OUR OFFICIAL PATRON SAINT
Saint Cecilia
Saint Cecilia (Latin: Sancta Caecilia) is the patroness of musicians. It is written that as the musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the Lord". Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches on November 22. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass.
Life
Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, even if the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded on authentic material. According to Kirsch, while it is a pious romance, like so many others compiled in the fifth and sixth century, the existence of the martyrs, however, is a historical fact. The relation between St. Cecilia and Valerianus, Tiburtius, and Maximus, mentioned in the Acts, has perhaps some historical foundation. Her feast has been celebrated since about the fourth century.
It was long supposed that she was a noble lady of Rome who, with her husband Valerian, his brother Tiburtius, and a Roman soldier Maximus, suffered martyrdom in about 230, under the Emperor Alexander Severus. The research of Giovanni Battista de Rossi agrees with the statement of Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop of Poitiers (d. 600), that she perished in Sicily under Emperor Marcus Aurelius between 176 and 180.
According to the story, when the time came for her marriage to be consummated, Cecilia told Valerian that she had an angel of the Lord watching over her who would punish him if he dared to violate her virginity but who would love him if he could respect her maidenhood. When Valerian asked to see the angel, Cecilia replied that he would see the angel if he would go to the third milestone on the Via Appia (the Appian Way) and be baptized by Pope Urbanus.
The martyrdom of Cecilia is said to have followed that of Valerian and his brother by the prefect Turcius Almachius.The legend about Cecilia’s death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for three days, and asked the pope to convert her home into a church.
There is no mention of this saint in the Depositio Martyrum, but there is a record of an early Roman Christian church founded by a lady of this name.The Church of St. Cecilia in Trastevere is reputedly built on the site of the house in which she lived. The original church was constructed in the fourth century; her remains were placed there in the ninth century and the church was rebuilt in 1599.
Meaning of the Name
The name "Cecilia" was shared by all women of the Roman gens known as the Caecilii, whose name may be related to the root of 'caecus', blind. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies. Among those cited by Chaucer in The Second Nun's Tale are: lily of heaven; the way for the blind; contemplation ofheaven and the active life; as if lacking in blindness; a heaven for people to gaze upon.
Patroness of musicians
The first record of a music festival in her honor was held at Évreux in Normandy in 1570.
The National Academy of Santa Cecilia is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world. It was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gregory the Great, for whom the Gregorian chant is named, and Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music.
Her feast day became an occasion for musical concerts and festivals that occasioned well-known poems by John Dryden and Alexander Pope,] and music by Henry Purcell (Ode to St. Cecilia), several oratorios by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (In honorem Caeciliae, Valeriani et Tiburtij canticum, and several versions of Caecilia virgo et martyr, to libretti probably written by Philippe Goibaut), George Frideric Handel (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Alexander's Feast), Charles Gounod (Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile), as well asBenjamin Britten, (who was born on her feast day). Herbert Howells' A Hymn to Saint Cecilia has words by Ursula Vaughan Williams,Gerald Finzi's "For Saint Cecilia", Op. 30, was set to verses written by Edmund Blunden, and Frederik Magle's Cantata to Saint Ceciliais based on the history of Cecilia.
Legacy
Cecilia has become a symbol of the conviction that good music is an integral part of liturgy.
The Sisters of Saint Cecilia are a group of women consecrated religious sisters. They are the ones who shear the lambs' wool used to make the palliums of new metropolitan archbishops. The lambs are raised by the Cistercian Trappist Fathers of the Tre Fontane (Three Fountains) Abbey in Rome. The lambs are blessed by the Pope every January 21, the Feast of the martyr Saint Agnes. The pallia are given by the Pope to the new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29.
Located on the Isle of Wight, St. Cecilia's Abbey was founded in 1882. The nuns live a traditional monastic life of prayer, work and study in accordance with the ancient Rule of St Benedict.
Cecilia's body was discovered incorrupt in 1599. She is known to be the first saint to be incorrupt.
PSALMISTS' ROUTINES
LIANNE MAXINE BAGUIO
GEORGIEVIC JESSICA CRUZ
IRISHIA MANGURALI
IRIZ TEJAM
ANNEKA ZOE GALVE
A STORY OF FAITH
A Story of Faith
PEACE IN THE FLOOD:
When the oceans rise and thunders roar These were the lines from a song that gave resilience and peace, saving a 67-year old woman on top of her old roof in Geneva St. Provident Village, Marikina, during the rampage of tropical storm Ondoy in Luzon. Married to a retired general, Mary Yoro, more fondly known as “Manang Mary” in her household and to her friends, was still mourning for her son whom her family just buried before Ondoy. Still struck with grief when floodwaters started to creep inside her big home very fast and caused a commotion among her helpers over the furniture, carpet, and other expensive things the family owned for many years. Manang Mary didn’t worry much for the things and told her three helpers, “Mga gamit lang ‘yan. Umakyat na tayo sa itaas (Those are just things. Let’s all go up already),” leaving everything behind in the flood.
