"THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND
THEY ARE GREAT"
THEY ARE GREAT"
Angels can help us in daily activities and choices, during times of joy
and challenges. Do you call upon your Holy Guardian Angel?
The text of today's
Collect tells what this feast is about. "O God, who in your unfathomable
providence are pleased to send your holy Angels to guard us, hear our
supplication as we cry to you, that we may always be defended by their
protection and rejoice eternally in their company. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever."
Through them we
understand the presence, knowledge and will of God for us, in the circumstances
of our lives (Cf. "Angels," New Dictionary of Theology, Richard
Woods, OP.)
Regarding angels,
opinions or beliefs range between extremes of "no such thing" to
"they are everywhere and they are great." Maybe this reflection will
be helpful in your belief about the angels.
Jesus says in the
Gospel today. "See that you do not despise the little ones." God
dwells with the lowly and regards them with compassion. His angels watch over
them as guardians. "For He will give His angels charge of you to guard you
in all your ways" (Ps 91:11.) God had not left us alone in our struggle
"to refuse evil and to choose good" (Is 7:15.) The angels are His
"ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to
obtain salvation" (Heb. 1:14.) Scripture is full of examples of how the
angels serve as messengers and protectors.
Points to Pray and Ponder: The Lord has put angels in charge. Teach me
wisdom and let me serve. The word angel means "messenger, especially of
God." Angels can help us in daily activities and choices, during times of
joy and challenges. Do you call upon your Holy Guardian Angel?