Sunday's hymn

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

Today marks the feast of St. Michael and All Angels (or Michaelmas) on the liturgical calendar. If “Michaelmas” sounds bizarre, it will make more sense when you think of it this way: Michaelmas is a shortened form of “Michael’s Mass,” just like Christmas is a shortened form of Christ’s Mass. These explanations might sound basic if you grew up within a l…