Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel

— How Did it Begin?

Part I Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger

St Stanislaus’ Sursum Corda Young Adults Group

Part I

Outline

Hospitality of Abraham, Andrei Rublev, 1411

Opening Prayers — 0:00-0:41

Angelology In the ’90s — New Age Spirituality 0:41-1:54

Sources of Catholic Angelology — 1:54-2:50

Where Did Devotion to St. Michael Come From? — 2:50-4:25

Creeds as Windows Into Development Through Conflict — 4:25-6:00

Old Testament Angelology as Read by the Early Church Fathers — 6:00-11:50

Genesis 18 — 6:27-8:10

Genesis 19 — 8:10-8:36

Early Church Fathers’ Interpretations — 8:36-11:27

Genesis 32 — 11:27-50

Certain Consistency in Inconsistency — 11:50-13:50

Union Between God’s Will and the Will of Angels — 12:11:13:50

Part II — Click Here

Part III —  Click Here

Part VI — Click Here