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St. Augustine says: “‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their
nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is ‘spirit’; if you seek the
name of their office, it is ‘angel’: from what they are, ‘spirit’, from what
they do, ‘angel.'”188 With their whole beings the angels are
servants and messengers of God. Because they “always behold the face of my
Father who is in heaven” they are the “mighty ones who do his word,
hearkening to the voice of his word”.189
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
- Article 1 “I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
- Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH
- Article 1 “I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH”
- CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P1A.HTM