With floodwaters running after them up to the second floor, the boy-helper with them hurriedly removed the aircon in their room and through the hole they all went up to the roof. Hearing the screams and cries of her neighbors, Manang Mary realized that all of her neighbors were already on the roof and they were the last ones to climb. “Mommy, paano tayo makakababa rito at kaillan tayo ma-sa-save? (Mommy, how are we going to go down and when are we going to be saved?)” “Wala pang gatas yung apo ko (My grandchild does not have milk yet).” “Ang lamig-lamig (It is so cold).” The atmosphere was all fear and panic as everyone saw the water rising up to 20 feet and the storm still raging. “Be still” She asked God to give them physical, emotional, and spiritual strength to survive the storm. Standing on top of her roof, she was thanking God that even the storm was His creation and prayed that the same God would protect them. She remembered a melody and a song came into mind, “Hide me now under your wings…When the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will soar with You above the storm.” Manang Mary suddenly felt very happy so she kept singing these lines. ‘Dun ako sa thanksgiving’ (I focused on thanksgiving ).
” With the song still playing in her mind, Manang Mary felt very peaceful. “Parang bigla akong nanahimik, naging mapayapa. ‘Di ko pinapansin yung cellphone ko. (I suddenly became quiet and at peace. I was not minding my cell phone.) I just relished the thought ‘be still,’ there is a God period. Wala na maraming iisipin. (No more thinking too much.) There was peace that surpasses all understanding. I was very peaceful, I totally forgot about my son’s death.” Manang Mary found peace in trusting God over her circumstances in the past and in the present. She even thought that if rescuers would come she might not want to be rescued first but would tell the rescuers to help the little children, the older women, and those with infants first. “It would be so selfish kung ako pa ang unang sasakay (It would be so selfish if I was the first one to be saved).” Blessed in the flood At around 2AM, the rain stopped and Manang Mary and her helpers fell asleep. For 14 hours they were just on the roof. “I still feel that we’re very blessed,” Manang Mary said with all smiles. When light was already coming, she saw that the rescuers already came. When she got off the boat, she did not go to the evacuation center but decided to walk to her relatives to Katipunan, a 2 km walk from Marikina. “Hindi ako sinisipon, inuubo, nanghihina o nilalamig. I’m 67. Nakakapagtaka kasi I felt so energetic. Ang bilis ko lumakad at ang saya-saya with all my grasa clothes at naka-paa lang. I thought, parang hindi yata magka-match yung energy level ko sa circumstances ko. Parang dapat yata lugmok ako at depressed, pero hindi eh. Yun siguro yung FAITH. (I did not have a runny nose catch colds or cough, nor did I feel weak or cold. I’m 67. It is such a wonder because I felt so energetic. I walked briskly and I was so joyful with all my greasy clothes and no footwear. I thought, my energy level does not match my dire circumstances. Maybe I should be depressed but I’m not. Maybe this is FAITH.) Something was telling me to just trust God.”
After the flood, Manang Mary and her husband visited their son’s tomb. She knew she was healed of the grief because she was no longer crying. But her other son was still recovering.“Di pa naka-recover. Close na close sila kaya talagang hagulgol siya. Naiyak lang ako kasi naawa ako sa kanya hindi dahil namatay yung kapatid niya. (He has not recovered yet. They were so close that’s why he wept so hard. I only cried because I felt sympathy for him and not because my son died.) ” Wiping her tears, Manang Mary continued, “Buti nga ang Kuya mo may bahay na, tayo nga, homeless…(Your brother now has a home, while we are homeless…) ‘wag ka na umiyak (I just said, don’t cry anymore),” Manang Mary cheerfully said. “Beautiful talaga yung experience (The experience was really beautiful).” Life-lessons from the flood After that circumstance, Manang Mary shared important life-lessons she received. “First, you should take your faith seriously.” Manang Mary said that the Filipinos are very careless in their faith, that we always pray but we also cheat and lie. She reflected on her being a mother to her children and examined herself if she guided them well or not, if she lacked anything as a parent. “Kaya ngayon as a mother, dapat pala ituro talaga sa mga anak which way to go (That’s why as a mother now, it’s so important to teach children which way to go.). It’s not enough you believe in God. Dapat araw-araw malinis kang haharap sa Diyos. Pagkatapos ng bagyo, na-realize ko talagang dapat naka-ready ka. (You must face God everyday unblemished. After the storm, I realized that I need to be ready.) ” She lost her son and then now her home, but Manang Mary said that her path and her life is now much more clear because of the flood.
