Minor Festival -- St. Michael and All Angels (September 29, 2024)

               Lutheran worship is liturgical.  While that often refers to an order of worship, it can also refer to the calendar of the Church Year.  The Church Year includes major festivals, such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, etc...  On Sunday, September 29, we will recognize a minor festival, the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels.

               At this festival, we praise God for his servants, the angels.  God employs angels to watch over his people (Psalm 91:9-12; Hebrews 1:14).  When we survey the Scriptures, we see that angels do much more.  They proclaim God’s praise, and they point us to Christ as the Savior of all mankind.  As we observe this Minor Festival, we will heed the angel’s words, giving our attention to the grace God has poured out on all the world through Christ.