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the Archangel
Of the Seven Archangels

Te Anahera Rangatira a Ananielthe Archangel

Ka whakahuatia te anahera rangatira a Ananiel i roto i te doxology me te heteni Kopita o ngā ope o te rangi.

The Story

E whakaaetia ana a Ananiel e ngā waiata Kopita i roto i ngā anahera rangatira tokowhitu e tū ana i mua i te torona o te Atua. I roto i ngā doxology o te karakia me te Psalmody o te Hāhi ka honoa tōna ingoa ki a Mikaere, Kāpariera, Rāwhaera, Huriera, Hetakiel, Haratiel, me Ananiel — te ope o te rangi e whakahōnoretia ana e te Hāhi Kopita Ōrthodoxe hei wairua minita ka tonoa kia mahi mā te hunga e riro ai te whakaoranga (Hīperu 1:14 (Hebrews 1:14)).

Content

Ka mārama te Hāhi ki ēnei anahera rangatira i runga i te tauira kua takoto e te Karaipiture. Ka kī a Rāwhaera, "Ko Rāwhaera ahau, tētahi o ngā anahera tapu tokowhitu, e tāpae nei i ngā inoi a te hunga tapu, e haere mai, e haere atu nei i mua i te kororia o te Mea Tapu" (Topia 12:15 (Tobit 12:15)); ā, ka kite a Hāto Hoani i "ngā anahera tokowhitu e tū ana i te aroaro o te Atua", i hoatu nei ki a rātou ngā tetere tokowhitu (Whakakitenga 8:2 (Revelation 8:2)). I waenganui i tēnei rōpū wāwhitu o ngā kaiwawao ka whakaingoa te Synaxarium me ngā waiata o te Hāhi i a Ananiel.

Ko te tūnga o ngā anahera rangatira he tū i te aroaro o te Ariki, kia tāpae i ngā inoi a te hunga tapu i mua i tōna kororia, kia tonoa hoki i roto i tāna mahi. Ka titiro rātou ki te kanohi o te Matua i te rangi (Matiu 18:10 (Matthew 18:10)), ka koa rātou mō ia kaihara e ripeneta ana (Ruka 15:10 (Luke 15:10)). Me Ananiel me ōna hoa anahera rangatira, ka karanga ngā rārangi maha o te rangi me te kore mutu, "Tapu, tapu, tapu, te Ariki, te Atua Kaha Rawa" (Whakakitenga 4:8 (Revelation 4:8)), ā, ka honoa e te Hāhi i te whenua tōna reo ki ō rātou i roto i te Karakia.

I roto i tana karakia ka inoi te Hāhi ki te Ariki kia homai te atawhai me te rangimārie mā ngā wawaotanga o ngā rārangi o te rangi me ngā anahera rangatira e minita ana i tōna aroaro. Ka pupuri te tikanga Kopita i te maharatanga ki a Ananiel, ehara hei kōrero hītori motuhake, engari hei ingoa tapu e whakaaetia ana i roto i te whakamoemiti i waenga i ngā anahera rangatira — he kaiwhakaatu ko te karakia e tāpaea ana i raro he kotahi tonu me te karakia kore mutu o te rangi, kei reira ēnei wairua manaakitia e whakakororia ana i te Atua, e wawao ana mō tōna iwi.

Kia tau mai tāna wawaotanga ki a tātou. Āmine.

Titles

Archangel of the Lord
Of the Seven Standing Before God
Messenger of the Most High
Of the Heavenly Hosts
Servant of the Divine Presence
Doxology · salutations to the Archangel

The Hymn

A best-effort translation for meaning — not the original poetic text.
Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koe, e te Anahera Rangatira a Ananiel, te anahera rangatira o ngā ope mārama.
Ka mahara te Hāhi ki a koe me Mikaere, Kāpariera, Rāwhaera, Huriera, Hetakiel, me Haratiel i roto i te whakamoemiti o ngā rārangi o te rangi.
Inoi mō mātou i mua i te Ariki, kia homai e ia te murunga hara.
Tiakina mātou i roto i te wehi ki te Atua me te mōhio ki āna ture.
E te kaimahi o te mea ngaro o te Atua, e tū ana i mua i te torona,
wawaongia te iwi o te Karaiti, kia ora rātou i runga i te rangimārie me te hari.