The letters of Gabriel’s name converge at the center of the seal. Julio associates this figure with peace, the calming of dissension, and success in endeavors.
Read the symbolism
The plate in the third volume bears the name Gabriel and a request for intercession. In the explanation of the first version, Julio recalls the archangel’s mission to Mary and the salutation of the Annunciation. The two figures refer to the same archangel, with different exergues.
The attributed effects
The author attributes peace, the calming of disputes, and assistance in endeavors and poverty to the sign. The old entry also makes claims of healing. These applications are presented as Julio’s spiritual attributions.
Usage according to Julio
The entry for this version asks the reader to refer to the one in the second volume. The support is included as part of the blessing, consecration, and a prayer intention. For certain applications of the first version, Julio mentions adding one of his prayers.
A personal reading
A personal reading may focus on the words that bring people closer together. Choose a relationship or situation in which you would like more peace, then formulate an intention of listening and dialogue based on the figure of Gabriel.
The source and variants
The reproduction comes from the third volume, plate no. 19. It differs from the version in Liturgical Prayers, p. 554, whose exergue refers to the salutation to Mary.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, Vincennes, at the author’s, 1908. Explanation and application no. 67, p. 451; cross-reference p. 439. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports: pp. 462–463.
Classic directory numbering: 19 of 44. This numbering differs from the engraving inventory in the old volumes.
Read the entry in the 1908 edition
Engraving extracted from the copy digitized by the Divinity School Library, Duke University / Internet Archive, at 360 dpi. Composition, lettering, and colors preserved.
