Jeremiel

The Holy Archangel Jeremiel, whose name means "elevation to God", is known as the inspirer of good thoughts and the one who lifts souls to God. He is commemorated on 21 November, in the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels.

He is written of in the third book of Esdras (3 Esdras 4:35 to 37): the souls of the righteous, in their dwelling places, asked how long they would yet hope and when the fruit of their reward would come, and Archangel Jeremiel answered them that it would be when the number of seeds is complete, for the Most High has weighed this age in the balance, measured the times by measure and counted the hours by number, and will not move or hasten them until the appointed measure is fulfilled. Archangel Jeremiel belongs to the host of angels who, at the second coming of Christ, will gather the elect to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven proclaimed in the Gospel. All the nine angelic orders will gather on the day of the Lord's Judgment, when "the Son of Man shall come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him", and the elect will hear the word of the Saviour of the world: "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world".