ed ▁children ▁of ▁God ") ▁to ▁assist ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁▁ ▁Bar ach iel ▁is ▁also ▁tradition ally ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁February ▁and ▁the ▁Z odia cal ▁sign ▁P is ces . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁sometimes ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁Jup iter ▁and ▁the ▁z odia cal ▁sign ▁Sc or pio . ▁ ▁Bib lic al ▁texts ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Book ▁of ▁En och ▁describes ▁arch angel ▁Bar ach iel ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ang els ▁who ▁serve ▁as ▁great ▁and ▁hon ored ▁ang el ic ▁princes ▁in ▁heaven , ▁and ▁mentions ▁that ▁Bar ach iel ▁leads ▁ 4 9 6 , 0 0 0 ▁other ▁ang els . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ser aph im ▁class ▁of ▁ang els ▁who ▁guard ▁God ' s ▁throne , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁guard ian ▁ang els . ▁ ▁P ray ers ▁ ▁A ▁general ▁prayer ▁to ▁St . ▁Bar ach iel ▁common ▁in ▁By z antine ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Orth odox ▁trad itions ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁O ▁Power ful ▁Arch angel , ▁St . ▁Bar ach iel , ▁filled ▁with ▁heaven ’ s ▁glory ▁and ▁spl endor , ▁thou ▁art ▁right ly ▁called ▁God ’ s ▁ben ed iction . ▁We ▁are ▁God ’ s ▁children ▁placed ▁under ▁thy ▁protection ▁and ▁care . ▁We ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁filled ▁with ▁confusion ▁and ▁demon ic ▁influ ences . ▁Come ▁to ▁our ▁aid ▁as ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁our ▁left