I finished last week's episode a little bit unsettled, because with all the detailed information St. Thomas, Dionysius, Augustine, and John of Damascus give us about angels throughout Church history, I wondered how they came up with such detail and what it all means. This episode is an "aha!" moment I had the night I finished last week's show (that I also found confirmed in Aquinas), about the angelic hierarchy and the choirs' roles; but more than that, the meaning behind the angelic hierarchy. 

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What We Discussed | Show Notes
John of Damascus, An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Book II Chapters 3-4
Catholic Encyclopedia, Angels
St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, First Part Question 108
Dionysius the Areopagite, The Celestial Hierarchy
Overview:
Minutes 00:00-12:00 –  a leftover burning question of why: what> how> do
Minutes 12:01-24:00 – how the angelic hierarchy fits into Providence; the Angel of the Lord in Scripture; review of angelic names indicate divisions and tasks 
Minutes 24:01-36:00 – (cont.) review of the angelic hierarchical names and tasks; Dionysius
Minutes 36:01-48:00 – nature and grace in the hierarchy; the strangeness in how the Scriptures sometimes portray the angels
Transcript
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