{"product_id":"the-angels-their-mission-9781933184463","title":"The Angels \u0026 Their Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe truth about angels -- \u003cbr\u003eaccording to the Fathers of the Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom St. Augustine to John Henry Newman, the greatest among the saints and men of God have lived on familiar terms with the angels; and the Church has always accorded them a very large place in her theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent theologians have dwelt on dry questions about the nature of the angels, but the early Fathers of the Church, with the memory of Jesus fresh in their minds (and of the angels of whom He spoke often) were fascinated with the energetic action of the angels among men and the ways in which the angels have carried out that mission from the instant of Creation through the time of Jesus; and how they will continue their work even unto the end of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the works of these early Fathers of the Church, the late French Cardinal Jean Daniélou has drawn forth threads of knowledge and wisdom which he has here woven into a lucid and bright tapestry that shows us who the ministering angels really are, and how--in every instant and in every way--they are working for your salvation and mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you'll find no sentimental cherubs: the Fathers knew that majesty and power cloak actual angels, which is why God gave them the formidable tasks of shepherding not only souls, but entire nations, and the motions of the entire material universe itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen these pages to meet the glorious angels as they were known by the Church's greatest saints and theologians: Origen and Eusebius, and Sts. Basil, Ambrose, Methodius, Gregory of Nyssa, Clement of Alexandria, and John Chrysostom (among others).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon you, too, will find yourself on familiar terms with the angels, and they'll begin to play in your life the larger role that God intends them to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean Cardinal Danielou was a French theologian, historian, and author. Ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus in 1938, Father Danielou went on to gain great renown as a scholar, particularly in the field of Patristics. Apart from his scholarly research and writing, Father Danielou also penned many books, making his theological ideas- about prayer, worship, the early Church, the loving self-revelation of God through human history - accessible to a lay audience.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476215533842,"sku":"9781933184463","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91b5d4b1-ef07-4254-aed6-f033efcd9e47.jpg?v=1737126086","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-angels-their-mission-9781933184463","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}