Remembering our holy companions...

   No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near 

your tent, for to His Angels God has given command 

about you, that they guard you in all your ways. 

Upon their hands they will bear you up,

lest you dash your foot against a stone. - Psalm 91: 10-12

Memorial of the GUARDIAN ANGELS

October 2

Pietro Perugino

"It was during the Mass at 6:30 in the morning, at the moment of Consecration.  A dazzling light suddenly shone forth...I had the feeling that this adorable splendor was that of the Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.  Struck to the heart I could only repeat, 'My Lord and My God!'

      At the same moment there appeared the outline of the angels in prayer before the shining Host.  They were kneeling all around the altar in a semi-circle, their backs toward us.  There were eight of them… They did not have wings, but their bodies were enveloped in sort of a mysterious luminescence which clearly distinguished them  from humans. 

      Amazed, not believing my eyes, I opened and closed them, rubbed them, but nothing changed.  All eight were there to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament in an attitude of great devotion. ...

      At the moment of Communion, my guardian angel approached me to invite me to advance to the altar.  At that moment, I clearly distinguished the guardian angels of each member of the community close to their left shoulders, and of the height a little smaller than each.  Like my guardian angel they gave truly the impression of guiding and watching over them with sweetness and  affection.  This scene in itself opened my eyes to the profound meaning of the guardian angel, better than any theological explanation, even the most detailed.  After dinner I gave a complete account of this vision to the Bishop…  Had they not chosen the Feast of the Guardian Angels to show the example of adoration and to reveal their readiness to lead us to the Lord? - Sr Agnes Sasagawa - Excerpt from: Akita, The Tears and Message of Mary - John M Haffert

Guardian angel - Cortuna
 

"Beside each believer stands an angel protector
and shepherd leading him to life." - St Basil

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"God's universal providence works through secondary causes . . . The world of pure spirits stretches between the Divine Nature and the world of human beings; because Divine Wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, Angels execute the Divine plan for human salvation: they are our Guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home."  - St. Thomas Aquinas

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“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.”- St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Angel of God, my guardian dear

to whom God's love commits me here.

Ever this day/night be at my side

to light, to guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

Guardian angel ~ Domenichia

See, I am sending an angel before you, 

to guard you on the way and 

bring you to a place I have prepared. 

 Exodus 23:20
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Click here: The Ministry of Angels, as Seen in a Commercial

Beautiful images and prayers to your guardian angel

found here: Click here: Guardian Angel

Meditation for the Feast of the Guardian Angels. (St John XXIII)

Sermon on the Holy Guardian Angels  (St Bernard of Clairvaux)

Click here: Opus Sanctorum Angelorum
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Celebrate the gift of your holy companion!
Attend Mass and spend time before
our Eucharistic Lord today -
what a blessing for your Guardian Angel -
to be with Our Lord - together!!

Prayer of the heart...

  "Don't drag yourself any longer to His feet.

Follow that first impulse that draws you into His arms.  

That is where your place is." - St Thérèse of Lisieux

"Frequently, only silence can express 

my prayer. However, this Divine Guest of 

the tabernacle understands all, even the 

silence of a child's soul filled with gratitude. 

When I am before the tabernacle,

I can say only one thing to Our Lord:

'My God, you know that I love you'

and I feel my prayer does not tire Jesus."

St Thérèse of Lisieux

aka The Little Flower of Jesus 
and St Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face 
France ~ 1873-1897 
Carmelite Nun 
The Story of a Soul (autobiographical) - a MUST READ! 
Co-Patron of the Missions (w/St Francis Xavier) 
Co-Patron of France (w/St Joan of Arc) 
Doctor of the Church 
Pope St Pius X called her 

"the greatest saint of modern times"

Feast Day - October 1

"I learned from experience that joy 

does not reside in the things about us, but 

in the very depths of the soul."- St. Thérèse

"The only thing I really wish for ...is 

to love until I die of love." - St. Thérèse

"I will spend my heaven doing good on earth.

I will let fall a shower of roses." - St. Thérèse

Seven Sisters roses - Rosa multiflora f. platyphylla

Click here: The Story of St Therese of Lisieux - YouTube (3:30 mins)

 Bishop Barron on Saint Thérèse of Lisieux - YouTube (16 mins) EXCELLENT!

