Angels-HOLIDAYS, ANGEL

In the Catholic tradition, there are two holy days (the source of our
word holiday) associated with angels: the Feast of Guardian Angels,
celebrated on October 2, and St. Michael and All Angels (often
called Michaelmas), celebrated on September 29. Before the church
calendar was reformed in 1969, each of the three angels mentioned in
the Bible had his own feast day, Gabriel on March 24, Raphael on
October 24, and Michael on September 29. St. Michael’s feast has
thus become a combined holiday (like President’s Day) that is now the
celebration of all the angels. Interestingly, the Ethiopian and Egyptian
Orthodox churches celebrate a feast on July 28 in honor of the fourth
archangel, Uriel.