Tonus Peregrinus: From a Coptic Discourse on St. Michael

O God of unchangeable Power & eternal Light:
Look favourably on thy whole Church, that wonderful and sacred Mystery; by the effectual working of thy Providence, carry out in tranquillity the plan of Salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by Him through Whom all things were made, thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

01 April 2014

From a Coptic Discourse on St. Michael

My post today draws from an Encomium of Archbishop Severus, Patriarch of Antioch for the Festival of St. Michael the Archangel. We have E.A. Wallis Budge to thank for the translation from the Coptic original with Arabic marginal notes. Budge among others dates the Encomium of Severus to the 7th century. A few others place it at an earlier date.

Below you will find a small section from the beginning of the discourse on the Festival of Holy Michael Archangel, and then we pass to the conclusion with its strong declarations concerning St. Michael and his aid, the rôle God has given him, and the great need the Church has of his intervention and assistance in overcoming the evil one and his minions.