sailors and soldiers; he is also the patron saint of Germany. In art he appears holding scales or a banner and flourishing a sword against a dragon. Beginning in 1970 Michael's feast day, Michaelmas, was combined with that of the archangels Gabriel and Raphael on September 29.
All are welcome for the service. |
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