An Angels name

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I can guess that angels have a name given to them by the Father because of the book of revelation. I wonder if I have disobeyed church teaching by calling my Guardian Angel by a name that I was given permission by the angel to call it. I do talk with my angel if you are wondering how this is possible. I think this is a grace given to me by God but that is a different topic.
 
I remember hearing some pious urban legend that if you asked for your guardian angel’s name right before you went to sleep, then you would be given the angel’s name the moment you woke up.

The Church discourages this, though. From the [Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy](http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/c..._doc_20020513_vers-direttorio_en.html#Chapter Six) (article 217):

The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture.

It’s not an outright condemnation of the practice, but we should be very wary. It’s not really our place to name the angels. And there’s no guarantee that any name we “receive” is accurate.
 
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I can guess that angels have a name given to them by the Father because of the book of revelation. I wonder if I have disobeyed church teaching by calling my Guardian Angel by a name that I was given permission by the angel to call it. I do talk with my angel if you are wondering how this is possible. I think this is a grace given to me by God but that is a different topic.
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Maybe speaking with your parish priest will help you find peace in your question.

Guardian Angels ~ Pray for us.

(Feast Day - Oct. 2)
 
Pax Christi!

On EWTN yesterday (OCT. 2nd, Feast of Guardian Angels) Fr. Larry Richards gave a homily in which he told a story: When he was in seminary, his spiritual director told him to pray about his guardian angel’s name, then open Scripture and look for the first name he could find. He did this and ended up with the name Barabbas for his GA.

Why not?

God bless.
 
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Pax Christi!

On EWTN yesterday (OCT. 2nd, Feast of Guardian Angels) Fr. Larry Richards gave a homily in which he told a story: When he was in seminary, his spiritual director told him to pray about his guardian angel’s name, then open Scripture and look for the first name he could find. He did this and ended up with the name Barabbas for his GA.

Why not?

God bless.
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Why not? Because I wouldn’t want to be the person who opened up the Scripture to Matthew 12:24.
 
svid2 said:
Pax Christi!

On EWTN yesterday (OCT. 2nd, Feast of Guardian Angels) Fr. Larry Richards gave a homily in which he told a story: When he was in seminary, his spiritual director told him to pray about his guardian angel’s name, then open Scripture and look for the first name he could find. He did this and ended up with the name Barabbas for his GA.

Why not?

God bless.
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Fr. Larry was in the radio?! He is one if the priest that lives very close to me. About. A 20 minute drive. He even lead one of my retreats
 
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Fr. Larry was in the radio?! He is one if the priest that lives very close to me. About. A 20 minute drive. He even lead one of my retreats
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Pax Christi!

Nope. On TV. The mid-day Mass. Noon, Eastern time on our TV service.

Loved his homily! He seems great!

God bless.
 
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