Did You Know...?

Did you know that the Feast of Michaelmas is approaching? Tomorrow in St. Cyprian's we will mark the Holy Day of St. Michael and All angels.

Here is what Anglican priest and poet, Malcolm Guite, wrote about Michaelmas in his book of sonnets entitled Sounding the Seasons:

St. Michael and All Angels

Michaelmas gales assail the waning year,

And Michael's scale is true, his blade is bright.

He strips dead leaves, and leaves the living clear

To flourish in the touch and reach of light.

Archangel bring your balance, help me turn

Upon this turning world with you and dance

In the Great Dance.  Draw near, help me discern,

And trace the hidden grace in change and chance.

Angel of fire, love's fierce radiance,

Drive through the deep until the steep waves part;

Undo the dragon's sinuous influence

And pierce the clotted darkness in my heart.

Unchain the child you find there, break the spell

And overthrow the tyrannies of hell.

For the Biblical passage about Archangel Michael, read Revelation 12:1-10.

For more information on Michaelmas, here's what Wikipedia has to say about the Feast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelmas