As usual I search for information,
and I come up with some great things or I learn a lot about religion, or the
way people worship and celebrate God. So, as I was searching and reading about St.
Michael, I stumbled across something angelic, and I wanted to share it with you
all. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church Second Edition, (335), there
is a “Cherubic Hymn” of the Byzantine Liturgy, which is celebrated in an Orthodox
Liturgy, but it celebrates the memory of St. Michael, St. Gabriel St. Raphael,
and the guardian angels. These ancient lyrics have a symbolic meaning “Angels
gathered around God’s throne” apparently it is based on a passage in Isiah 6:1.
So, I found the hymn and the lyrics and of course I wanted to share with you
all. These lyrics are beautiful, and you mainly hear and sing it during the
great entrance or procession of the Divine Liturgy where the gifts of bread and
wine are taken up to the altar. The lyrics to the hymn I share with you are a
reminder of how we should approach the Eucharist in thanksgiving, it’s a time
to put aside your differences, and receive the one who died for us, the one who
loves us above all. So, we stand and gather with angels to adore our divine and
holy God. Next time you go to church, or any form of Liturgy challenge yourself
to really focus on the Eucharist and who knows you may see yourself sitting
around a table at the supper of the Lord.
The Cherubic Hymn of the Byzantine Liturgy
“We who mystically represent the Cherubim, and who sing to the
Life-Giving Trinity the thrice holy hymn, let us now lay aside all earthly cares
that we may receive the King of all, escorted invisibly by the angelic orders.
Alleluia.”
May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose
Written and created by Katie Robinson
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