“Secondly, I will share these to my children and grandchildren. I will teach them to be serious in their faith and always be ready to face our Creator.” Manang Mary now realizes that the best gift and legacy she could leave her children and grandchildren are not the expensive things at home–that’s why God took them away in the flood–but the faith and devotion to follow God’s path for them no matter what. When asked about how she thinks of their future, Manang Mary gladly answered that she’s not worried about the future. “In fact, ang daming blessings na dumating pagkatapos ng bagyo (In fact, so many blessings came after the storm). Looks like we’re having more now than even before. Grabe ang Diyos (God is great). Somebody called my husband and said that they’re looking for a house for us already. Nothing to worry.” Message to Flood Victims Her message to Ondoy flood victims, “Change your FOCUS. Don’t look at the things that were destroyed by the flood, those are only material things. Focus on the things that the eye cannot see, focus only on God.” Manang Mary left the room with her husband full of cheer, very happy and thanking God for the flood. Ondoy may have taken away their house, but the storm also took away her grief leaving with her a newfound joy and confidence for her family’s future because she found a stronger foundation to build a home. The light in the flood
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HEAVENLY HOST
Heavenly host (Hebrew Sabaoth "armies") refers to a large army (Luk.2:13; Rev.19:19) of good angels mentioned in the Bible and other Jewish and Christian texts.
It is led either by an Angel of the Lord, Jesus in angelic form (a Christophany), by the Archangel Michael, or by God Himself. Most descriptions of angels in the Bible describe them in military terms, such as encampment (Gen.32:1-2), command structure (Ps.91:11-12; Matt.13:41; Rev.7:2), and combat (Jdg.5:20; Job 19:12; Rev.12:7). Its specific hierarchy differs slightly from the Hierarchy of Angels as it surrounds more military services, whereas the Hierarchy of angels is a division of angels into non-military services to God. The heavenly host participate in the War in Heaven and, according to some interpretations, will battle Satan and Satan's own army at the End of Days and be victorious.
ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced [ˈgaderi degaˈgwit-ha] in Mohawk), baptised as Catherine Tekakwitha and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Roman Catholic saint, who was an Algonquin–Mohawk virgin and religious laywoman. Born in present-day New York, she survived smallpox and was orphaned as a child, then baptized as a Roman Catholic and settled for the last years of her life at the Jesuit mission village of Kahnawake, south of Montreal in New France, nowCanada.
Tekakwitha professed a vow of virginity until her death at the age of 24. Known for her virtue of chastity and corporal mortification of the flesh, as well as being shunned by her tribe for her religious conversion to Catholicism, she is the fourth Native American to be venerated in the Roman Catholic Church (after Juan Diego, the Mexican Indian of the Virgin of Guadalupe apparitions, and two otherOaxacan Indians). She was beatified by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1980 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica on October 21, 2012. Various miracles and supernatural events are attributed to her intercession.
