With thy soft touch, oh! dry their tears Īnd Jesu’s name, supremely fair. Therefore, call upon your angel with confidence. While we should always seek moral guidance, the sacraments, and the Will of God, we also aren’t doing it alone.
Bernard tells us, we don’t need to fear the plans of Satan while we remain close to our guardian angel. Bernard of Clairvaux, “Sermon on the Holy Guardian Angels” They are faithful they are prudent they are powerful why do we tremble? Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide -St. Why should we fear under such guardians? Those who keep us in all our ways can neither be overcome nor be deceived, much less deceive. They Embolden Us Against Fear & the Devil Through their prayers and intercessions, our guardian angels help us to stay on the moral path. Thomas Aquinas, angels enlighten us “not only concerning what is to be believed but also as regards what is to be done.” Your guardian angel is also there to help you discover the Lord’s will amidst the chaos. Bernard of Clairvaux, “ Sermon on the Holy Guardian Angels”Īngels protect us from demons, and that includes temptations to sin.
Guardian angel prayer catholic trial#
They Provide Moral GuidanceĪs often, therefore, as a most serious temptation is perceived to weigh upon you and an excessive trial is threatening, call to your guard, your leader, your helper in your needs, in your tribulation cry to him and say: ‘ Lord, save us we perish!’ -St. As well, offer your thanksgiving for to God for providing a guardian angel to guide you. If you are struggling, ask your angel to offer your sufferings and desires to the Lord on your behalf. Your guardian angel is there to pray for you. In Tobit 12, when the Archangel Raphael finally reveals his identity, he states, “I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels who present the prayers of the saints and enter into the presence of the glory of the Holy One.” We even find this teaching in the Old Testament. As the Baltimore catechism puts it, “they offer our prayers, good works and desires to God.” They are there to guard us, absolutely, but part of that role includes praying for us. It may sound strange, but your guardian angel is your own personal patron saint. Guardian Angels Intercede For UsĪs guardian angels, they are sent by the Lord to stand by our side and to become our “personal patron saints,” praying for us, protecting us from the terrors of darkness, and perhaps even prodding our consciences to bring us back from spiritual perils. Here are four things your guardian angel does for you: 1.
One of the things I’ve learned is that guardian angels do far more than protect us. Since learning about Padre Pio’s friendship with his guardian angel, I’ve found comfort in my learning about guardian angels as I try to grow in friendship with mine. So, as a lonely person, I began to find comfort in the teaching that guardian angels can be a source of comfort and friendship to such a degree that these personal protectors can comfort our loved ones in a time of need. Like many people of my generation, I often endure the pain of loneliness. It was during this long year that I learned how Padre Pio would send his guardian angel to comfort people. I just never cared to think about the subject. I wouldn’t say I disbelieved in guardian angels. To be fair to her and my guardian angel, their concerns were mostly correct.īy adulthood, I had unknowingly neglected my guardian angel to the point of regarding him as something like folklore. This comforted them, especially my anxious mom whose imagination envisioned a lot of trouble I could get up to. Lest you dash your foot against a stone.” (Psalm 91:11-12)įrom an early age, my devout parents taught me that I had an angel at my side to protect and guide me. “For he will give his angels charge of you,
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