Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Ṭǝqǝmt)

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily of the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the second of the month of Ṭǝqǝmt, on his feast. The holy one, as we commemorate his greatness and glory for the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, in the peace of the Lord. May his prayer and blessing be upon us, and may the intercession of the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, be with us forever and ever. Amen. A soul that desires and is comforted in its life will not find comfort in the heavens on the day of its death. And like this, a man who has much debt that he pays, and they desire him in the midst of the market, and they find him and seize him, and he sins that he pays and is comforted. And they pursue him, beat him, and strike him, and he is shamed and asks, and he sins and is comforted. Hearken, my fathers, my brothers, and my beloved. We have remembered in the last days, we have written the miracle of Michael, that we may find his face, the Exalted One. And that we may be tossed about in the whirlpool of the bitter sea. And may the Lord grant us mercy and forgiveness. And may he send Michael, the intercessor, to our gatherings. And may the beloved of God receive us, the children of this world. And may he strike down Mastema, the enemy, before us. And may he carry us on his wings from the sea of fire of Sheol. And may he lead us to the house of the Lord, into the bosom of Emmanuel. And may he save us from the garden of the gallows. And may he make us hear, from the voice of mercy, for all of us, the heavenly ones, 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, the chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the second of the month of Ṭǝqǝmt, on his feast. The holy one, as we recall the greatness and glory of the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, by the peace of the Lord, his prayer and his blessing, we shall magnify and exalt the holy Michael, the chief of the angels. May it be with us forever and ever. Amen. A soul that is anxious, that is comforted in its life, will not find anxiety in the heavens on the day of its death. And as this happened, there was a man who had much debt, which he was paying, and they sought him in the midst of the market, and they found him, and they seized him, and he sinned, he who was paying and who was comforted. And they took him, they beat him, and they stripped him, and they shaved him, and they stoned him, and he sinned, he who was comforted. Hallelujah, we send praise to the Lord, and we send thanksgiving to your kingdom. Amen. Hallelujah, to Christ our Savior, until forever and ever. Amen.

After "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily of the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the second of the month of Ṭǝqǝmt, on his feast. The holy one, a" — Listen, O people of the Gospel: a soul that has desired a moment in its life does not find a moment at the time of its death. And thus it happened to a certain man who had a moment of sin and transgression, which he would redeem, and which seized him, and which he had given away. And in the midst of the market of sin and transgression, which would redeem them, he said: "Come to me, O my brothers, for the sake of glory and what will you give me with you in joy and in suffering?" And my word does not cease. The blessing and the gift of the holy Michael, the chief of the angels, and the blessing of our Lady Mary, the Mother of God, the blessing of the prophets, the apostles, the righteous, and the martyrs, be with his servant.