HIERARCHY ANGEL NINE CHOIRS
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Seraphim |
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Michael Kemeul |
Cherubim |
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Gabriel Raphael Zophiel |
Thrones |
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Orifiel Japhakiel Raziel |
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The Dominions |
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Zadkiel Hasamael |
The Virtues |
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Uzziel |
The Powers |
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Raphael Camael Verchiel |
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The Principalities |
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Uriel |
The Archangels |
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Michael Raphael Remiell |
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ANGELS' NAMES
Angel Name starting with Letter " C" |
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Camael |
Angel of Joy |
He presides over contentment, joy and beauty. "One who see's God" |
Cassiel |
Angel of Temperance |
Angel of solitude and tears |
Cathetel |
Angel of the Garden |
Inspires us to love and be thankful for nature |
Chamuel |
Angel of Tolerance |
Is an archangel and assisits us in loveing ourselves so we may love others |
Charmeine |
Angel of Harmony |
Shows us how to bring harmony into our lives |
Charoum |
Angel of Silence |
Insipires us to be good listeners |
Cherubim |
Angel of Wisdom |
The record keepers of heaven depicted with four wings |
Colopatiron |
Angel of Liberation |
Guides as through struggle while inspiring us to rely on our own inner knowing |
Angel Name starting with Letter " D" |
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Dina |
Angel of Learning |
creates a thirst for learing and the aquiring of knowledge. Is said to have taught humans how to speak |
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Angel Name starting with Letter " E" |
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Ecanus |
Angel of Writers |
Inspires them with original thoughts and ensures they see their works through to completion |
Elemiah |
Angel of Inward Journeys |
protects those who travel by water. guides us to recall insights from our subconsious |
Elijah |
Angel of Innocence |
Believed to have created the tree of life. Guardian of all new born children and those who die at an early age |
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Angel Name starting with Letter "F" |
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Forcas |
Angel of Invisibility |
It is said he can return lost property. Teacher of Mathmatics and logic. |
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Gives skill in astronomy and liberal arts. |
Angel Name starting with Letter "G" |
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Gabriel |
Angelic Messenger |
Strength of God: bearer of joy, truth,justice and love she grants wisdom in interpereting our dreams. |
Galgaliel |
Angel of Vibration |
govens the wheel of the sun and assists us in removing barriors. |
Gavreel |
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Guides us when we need to make peace with our enimies |
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angel of awakenings and higher consiousness who holds domain over the rising sun. |
Angel Names starting with Letter "H" |
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Haamiah |
Angel of Integrity |
Guides us in making ethical decisions and ecourages as to express our true selves |
Hadraniel |
Angel of love |
The gatekeeper of the second gate in heaven he awakens our memory of eternal love. |
Hael |
Angel of Kindness |
Inspires Beauty art and Kindness |
Hamael |
Angel of Dignity |
encourages us to persist and be practical |
Hamaliel |
Angel of Logic |
aids us in orderly thinking |
Hamied |
Angel of Miracles |
Angel of glorious white awaits for opportunities to create miracles in our lives |
Haniel |
Angel of Harmonious Love |
"grace" assists us in creating loving relationships |
Harachel |
Angel of Knowledge |
Opens our hearts and minds to new ideas |
Hayyel |
Angel of wild Animals |
Protects animal and teaeches humans to treat them with respect and kindness |
Hamied |
Angel of Miracles |
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Angel Names starting with Letter "I" |
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Iahhel |
Angel of Meditation |
watches over those who retreat from doing and practice being |
Iofiel |
Angel of Beauty |
assists us in experienceing a new depth of beauty and in realiseing we are beauty as we are unique reflections of god |
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Angel of Nourishment |
provides nourishment for the entire body for physical emotional and spiritual wellbeing |
Israfel |
Angel of Song |
Inspires music and feelings of new hope |
Israfil |
Angel of Judgment Day |
Assigned to blow the horn on judgment day |
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Angel Names starting with Letter "J" |
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Jamaerah |
Angel of Manifestation |
creates space to allow our visions to manifest |
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a mediator |
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inpires enlightened |
Names Angels starting with Letter "K" |
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Kakabel |
Angel of the Moon |
Resides of the stars and constelations |
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Holds domain over the art of finding water |
Names Angels starting with Letter "L" |
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Lailah |
Angel of Conception |
angel of the night who watches over spirits at from conception to birth |
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friend to those who have original ideas. Guides and inspires. |
Names Angels starting with Letter "M" |
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Machidiel / Malchediel |
Angel of Courage |
protects while inspiring enthusiasm for adventure |
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inspires self control and the ability to work hard |
Manakel |
Angel of the Oceans |
protects animals of the sea. encourages us to get in touch with our deep inner wisdom |
Melchisedek |
Angel of Peace |
his role in heaven is as Christs was on earth |
Metatron |
Angel of Thought |
See Archangel name meanings |
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Angel of the Divine Plan |
watches over spiritual evolution and reaveals the next steps of our path |
Michael |
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Mihael |
Angel of Loyalty |
leads us to friends who are trustworthy and loyal |
Mihr |
Angel of Friendship |
grants and heals friendships. Brings people together who have similar life direction |
Mumiah |
Angel of Longevity |
grants us health and vigour |
Munkir & Nakir |
Angels of Justice |
black eyed angels who are known for deciding where the deceased will go after death |
Muriel |
Angel of Emotions |
