feast day: October 2
PRAYER (English)
Angel of God, my guardian dear
to whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day/night be at my side
to light, to guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
PRAYER (Latin)
Angele Dei,
qui custos es mei,
me, tibi commissum pietate superna,
illumina, custodi,
rege et guberna.
Amen.
quotes:
sources: http://angels.about.com/od/FamousQuotes/f/What-Are-Some-Famous-Quotes-About-Guardian-Angels.htm , http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Angels
- "The servants of Christ are protected by invisible, rather than visible, beings. But if these guard you, they do so because they have been summoned by your prayer." - St. Ambrose.
- "The world of pure spirits stretches between the divine nature and the world of human beings; because divine wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, angels execute the divine plan for human salvation: they are our guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home." - St. Thomas Aquinas
- "Angels are principally the guardians of our spirits. Their function is not to do our work for us, but to help us do it ourselves, by God's grace." - Eileen Elias Freeman
- "An angel can illuminate the thought and mind of man by strengthening the power of vision, and by bringing within his reach some truth which the angel himself contemplates." - St. Thomas Aquinas, as quoted in 'Angels : A Joyous Celebration' (1999) by Running Press, p. 121
- "The Lord will command his angels to take good care of you. They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won't trip over a stone." - Psalms 91, 11-12
links/sources:
- "Guardian Angel" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_angel
- "Guardian Angel" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07049c.htm- "Who are our Guardian Angels?" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/angels/guardian.php
- "Guardian Angels 101" (source: About Religion):
http://angels.about.com/od/AngelBasics/u/G-Angels.htm
- "Angels" (source: Wikiquote)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Angels
