The attention of our guardian angel is supernatural, and it takes place simultaneously on earth and in heaven. Consider these words of Jesus again: “Their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” Whatever I am doing at this very moment, my guardian angel, who is with me, is beholding the glory of God. Jesus said: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father” (Matthew 18:10 see also Psalm 34:7, Luke 16:22, and Psalm 91:11). Drawing on Scripture, the Church has long taught the existence of guardian angels who personally attend to us. The Catechism states that “the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels” (CCC, 334).
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Someday angels will announce Christ’s second coming, and they will once again be attending Jesus Christ in his full glory, as they do in heaven (see Matthew 25:31). They ministered to him in the desert prior to his public ministry (see Matthew 4:11) and strengthened him in the Garden of Gethsemane as he prepared to die (see Luke 22:43). They protected his life through infancy when threatened by Herod (see Matthew 2:13–14). An angel choir sang at Christ’s birth (see Luke 2:9–14).
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne” (Matthew 25:31). (CCC, 332)Ĭhrist is the center of the angelic world. Finally, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of the Precursor and that of Jesus himself. closed the earthly paradise protected Lot saved Hagar and her child stayed Abraham’s hand communicated the law by their ministry led the People of God announced births and callings and assisted the prophets, just to cite a few examples. A few have famous names we might recognize due to their important roles: Michael, Raphael, and the aforementioned Gabriel. The proof of the existence and work of angels is all over Scripture. The Angelus prayer is derived from that scene. A familiar example is the angel Gabriel meeting the Blessed Virgin Mary and announcing the good news that she has been chosen to bear the Son of God (see Luke 1). If you seek the name of their nature, it is ‘spirit’ if you seek the name of their office, it is ‘angel’” (CCC, 329).Īngels are servants of God - and his messengers. Augustine taught, “‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their nature. Their perfection and splendor surpass all other creatures. They are pure spirit, yet they also possess intelligence and a will. The Bible uses the word angel to refer to these immortal beings. Meanwhile the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) has much to say about these remarkable spiritual creatures. Yet too often, we ignore their existence.
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