Is Uriel a safe Angel?

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Yes, of course. I was just suggesting to look at this differently and thinking that it depends one’s spiritual situation. Just as a sick child may not think of the physician as a safe person, a sinner may fear the angel sent to guide him/her to spiritual safety.
 
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Uriel is fine, and he is a saint in all communities (Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Orthodox)

“The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the fourth century at the Council of Laodicea, which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council. The 35th Canon of the Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced as heretical the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world, but affirmed their proper veneration.”

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/20...changel-michael-and-the-other-bodiless-powers
 
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ReaderT said:
Uriel is fine, and he is a saint in all communities (Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Orthodox)

“The Synaxis of the Chief of the Heavenly Hosts, Archangel Michael and the Other Heavenly Bodiless Powers: Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel was established at the beginning of the fourth century at the Council of Laodicea , which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council. The 35th Canon of the Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced as heretical the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world, but affirmed their proper veneration.”
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The Latin Church does not recognise Uriel. It only recognises Michael, Rafael and Gabriel.
 
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The Latin Church does not recognise Uriel. It only recognises Michael, Rafael and Gabriel.
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The link I posted shows that the Synaxis of the Angels (including Uriel) goes back to the Council of Laodicea, which Roman Catholicism counts itself a participant in - Another page further clarifies:
In the time of Pope Sylvester of Rome and the Alexandrian Patriarch Alexander, in the fourth century, this Feast of the Archangel Michael and the other heavenly powers was instituted, to be celebrated in November. Why in November? Because November is the ninth month after March, and it is thought that the world was created in the month of March. The ninth month after March was chosen because of the nine orders of angels that were the first created beings. St Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the Apostle Paul (that Apostle who was caught up to the third heaven), writes of these nine orders in his book: ‘Celestial Hierarchies’. These orders are as follows: six-winged Seraphim, many-eyed Cherubim, godly Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels and Angels.
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In the time of Pope Sylvester of Rome and the Alexandrian Patriarch Alexander, in the fourth century, this Feast of the Archangel Michael and the other heavenly powers was instituted, to be celebrated in November. Why in November? Because November is the ninth month after March, and it is thought that the world was created in the month of March. The ninth month after March was chosen because of the nine orders of angels that were the first created beings. St Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the Apostle Paul (that Apostle who was caught up to the third heaven), writes of these nine orders in his book: ‘Celestial Hierarchies’. These orders are as follows: six-winged Seraphim, many-eyed Cherubim, godly Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels and Angels.
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That does not show the Latin Church recognises Uriel.

The Council of Laodicea was just a regional synod.

I should have added that the Pope did not attend this Council, nor did he send anyone at all to represent him. In fact the Latin Church had absolutely nothing at all to do with the Council of Laodicea.
 
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That is true - at any rate, the Latin Church was in communion with the Laodiceans (and is in communion with the Eastern Catholic churches) - if Rome’s alright with them venerating St. Uriel, I’m sure you could too 😉
 
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This is interesting because if he wrote opposite thing someone would say “it is just private opinion of one priest, not by Church officially”.
Some priests will say yes and some will say no to veneration of Uriel. It is like any other topic like yoga, Halloween, mindfulness etc. We know how it goes on CAF.

In this case angel Uriel is who we don’t venerate publicly in Latin Church anymore.
Uriel is unknown to us through public revelation no matter of apochrypha and other works. So when we start devotion to Uriel first we assign that name to angel.
The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/c...on_ccdds_doc_20020513_vers-direttorio_en.html
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After all, all angels are included if we pray to all angelic orders, so those whose names we do not know are also included. If Uriel is amongst them then he is included. I don’t see a problem in what Vatican says about assigning names to angels and you are free to pray if you want.

Also, Eastern Catholic Churches have different traditions. Those Churches are Catholic but are autonomous and alone decide on some questions so it is not strange they didn’t remove him.
 
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