Today we remember our dear Guardian Angels. Where would we be without them? So often we never even think of them, yet they are always right there next to us, protecting us from so many dangers, that we do not even know about. We should spend this day in thanksgiving to them for all they do for us. Please be sure to read the whole text which the Holy Father gave today on the Feast of the Guardian Angels.
Dear friends, the Lord is always near and working in human history, and he also accompanies us with the unique presence of his angels, whom the Church venerates today as "guardians," that is, ministers of the divine care for every man. From the beginning until the hour of death, human life is surrounded by their unceasing protection. And the angels are the crown of the august Queen of Victories, the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary, who in the first Sunday of October, precisely at this hour, receives the fervid plea, from the sanctuary in Pompeii and from the whole world, that evil be defeated and the goodness of God be revealed in its fullness.
Do you remember on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th) we told you that the Russian Orthodox have a beautiful ceremony honoring the Cross? Well, here is a short, very beautiful selection of this ceremony!
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Re: The mention of angels. Funny thing, we have this cuddly view of angels, but in the new and old testaments, nobody wanted to meet up with an angel, and those who did meet one were so scared they typically fainted.
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