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Angels
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Nine Choirs of Angels
- First Choir – The angels in the first order are closest to Heaven and are concerned with contemplating the glory of God. It is the six-winged Seraphim who sings the Sanctus, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts” (Isaiah 6:3).
- Seraphim
- Cherubim
- Thrones
- Second Choir – The angels in the second order are charged with governing and ordering the laws of the created universe.
- Dominions
- Virtues
- Power
- Third Choir – The angels in the third order are concerned with creation and are most familiar to us.
- Principalities
- Archangels
- Angels
In Church when we recite "Holy, Holy, Holy," we are echoing the Song of Angels!Isaiah 6:1-4
I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:"Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty;
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
the whole earth is full of his glory."
- First Choir – The angels in the first order are closest to Heaven and are concerned with contemplating the glory of God. It is the six-winged Seraphim who sings the Sanctus, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts” (Isaiah 6:3).
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