Church celebrates the Synaxis of Archangel Michael
Fresco of the Archangel Michael. Photo: open sources
On November 21 (November 8 according to the Julian calendar), Orthodox Christians celebrate the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Heavenly Powers – one of the great Church feasts dedicated to the veneration of the angelic hosts led by the Archangel Michael.
The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael is established in honor of all nine ranks of angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Authorities, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. The word “synaxis” in the name of the feast refers to the gathering of all the Heavenly Hosts around their commander, the Archistrategos Michael.
The Archangel Michael is revered as the foremost fighter against the devil and every form of human wrongdoing. His name, translated from ancient Hebrew, means “Who is like God?” According to Church Tradition, it was the Archangel Michael who led the faithful angelic hosts in battle against the fallen angels under the leadership of Lucifer.
The feast reminds the faithful of the spiritual struggle between good and evil and of the help that angelic powers offer to human beings. The Church teaches that at baptism every Christian receives a guardian angel who accompanies a person throughout life, protecting from harm and guiding toward salvation.
Earlier, the UOJ reported on the Feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael.
Read also
Zelensky's ex-press secretary: Yermak practices magic
Yuliia Mendel spoke about foreign magicians, rituals at a cemetery, and dolls made with water from corpses.
During Dumenko's "service", Huz threatens nuns of Zymne Convent
The MP publicly declared the state's readiness to "act" against the Zymne and Nyzkynychi monasteries of the UOC in Volyn.
MP on expulsion of UOC from Volodymyr cathedral: “No katsaps here anymore”
After the first “service” of the OCU in the Dormition Cathedral of Volodymyr, taken from the UOC, Member of Parliament Ihor Huz delivered a political statement прямо from the ambo.
Reserve entices Kyiv residents to Lavra with photo session
The National Reserve "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" published an appeal to subscribers to visit the holy monastery to take photographs.
37,000 free meals prepared by UOC parish in Kropyvnytskyi in 2025
Parishioners of the Annunciation Church of the Kirovohrad Eparchy have been providing daily hot meals to local residents and displaced persons since the beginning of the war.
We stand here for our faith, a sermon at the prayer vigil near Lavra
During prayer at the walls of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a UOC priest noted that believers ask not for privileges but for respect for their faith.