Angels

Orthodox icon of the Angels Praising our Lord. Contemporary icon.

Orthodox icon of the Angel, Servant of God (2). Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angel, Servant of God (3). Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angel, Servant of God (4). Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angelof the Divine Liturgy, holding the Exapteriga. Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angelof the Divine Liturgy, holding the Exapteryga and the Area (Body of our Christ). Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angel of the Divine Liturgy (3), holding the Chalice. Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

Orthodox icon of the Angel of the Divine Liturgy (4). Contemporary icon.

NOTE: the sizes of the icon are NOT exact.

The name of the store on the icon is just a watermark. The icon will NOT HAVE it.

Orthodox icon of the Angel of the Divine Liturgy (5). Contemporary icon.

NOTE : the sizes of the icon are NOT exact

The name of the store on the icon is just a watermark. The icon will NOT HAVE it.

Orthodox icon of the Angel of the Annunciation. Fresco of 11 cent. Athens, Greece.

Note: the sizes are not exact.

Orthodox icon of Archangel Gabriel (1)

Commemorated November 8th.

Orthodox icon of Archangel Gabriel (2).

Commemorated November 8th.

From the beginning and throughout the history of our salvation, this prince of the incorporeal powers, has been for humankind the Angel of mercy and of divine benevolence. A being of fire, free from all alteration and permanently consecrated to the contemplation of the divine glory, the Archangel Gabriel was designated by the Lord a a ministering spirit, sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation (Heb. 1:14).

According to saint Proclus of Constantinople, his name means "God and man" and signifies that he is charged to announce all the mysteries which have contributed to the preparation for the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. The goal and summit of his mission as therefore the "Rejoice!" which he announced to the Mother of God and which has become the form of praise and thanksgiving of all those who, thanks to him, inherit salvation and try to imitate on earth the angelic way of life.

Orthodox Icon of Archangel Gabriel, Gabriil (3).

Commemorated November 8th.

Gabriel, the holy Archistrategos (Leader of the Heavenly Hosts), is a faithful servant of the Almighty God. He announced the future Incarnation of the Son of God to those of the Old Testament; he inspired the Prophet Moses to write the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament), he announced the coming tribulations of the Chosen People to the Prophet Daniel (Dan. 8:16, 9:21-24); he appeared to St Anna (July 25) with the news that she would give birth to the Virgin Mary. The holy Archangel Gabriel remained with the Holy Virgin Mary when She was a child in the Temple of Jerusalem, and watched over Her throughout Her earthly life.

He appeared to the Priest Zachariah, foretelling the birth of the Forerunner of the Lord, St John the Baptist. The Archangel Gabriel was chosen by the Lord to announce to the Virgin Mary about the Incarnation of the Son of God from Her, to the great rejoicing of all mankind. The Lord sent him to St Joseph the Betrothed in a dream, to reveal to him the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God from the All-Pure Virgin Mary, and warned him of the wicked intentions of Herod, ordering him to flee into Egypt with the divine Infant and His Mother.

When the Lord prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before His Passion, the Archangel Gabriel, whose very name signifies Man of God (Luke. 22:43), was sent from Heaven to strengthen Him. The Myrrh-Bearing Women heard from the Archangel the joyous news of Christ's Resurrection (Mt.28:1-7, Mark 16:1-8). Mindful of the manifold appearances of the holy Archangel Gabriel and of his zealous fulfilling of God's will, and confessing his intercession for Christians before the Lord, the Orthodox Church calls upon its children to pray to the great Archangel with faith and love.

Reference: O.C.A.