Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Yakkātit)

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily of the holy, honored, and mighty Michael, chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the second of the month of Yakkātit. May his prayer and blessing be with us forever and ever. Amen. And after this matter, there was a certain poor man whose faith was great, and he dwelt in that country, begging and praying day and night. And he said to the holy Michael, "O my chief, have mercy on me and give me sustenance for the day and provisions for the year." And the man was idle, and he did not go out from his house to work and labor, and there was no one who knew work, and he did not labor at anything, not even for one hour, and he did not know a trade. And then the holy Michael, chief of the angels, came in a dream to that poor man and appeared to that poor man and said to him, "Why are you an idle man who knows no work or labor, and you are idle, and you ask me day and night and say, 'Have mercy on me'? Where is your eye, and where is your skill, and where is your work and labor, that I may bless you?

And they remained from that time until the day of their repose, and they lived in the peace of God. And all this came about through the prayer of the holy Michael, chief of the angels. And may he have mercy upon us and be gracious to us through the power of the prayer of the holy Michael, chief of the angels. May God protect all of us, the children of baptism, forever and ever. Amen. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily of the holy, honored, and mighty Michael, chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the second of the month of Yakkātit. May his prayer and blessing be with us forever and ever. Amen. And after this matter, there was a certain poor man of great faith, and he dwelt in that same region, beseeching and praying day and night. And he said to the holy Michael, "O my chief, be gracious to me and give me sustenance for the day and provision for the year, and clothe me, for I am a man, and I do not go out from my house to work or labor, and there is none who knows my labor, and I do no work at all, nor do I know any trade.

And this poor man took fifty talents and made a donation to the church of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, for his commemoration. And the two of them were blessed from that time until the day of their repose, and they lived in the peace of God. And all this came about through the prayer of the holy Michael, chief of the angels. And may he have mercy upon us and forgive us through the power of the prayer of the holy Michael, chief of the angels. May God protect all of us, the children of baptism, forever and ever. Amen. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, which is read on the twelfth of Yakkātit, in the peace of God. Amen. And there was a certain poor man in a certain country, and his faith was great. He prayed day and night and said, "O my chief and the chief of the angels, have mercy on me, for I am a poor man, and he does not go out from his house, and I have no work, and no wages, and I do not know a merchant." And after this and after that, the holy Michael came and appeared to him in a dream and said to him, "You, a poor man, do not do any of the works, and you say to me day and night, 'Have mercy on me.' What is this?" And he gave to the church and made a donation of the holy Michael. And the poor man took fifty talents and made a donation to the church of the holy Michael. And the two of them were blessed from that time, the day of their name and their love, which is with their beloved, forever and ever.