<http://www.fisheaters.com/lists.html>The 9 Choirs of Angels
In ascending order:
Angels
Archangels
Principalities
Powers
Virtues
Dominations
Thrones
Cherubim
Seraphim
Note:
The Choir of Angels is divided into three triads with specific concerns:
The 1st triad:
Angels, Archangels, and Principalities: concern themselves with the
minute ordering of the universe and specific causes, including the
welfare of people. Each human being, each church, and each country
has a Guardian Angel. The Feast of the Guardian Angels is October 2.
The 2nd triad:
Powers, Virtues and Dominations: known as the "angels of creation"
because they concern themselves with the ordering of the universe and
a plurality of causes.
The 3rd triad:
Thrones, Cherubim, and Seraphim: concern themselves with
contemplating the glory of God. It is the 6-winged Seraphim who sing
the Sanctus, "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts" (Isaias 6:3).
Angels (the word means "Messengers") are spirits (there was and is
debate as to whether they are pure spirit like God or whether they
are possess "subtle matter" and are corporeal in a different way from
us), created before man, who were given one choice at the beginning
of Creation: the Kingdom of God -- or the Absence of God, which is
the Kingdom of Satan, the first Angel who rebelled.
There are 7 Archangels (Tobias 12:15). We know the names of 3 of them
from Scripture:
* Michael (Daniel, Epistle of St. Jude, Apocalypse of St. John),
whose name means "Who is like God" and whose Feast is September 29;
* Gabriel (Daniel and Luke), whose name means "Strength of God"
and whose Feast is March 24; and
* Raphael (Tobias), whose name means "Medicine of God" and whose
Feast is October 24.
The apocryphal Book of Enoch lists the other 4 as:
* Uriel;
* Raguel;
* Sariel; and
* Jeramiel.
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