Selaphiel appears in verse 31:6 of the 6th century apocryphal Christian text The Conflict of Adam and Eve, which describes how God sends him and Suriyel to help rescue Adam and Eve from Satan’s deception, commanding Selaphiel “to bring them down from the top of the high mountain and to take them to the Cave of Treasures.”
Some Christian traditions consider Selaphiel as the angel in Revelation 8:3–4 in the New Testament, who presents the prayers of people on Earth to God in heaven: "Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand."
PatronageEdit
Selaphiel is often seen as the Patron Saint of prayer and worship for members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Catholic traditions. In some Orthodox traditions, he is said to help people interpret dreams, break addictions, protect children, preside over exorcisms, and rule over music in heaven. Orthodox Christians will seek his help if their prayer is suffering from distractions, inattentiveness, or coldness. In Catholic tradition, he is depicted with a thurible.
PrayersEdit
A prayer often said in Orthodox and Catholic traditions is the simple St. Selaphiel Prayer for Intercession:
O Pure and Holy Archangel St. Selaphiel (Sealtiel), thou dost bow before the Almighty Lord offering angelic salutations of praise and thanksgiving. Guide us in our prayer. Like thee, we would like to unceasingly pray and worship God in the right way. May our lives be like incense pleasing to God. While awaiting for the inevitable time of separation from this material world, may we praise the Holy Trinity in the spirit of true love and humility throughout the days of our lives in eternity. Obtain for us these favors (name them) and present to God the Father all these petitions through Jesus Christ our Lord, together with the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
IconographyEdit
When depicted in iconography by himself or with individual characteristics, he is shown in an attitude of humble prayer, with downcast eyes and arms crossed over his breast.[4] He is also sometimes seen kneeling with incense in a thurible, praying. Prayer is considered his special attribute.[5]
selaphiel, saint, archangel, saint, sealtiel, selatiel, selathiel, hebrew, יא, Šəʾaltīʾēl, tiberian, Šăʾaltīʾēl, have, asked, archangels, byzantine, catholic, eastern, orthodox, traditions, saintarchangel, carrying, thurible, bartolomé, román, 17th, century, a. Saint Selaphiel the Archangel or Saint Sealtiel Selatiel or Selathiel Hebrew ש א ל ת יא ל Seʾaltiʾel Tiberian Săʾaltiʾel 1 I have asked God 2 is one of the archangels in Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions 3 SaintSelaphielArchangel Selaphiel Carrying a Thurible by Bartolome Roman 17th century Archangel SaintVenerated inEastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Catholic ChurchesAttributesPrayer thuribleStatue of Saint Sealtiel Contents 1 Biblical References 2 Patronage 3 Prayers 4 Iconography 5 See also 6 ReferencesBiblical References EditSelaphiel appears in verse 31 6 of the 6th century apocryphal Christian text The Conflict of Adam and Eve which describes how God sends him and Suriyel to help rescue Adam and Eve from Satan s deception commanding Selaphiel to bring them down from the top of the high mountain and to take them to the Cave of Treasures Some Christian traditions consider Selaphiel as the angel in Revelation 8 3 4 in the New Testament who presents the prayers of people on Earth to God in heaven Another angel who had a golden censer came and stood at the altar He was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all God s people on the golden altar in front of the throne The smoke of the incense together with the prayers of God s people went up before God from the angel s hand Patronage EditSelaphiel is often seen as the Patron Saint of prayer and worship for members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Catholic traditions In some Orthodox traditions he is said to help people interpret dreams break addictions protect children preside over exorcisms and rule over music in heaven Orthodox Christians will seek his help if their prayer is suffering from distractions inattentiveness or coldness In Catholic tradition he is depicted with a thurible Prayers EditA prayer often said in Orthodox and Catholic traditions is the simple St Selaphiel Prayer for Intercession O Pure and Holy Archangel St Selaphiel Sealtiel thou dost bow before the Almighty Lord offering angelic salutations of praise and thanksgiving Guide us in our prayer Like thee we would like to unceasingly pray and worship God in the right way May our lives be like incense pleasing to God While awaiting for the inevitable time of separation from this material world may we praise the Holy Trinity in the spirit of true love and humility throughout the days of our lives in eternity Obtain for us these favors name them and present to God the Father all these petitions through Jesus Christ our Lord together with the Holy Spirit forever and ever Amen Iconography EditWhen depicted in iconography by himself or with individual characteristics he is shown in an attitude of humble prayer with downcast eyes and arms crossed over his breast 4 He is also sometimes seen kneeling with incense in a thurible praying Prayer is considered his special attribute 5 See also EditList of angels in theology The World of The Angels Transfiguration of Our Lord Russian Orthodox Church Retrieved December 22 2005 References Edit Khan Geoffrey 2020 The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew Volume 1 Open Book Publishers ISBN 978 1783746767 Strong s Hebrew Concordance 7597 Shealtiel Yuri V Konyev Names and Ranks of Angels 3saints com Archived from the original on 2012 02 06 Retrieved 2011 12 05 The heavenly host and our modern life Holy transfiguration org Retrieved 2011 12 05 The rational heavenly powers Holy transfiguration org Retrieved 2011 12 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Selaphiel amp oldid 1166616853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
