Our Guardian Angels [Ecumenical]

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[AnAmericanMother]

We eat at that restaurant a LOT! (it's the least we can do!)

The prayer to St. Michael is a very powerful prayer. I'm going to give my son an illuminated copy when he joins the Marines after high school.

[AnAmericanMother]

I'm just a baby Catholic, with some odd knowledge of Latin and medieval history, I learn so much from everybody here!

Especially the "customs of the country" that cradle Catholics take in with their mothers' milk!

[AnAmericanMother]

Is your parish dedicated to St. Anthony, or does he have a local devotion?

We have a statue of St. Anthony on the grounds of the school attached to our parish, but so far as I know no novena or special celebration of his feast day.

[mware]

I attend St Anthony of Padua, in Hammonton NJ

HIs feast day is June 13th

Unfortunately our bishop has recommended that our parish be mergered with two others.

It's not final yet, and we hope that his recommendations will be overturned during the review process in Rome.

[Frank Sheed]

My brother-in-law wore a “four service medal” in Korea when the DMZ was still “hot” (circa, 1969). It had each service represented and St. Michael in the middle. It is still available from Aquinas and More and a lot of other Catholic outlets.

When I watch “The Untouchables,” the medal that Sean Connery has is “Saint Jude.” No offense to St. Jude but the St. Michael medal is actually in the shape of a “police badge” and my whole family wore it. We had them blessed in fives and tens. My mom would have killed my dad if he left home without it (he kept it on his key-ring with his “call box key”).

That is “old style Catholicism, Mother.” The patron against the forces of hell was always Holy Michael Archangel.

If your son is joining the Marines, see if you can get him an Archbishop Fulton Sheen WW-II prayer book. They were available for $5.00 from somewhere and I sent a bunch to Iraq. Still have one in my living room... It has everything under the sun in it.

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[AnAmericanMother]

I bet ABE books has a copy. I was able to get a Liber very cheap there.

I've seen the "four service medal" somewhere. Also the St. Michael in the shape of a badge.

Isn't it St. Florian for the firemen?

[Tax-chick]

I have a keychain with a medallion that has Pope Benedict on one side and Pope John Paul on the other.

[trisham]

Most people don't take this topic very seriously or they consider it fine for children but not for adults. There have been occasions in the past when I sent my guardian angel off on a mission to assist someone in need. I have also entrusted the names of those who have asked for prayers to my guardian angel so I won't forget anyone. You should get to know your guardian angel. It's very comforting to realize they are there for you, even when you are not consciously thinking of them.

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Oh, I couldn't agree more, NYer!

[trisham]

However, I also consider St. Martha (grumpy housekeeper) and St. Matthew the Tax-collector patrons.

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I love that. :)

[Tax-chick]

And I’ll bet St. Martha did housework in the local equivalent of hand-me-down shorts (thanks, Mom!) and a Free Republic t-shirt. Although tradition says she didn’t have children, so she couldn’t have had a mob of boys yelling, “I said I want a drink of milk!” all day :-).

If the saints were *really* flawless figures with perfect hair and the latest in Italian Renaissance high fashion ... at a time with no running water or air conditioning ... right ... what good would they be as examples for us? I think photography has been a real blessing to the faithful, because we can see that even the most dramatically holy people looked human - wrinkles, bad teeth, glasses, silly beards - and lived with dirt and bugs and bodily functions, just like us.

[trisham]

If the saints were *really* flawless figures with perfect hair and the latest in Italian Renaissance high fashion ... at a time with no running water or air conditioning ... right ... what good would they be as examples for us?

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Good point. Think of Mother Theresa.

[Tax-chick]

Think of Mother Theresa.

As often as possible :-).

[stuartcr]

OK, it’s medicinal pain distributed by angels to those people they deem deserving.

[stuartcr]

What about the vindictive punishment/pain inflicted by bad angels? God knows about that happening to people also. How is it determined who gets medicinal punishment, or who gets vindictive punishment? Sounds like medical ailments are relative to what a person has done in his life.

[Salvation]

BTTT!

[bunkerhill7]

In 1981, I was doing drug surveillance for the local govt. I was living next to a dealer and kept his movements communicated to the cops. One night his 300 pound bodyguard accosted me toward twilight. He grabbed me by the throat and said to me: "We know who you are!" I knew he carried. Evidently my cover had been blown. I said a quick prayer:"ὁ τό ἄγγελου [ho to angelou, O my angel!]{coz I knew some NT Greek prayers taught to me at Catholic University-} He still had me by the throat when I put my hands on his big chest and pushed. To my amazement he started floating away me. I said," Thank you guardian angel! I ran as fast as I could away from him. Of course later I was shaking but at the time I was really calm and I knew God would help me in danger. True story..

[NYer]

Amazing story ... the power of prayer! Thanks for sharing.

[Salvation]

Some additional FR threads about Guardian Angels.

What Do You Know About Your Guardian Angels?
Pope: With The Guardian Angels God Takes Care of The Entire Life of Every Man
St Gemma Galgani and her Guardian Angel [Catholic Caucus]

The True Role of Guardian Angels
Touched by Padre Pio's guardian angels [Catholic Caucus]
Celebrating Guardian Angels - October 2 - Feast of the Guardian Angels [Ecumenical]
Guardian Angels
OF GUARDIAN ANGELS AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY NOT JUST ON EARTH BUT IN PURGATORY [Catholic Caucus]