Novena of the Twenty-four Glory Bes to St. Teresa, the Little Flower 

SING ALONG HYMN TO ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS - YouTube

St Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us!

He provides, we trust...

  "Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; 

Improve each moment as it flies!" - St Jerome

"If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews

without food in the desert for fear

that they would collapse on the way,

it was to teach us that it is

dangerous to try to get to heaven

without the Bread of Heaven." - St Jerome 

St Jerome
c. 331- 420

Early Church Father, Doctor of the Church
Brilliant and thorough scholar and writer 

Translated Scripture into Latin (Vulgate) 

Consultant to Popes and Bishops

Feast Day - September 30

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi ~ St Jerome

  "Ignorance of Scripture is 

ignorance of Christ." - St Jerome

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"Be at peace with your own soul, 

then heaven and earth 

will be at peace with you." - St Jerome

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Click here: St. Jerome - YouTube (2 mins)
10 Witty quotes from Saint Jerome
Top 9 quotes of ST. JEROME

St Jerome, pray for us!

Guardians of power and love...

Feast of Archangels

St Michael~St Gabriel~St Raphael

September 29

"O, angelic spirits, 
who guard our tabernacles, wherein lies 
the adorable treasure of the Holy Eucharist,

defend it from profanation 
and preserve it for our love."

St Josemaria Escriva 

"Michael and his Angels battled against the dragon...

Satan, the seducer of the whole world, was driven out."

Revelation 12:7, 9

The Three Archangels and Tobias, Francesco Botticini, 1470

A Sermon of Pope Saint Gregory 
From the Third Nocturne of Matins of the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel

We speak of nine orders of Angels, because we know, by the testimony of Holy Scripture, that there are the following: Angels, Archangels, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Dominations, Thrones, Cherubim and Seraphim. It must be realized that "Angel" is the name of their office, not of their nature. For the holy Spirits of the heavenly homeland are always Spirits, but they cannot always be called Angels; they are Angels only when they are announcing something. Those who announce less important things are called Angels, and those who announce the highest things are called Archangels. And so not any Angel but the Archangel Gabriel was sent to Mary; for this ministry, it was fitting to have the highest Angel, since he was to announce the greatest news of all. These Archangels are also given special names to describe their particular virtue. For Michael means "Who is like to God?" Gabriel means "Strength of God," and Raphael "Medicine of God."

Whenever something is to be done needing great power, Michael is sent forth so that from his action and his name we may understand that no one can do what God can do. Hence that old enemy who through pride desired to be like God is shown at the end of the world, left to his own strength and about to undergo the final punishment, as destined to fight with Michael the Archangel, as John says, "There was a battle with Michael the Archangel." Similarly, Gabriel was sent to Mary; he who is called "Strength of God" came to announce Him who deigned to appear in humility to conquer the powers of the air. And Raphael is interpreted, as we said, "Medicine of God," for when he touched the eyes of Tobias to do the work of healing, he dispelled the "night of his blindness."

Click here: The Archangels - YouTube (1:30 mins)

The Feast of the Holy Archangels: Their Identity & Mission

https://fiveminutehistory.com/10-fascinating-facts-about-mont-saint-michel-the-medieval-city-on-a-rock/
The ultimate Catholic guide to the feast of the archangels 

St Michael, St Gabriel, St Raphael, 
pray for us

and defend us in battle!

Walking through fire... with JOY...

"Who we love shapes what we become."  

St Clare of Assisi

 

When St Margaret Mary Alacoque left the world 

and consecrated herself to God in the cloister, 

she made a private vow and wrote in her blood,

"All for the Eucharist,

nothing for me."

It is useless to attempt to describe 

the Saint's burning love for the Eucharist.

When she was not able to receive Holy Communion, 

she broke out in ardent expressions of love like these:

"I have such a desire for Holy Communion 

that if I had to walk barefoot 

along a path of fire to obtain It,

I would do so with unspeakable joy."

Excerpt from Jesus, Our Eucharistic Love 

Fr Stefano Manelli