St. Gabriel Catholic Church at 3016 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 US - ST. GABRIEL, THE ARCHANGEL
| ST. GABRIEL, THE ARCHANGEL |
St. Gabriel is one of three archangels revealed in scripture. The other two are Michael and Raphael. The name Gabriel means "man of God," or "God has shown himself mighty." It appears first in the prophecies of Daniel in the Old Testament. The angel announced to Daniel the prophecy of the seventy weeks. His name also occurs in the apocryphal book of Henoch. He was the angel who appeared to Zachariah to announce the birth of St. John the Baptizer. Finally, he announced to Mary that she would bear a Son Who would be conceived of the Holy Spirit, Son of the Most High, and Savior of the world. St. Gabriel's feast day is September 29th and he is the patron of communications workers.