She said "I almost dropped the Archangel Michael on his head."

Never mind that.

J and I have just spent the last five minutes or so trying to remember what Archangel Michael's qualities were. It's much easier to remember Gabriel, with his trumpet and such.

Neither of us felt like actually looking it up, though. Is he God's mouthpiece? That's the best we could come up with.

Well, J came up with that bit. All I could add was, "He's deadly, right?"

"Well, all the seraphim are."

On a related note, on his way to the tub our son looks just like a putti (putto? not sure of the singular-- chubby little Renaissance angels that I think actually were used to indicate sexytimes.) Except his hair is wrong-- properly, he should have ringlets, instead of downy fuzz that sticks straight up.

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[mayberry]

There is a prayer to Archangel Michael that makes him sound pretty badass:

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

[roo]

Hoo!

Can't you just hear Samuel Jackson reciting that?

cue surf music...

[Kathi]

I don't know if this is more than you want to know...

Michael is mentioned in two books of the Bible, Daniel and Revelation, both prophetic books. He's referred to as the one who defends Israel and defeats Satan. So, I guess he's a badass angel.

If you read this on Sunday, you may consider this your Sunday School lesson.

[roo]

Kathi, are you kidding? I love to get to know stuff! I particularly like it when friendly folks like you share their bounteous knowledge of stuff, and my research just comes to me, all effortless-like.

Michael sounds militant.

I'm guessing he never went by Mike.