Gabriel, and St. On the external wall are two high reliefs. The arched doorway in the middle of the St. Michael Building is called Si Rattanakosin. Both were geniuses whose discoveries and experiments led the world to a new era of high technology. This building houses the registration, finance and administration. Standing at Si Rattanakosin gate one sees the Cathedral of Learning to the front with the AU logo above the entrance door, and to the rear is the long boulevard leading to the Martin Rangsan Bridge.
The bridge is the gateway to the clock tower and residence hall. On the front external wall of this building is inscribed H.
Opposite this wall is a white statue of St. Walking through the arched corridor through the 3 main buildings, one encounters an artful manipulation of Oriental and Western styles; of modern technology and ancient value. The big arched doorway in the middle of the St.
Sukhothai and Ayutthaya were former capitals of Thailand. Below this doorway is the exit from the underground parking lot. The St. Raphael buildings are connected at gate 5 - Navamintrmaharaj.
At this point is a marble spiral stairway, the highest one in Thailand. The wrought-iron banister that curls up the fourth floor resembles that of The Louvre Palace in Paris. Some interpretations have sought to see him as the angel who will blow the horn announcing the Day of Judgment, according to the Apocalypse of John. Gabriel is considered to be the protector of those who work in communications, postmen, ambassadors, journalists and couriers.
Christian iconography depicts him as a young winged cherub , who often carries a lily in his hands, as a symbol of the Annunciation to Mary. Raphael is the Archangel whose mission is to bring healing. In the Bible, he is among the angels closest to the throne of God, who was chosen by Tobias to guide him on his journey to collect the payments left by his father.
Raphael was considered to be the patron of conjugal love, of young people, engaged couples, spouses, pharmacists, educators, travellers and refugees. Often depicted with a jar containing medicaments and fishes, he is the patron of pharmacists, travellers and refugees. By restoring sight to the father of Tobias, Raphael opened his eyes to the Truth of the Almighty, just as, by driving out the demons that persecuted the girl who was promised to him, he made their marriage and their love possible.
That is why he is also considered to be a protector of engaged couples and of conjugal love. Both are symbolic and meaningful healings, therefore. The power of the Archangel Raphael heals blindness, like the faith and love that priests show us and communicate to us every day opens our eyes to God. Equally, divine intervention, through its emissary, dissipates the clouds between men and women, makes them pure and suitable for union, in the name of a love blessed by God and by the Church.
Through St. Toggle Navigation. Reading Time: 8 minutes. Contents 1 Given this, who and what are the Archangels? Raphael, St. Thank you for your help! Not all angels are holy, however, as some angels chose to follow Satan instead of God. The early Church venerated these angels, i. One sign of veneration is the dedication of a church to their care.
Another sign is their inclusion in formal prayer. Churches in the East were dedicated to St. Gabriel is depicted with a halo in a Fifth-century mosaic of the Annunciation, and he is included in a Seventh-century litany.
The Eastern churches honored St. Michael as early as the fourth century, and he was the only individual angel venerated in the West until about the year Their feast is celebrated together on Sept. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, it is worth noting, are among the many holy ones we venerate who have never been officially or formally canonized. Popes have been canonizing saints for only about 1, years.
The angels, therefore, are like thousands of others on the roll of saints the apostles, for example who came to have this distinction by popular acclaim of the people, through their especially distinguished witness to Christian life and teaching, or because of their extraordinary service to the church or humanity.
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