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Patron Saints Index: Gabriel the Archangel - English
URL: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintg03.htm

Also known as Fortitudo Dei Memorial 29 September (formerly 24 March) Profile Archangel. Messenger of God. One of the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible. Appeared to the prophet Daniel to explain the prophet's visions relating to the Messiah. (Daniel 8:16-26; 9:21) Appeared to Zachary in the temple to announce the coming of Zachary's son, John the Baptist, and to strike Zachary mute for his disbelief. (Luke 1:11-20) Appeared to Mary to let her know she'd been selected to bear the Saviour. (Luke 1:25-38).

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Gabriel the Archangel - English
URL: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06330a.htm

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Thus he is throughout the angel of the Incarnation and of Consolation, and so in Christian tradition Gabriel is ever the angel of mercy while Michael is rather the angel of judgment. At the same time, even in the Bible, Gabriel is, in accordance with his name, the angel of the Power of God, and it is worth while noting the frequency with which such words as "great", "might", "power", and "strength" occur in the passages referred to above.

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