The fastest among them caught sight of the newborn child from stable’s roof and instantly understood their mission was to They were so excited that they were to witness the birth of God’s Only Son that flew closer to earth and sang sweetly. Finally, they had to make do with the inn’s stable. Tiny angels did all they could and tried to do their best but could not help the couple to find shelter in the inn in the over-crowded town. According to a legend, God appointed a small group of tiny angels, who were just learning their angel ways, to watch over Joseph and Mary on their journey to Bethlehem.
Another angel informed Joseph that he should marry Mary and look after the Christ. Gabriel, the heavenly Christmas angel brought the divine news to Mary and revealed that she was chosen to bear God’s son. Angels were the ones that brought us the news of the birth of the Christ child. They were quite instrumental in birth of Jesus Christ and hence, play an important role in Christmas celebration and festivities. According to Saint Thomas, angels have perfect knowledge except things that can depend on human choice and things that only God knows.
Saint Thomas believed that angels fill the gap between God and mankind; they are countless and immortal. It was in 1100 to 1200 AD when Christian doctrine about angels evolved rapidly, as in the teachings of Saint Thomas Aquinas. We all have our guardian angels or angel guardians who protect us, look after us and comfort us in times of distress. Angels are headed by a chief angel known as an Archangel whose name is Saint Michael. In Bible, nine ranks of angels are mentioned with Seraphim and Cherubim angels on top.
According to the New Testament, when people are sorry for their sins, angels rejoice. It was the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of Christianity, which first mentions that angels had a human body and angel wings and could fly. ‘Wings’ are said to symbolize Innocence, Virtue, Purity, Peace and Love, which place them above Humans though they are still under God. Traditionally, pictures and poems on angels portray them having human bodies with wings sprouting from their backs. Angels are believed to be immortal, who live in Heaven, and act as intermediaries between God and Humankind.
Christmas angels are perhaps the most popular form of angels that are used in our celebrations. In Bible, heavenly angels are mentioned as messengers of god. ‘Angels’ in Greek mean ‘Messengers’.
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