†) Council of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and of all heavenly powerstranslated

Orthodox calendar November 8 †) Council of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and of all heavenly powers About angels, the Church teaches that they are "ministering spirits" (Hebrews 1, 14), that is, beings without bodies, faithful servants of God and at the same time our protectors, placed by God, on the arduous road from the cradle to our heavenly homeland.

According to the discoveries of the Holy Scriptures and according to the confessions of the Saints, the angels love God, glorify Him and fulfill His will in the management of the world, kingdoms, peoples, people. As servants, angels are sometimes executors of God's punishments, such as the fire on Sodom or the punishments on Egypt.

But, steadfastly, angels serve to protect and guide people. They take our prayers to God, they protect the righteous: Lot from the fire, Elijah from Ahab, the three young men in the furnace of Babylon, the Apostle Peter from Herod. They announce the great deeds of salvation: the Birth of the Lord, the suffering in Gethsemane, the Resurrection of the Lord, His second coming.

The guardian angels give good advice to people through the voice of conscience: everything that is good, pure, enlightened in us, every thought...