Saint George Church, in New Baden, Illinois
Saint Michael the Archangel Church, in Shrewsbury, Missouri
Saint Mary and Saint Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, in Saint Louis County, Missouri
Most Sacred Heart Church, in Eureka, Missouri
The Feast of Saint Michael was a holy day of obligation in the middle ages, and is still an important date in England, where this feast day goes by the name Michaelmas. Under the liturgical calendar of 1969, this day is known as the Feast of Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels. Even prior to Christianity, Saint Michael was the patron of Israel, is venerated in Islam, and is patron of the Universal Church, the military, police, emergency responders, and many others.
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