Happy Michaelmas!

Happy Michaelmas! Welcome to the fall. Besides it being the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, today is the day that marks the fall term in English schools. From now until Christmas is Michaelmas term. According to legend you better eat your fill of blackberries today because tomorrow they will be rotten. Satan comes and snatches them up or something :) It's a cute legend.

Here is Michael himself. It took me a long time to find a manly portrait. He's still got girly hair. Who says angels have long hair? The Renaissance strikes again!
Either way, I'm sure glad I'm on the right side of this guy :) His sword is intimidating enough.

Rev 12:7-12ab

War broke out in heaven;
Michael and his angels battled against the dragon.
The dragon and its angels fought back,
but they did not prevail
and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
The huge dragon, the ancient serpent,
who is called the Devil and Satan,
who deceived the whole world,
was thrown down to earth,
and its angels were thrown down with it.

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have salvation and power come,
and the Kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Anointed.
For the accuser of our brothers is cast out,
who accuses them before our God day and night.
They conquered him by the Blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
love for life did not deter them from death.
Therefore, rejoice, you heavens,
and you who dwell in them.”

Hallelujah. Victory belongs to our God! AMEN