"For he hath given his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” - Psalm 90:11
The truth that each and every human soul has a Guardian Angel who protects us from both spiritual and physical evil has been shown throughout the Old Testament, and is made very clear in the New.
It is written that the Lord Jesus was strengthened by an angel in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that an angel delivered St. Peter from prison in the Acts of the Apostles.
Jesus has pointed out that all people have a guardian angel and the work of the angel is to guide and protect us throughout our pilgrimage to the house of the Father. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that angels can act directly on our senses and imaginations - thus encouraging us to make the right decisions.
We need to get into the habit of remembering their presence and offering a prayer of thanksgiving for their support. Doing so enhances our friendship with them and helps us open our hearts to their
directives.
St. Bernard of Chairvaux says “Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.”
(Catholic News Agency - The Guardian Angels - Feast Oct 02)
“ … Christ’s Eucharistic presence brings with it a particular grace making it easier to enter into prayer.”* If you are having trouble praying - visit the chapel.
* Adoration In Spirit and Truth Alain-Marie de Lassus, c.s.j. p111
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