'Bless the Lord, all you angels of the Lord. Sing his glory and praise forever.'
(Entrance antiphon).
Pope Clement X proclaimed the feast a memorial celebration in the seventeenth century, but devotion goes back to the beginning of Christianity. God has allocated a Guardian Angel to each of us for our protection.
Sacred Scripture says this: 'Are they not all ministering spirits, sent for service, for the sake of those who shall inherit salvation'. (Heb 1:14)
Many saints and holy people enjoyed friendship with their Guardian Angels, whose intercession they frequently sought.
St Josemaria Escriva had a particular devotion to the Guardian Angels; it was exactly on the Feast the Lord let him clearly see the founding of Opus Dei and through this foundation the universal call to holiness would echo throughout the world.
Today let us reaffirm our devotion to our Guardian Angel since we are all in much need of him.
Today let us reaffirm our devotion to our Guardian Angel since we are all in much need of him.
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear,
to whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard and rule and guide.
Amen.
to whom God's love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard and rule and guide.
Amen.
