Entering the Sukkah with prayer.
Friday evening, September 29, 2023.
Bible:
“You will dwell in booths for seven days; all natives of Israel shall dwell in temporary huts (sukkahs)”. (Leviticus 23:42)
Joining our Jewish brothers & sisters.
Remembering our 40 years walking in the desert.
Sheltering of the Israelites in the wilderness.
Walking from Egypt to Canaan, from Taurus to Aries.
Led by the Disciple Moses.
Protected & guarded by St. Michael, the Archangel.

We honor St. Michael during the days of the Succoth.
These days are called Michaelmas – & the Days of Sukkot.
Or the Days of Ingathering.

Sukkoth is called the Pilgrim Festival and the Fall Harvest festival – beginning today after the full Harvest Moon. “Feast of the Ingathering,” Exodus 23:16), when grains and fruits were gathered at the harvest’s end, and to ḥag ha-sukkot (“Feast of Booths,” Leviticus 23:34), recalling the days when the Israelites lived in huts (sukkot) during their years of wandering in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt. The festival is characterized by the erection of huts made of branches and by the gathering of four species of plants, with prayers of thanksgiving to God for the fruitfulness of the land.

Michaelmas
Feast of St. Michael, the Archangel, Earth’s guide and protector during autumn. It was also St. Michael who led the Jewish people safely through their 40-year sojourn in the desert wilderness before entering Canaan.
During each season a different cosmic protector or archangel tends and cares for and protects Earth and her kingdoms. The autumn Archangel is Michael. He carries a fiery sword.

O Lord our God and God of our fathers,
Cause Your Divine spirit to dwell in our midst.
Spread over us your shelter of peace,
and encircle us with Your majestic glory, holy and pure.
For those who are hungry and thirsty,
grant them sufficient bread and water.
Lord, grant us a long life in the holy land
that we may serve You with reverence.
Praised be the Lord forever.
Amen, Amen.