encourages the awareness of emotions |
Names Angels starting with Letter "N" |
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Nathaniel |
Angel of Fire |
"gift of god" watches for spiritual fires of aspiration |
Nemamiah |
Angel of Just Causes |
protecter and defender of the defensless |
Nisroc |
Angel of Freedom |
Known as the "great eagle" grants freedom to express our true self |
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Names Angels starting with Letter "O" |
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Omniel |
Angel of Oneness |
shows us that we are connected with all that is |
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Angel of Communication |
helps us recognise our feelings and express these positively |
Ooniemme |
Angel of Gratitude |
Opens us to further abundance by encourageing us to be grateful |
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guards the inhabitants of the forests and encourages us to protect them |
Names of Angels starting with Letter "P" |
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Paschar |
Angel of Vision |
disolves the illusion so that we may see the truth andprojects gods highest visions for us into our consciousness |
Pistis Sophia |
Angel of Creation |
Also known as the angel of wisdom |
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encourages our dreams and asspirations |
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Angel Name starting with Letter "Q" |
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Qaphsiel |
Angel of the Moon |
drives away enemies |
Names of Angels starting with Letter "R" |
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Raguel |
Angel of God |
oversees good behaviour of other angels |
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resides over true vision. Is the angel of joy in female form |
Rampel |
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Holds domian over mountains, brings strength amd endurance |
Raphael |
Angel of Healing |
"divine healer" grants joy, love, grace and creativity |
Rashnu |
Angel of Judgment |
believed to stand at the bridge to heaven and passes judgement on those who pass |
Raziel |
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inspires us to accept the mystery in all life. Name means "God is my pleasure" |
Regina Angelium |
Queen of the Angels |
In catholicism the Queen of angels is the Virgin Mary, in cabala- shekinah: in Gnosticism- Pistis Sophia |
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Inspires us to respect the wisdom from our elders; those who walked before us. |
Remliel |
Angel of Awakening |
whose goal is to reunite us with our eternsl selves |
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brings empathy and understanding to human beings |
Angel Name starting with Letter "S" |
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Sachael |
Angel of Water |
assists in clarity of thought.Angel of tranquility who frees us from our fears |
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Angel of Imagination |
Transforms our lives and the world around by guiding us through visualisation |
Sammael |
Angel of Souls |
Know as the chief ruler of the 5th heaven. Carries souls to heaven. |
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Angel of Power |
Guides us to experience what we need to in order to find and release the fears that prevent us from claiming our personal power |
Sariel |
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The prince of prsence and the angel of healing. |
Seraphiel |
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Has the face of an angel and the body of an eagle. Teaches song |
Shekinah |
Angel of Unity and Unconditional Love |
Inspires us to be fair bringing balkance and harmony to our entire being |
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inspires us to be thankful which allows us to grow closer to the angels |
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Angel of Purity |
clenses our bodies with love and directs the flow of prana to all life nourishing them |
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Angel of Nature |
arouses within us a deep love for nature she also keeps records of souls living and dead |
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Angel of Partnership |
energises intimate relationships she holds the balance between feeling and truth in our lives through our partners |
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carries the souls away after death. believed to have set the world in motion |
Names Angels starting with Letter "T" |
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Angel of Self |
presides over free will inspires within us the ability to chose creative alteratives |
Trgiaob |
Angel of wild birds |
protects wild bird and inspires us to love them as he does |
Taharial |
Angel of purification |
Ask for his assistance when we need to clense our bodies and surroundings of negative energy |
Names Angels starting with Letter "U" |
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Urim |
Angel of Light |
"illumination" He is believed to possess the virtue of casting our fate |
Uriel |
Angel of Creativity |
"fire of God" He grants the gift of clairvoyant and psychic abilities and is the patron of all things artistic |
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Angel of Faith |
"strength of God" Teaches attitudes of love surrender and grattitude |
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Names Angels starting with Letter "V" |
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Valoel |
Angel of Peace |
Wakes us with a serrene feeling of inner peace and assists us in resolveing conflict within our hearts |
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Angel of Affection |
Gives us a generous heart and special protection |
Vohu Manah |
Angel of Purity |
"good mind" he encourages pure thought. |
Vohamanah |
Angel of Optimism |
Inspires us to have a positive outlook on our lives |
Names Angel starting with Letter "X" |
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Xaphan |
Angel of Invention |
Suggested to the rebels that they set fire to heaven but before they carried it out they were sent to the bottom of the abyss |
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Names Angel starting with Letter "Y" |
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Yofiel |
Angel of Divine Beauty |
Also known as Yefefiah the angel prince of the Torah |
Names Angel starting with Letter "Z" |
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Zacharael |
Angel of Surrender |
"the rememberance of God" helps us release our attachment to physical things |
Zadkiel |
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Radiates comfort to those afraid, hurt or grieving. Assists in the development of the human heart. |
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Teaches us how to listen to our own inner wisdom |
Zuphlas |
Angel of Trees |
Inspires growth, stability, strenth and protection |
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Angel of Harmony |
encourages us to be sociable and appreciate beauty. |