THEOLOGICAL CLUE

The eschatological/kerygmatic motif of the gospel, which is injected into the liturgy of the church by its year, may become almost indistinguishable by this part of Pentecost, but once more the proximity of a minor festival renews the kerygmatic accent of Sunday worship. Depending on the lectionary followed and the calendar year, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost will be near St. Michael and All Angels Day. St. Michael and All Angels is September 28; Saint Michael gets the preeminent place in Protestant calendars as one who has fought the good fight for God and has led in the defeat of Satan. The angels, who have given gospel (good news and warnings) messages from God to human beings for countless ages, are remembered for what they are, "heralds of the gospel," as Jame…