information on the angel uriel

The Book of Enoch describes Uriel as “one of the holy angels, who is over the world… the leader of them all.” Later we read in the same book: “Uriel showed to me, whom the Lord of glory hath set for ever over all the luminaries of the heaven… the sun, moon, and stars, all the ministering creatures which make their revolution in all the chariots of the heaven.”

Uriel is often referred to as the Great Archangel of the Earth. One contemporary account describes the archangel thus: “He (or she) is the keeper of the mysteries which are deep within the planet, underground and in the hidden depths of the living world.” [Archangel Uriel, Patron of Ecology] Additional information is provided along with the artwork reproduced below.

The feast day of the Archangel Uriel is celebrated July 28. Uriel’s influence is believed to peak during the summer months. According to Corinne Heline: “The beautiful Uriel stands guardian over the activities of the summer. The ripening of grain and the floodtide of blossom are under his guidance. He also supervises the Nature Spirits, those fascinating little sprites who inhabit the elements of earth, air, fire and water, and who lend so much to the beautification of all nature. The highest initiatory teachings belonging to the New Age… are under the direction of Uriel.” [Corinne Heline. The Blessed Virgin Mary. New Age Press, 1971, p. 110.]