Information on Guardian Angels

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Within Catholic Theology, what information is there on guardian angels? I’m curious about them.
 
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Within Catholic Theology, what information is there on guardian angels? I’m curious about them.
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It is considered theologically certain that each member of the faith has a special guardian angel from the time of baptism. “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” (St. Basil, Adv. Eunomium III, 1: PG 29, 656B.)

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336 From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession.202 "Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life."203 Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united in God.
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http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s2c1p5.htm
 
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It is considered theologically certain that each member of the faith has a special guardian angel from the time of baptism. “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” (St. Basil, Adv. Eunomium III, 1: PG 29, 656B.)

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Do unbaptized people have guardian angels?
 
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Vico:
It is considered theologically certain that each member of the faith has a special guardian angel from the time of baptism. “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” (St. Basil, Adv. Eunomium III, 1: PG 29, 656B.)

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Do unbaptized people have guardian angels?
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Catholic Encylopedia has this:
St. Thomas teaches us (Summa Theologica I:113:4) that only the lowest orders of angels are sent to men, and consequently that they alone are our guardians, though Scotus and Durandus would rather say that any of the members of the angelic host may be sent to execute the Divine commands. Not only the baptized, but every soul that cometh into the world receives a guardian spirit; St. Basil, however (Homily on Psalm 43), and possibly St. Chrysostom (Homily 3 on Colossians) would hold that only Christians were so privileged. Our guardian angels can act upon our senses (I:111:4) and upon our imaginations (I:111:3) — not, however, upon our wills, except “per modum suadentis”, viz. by working on our intellect, and thus upon our will, through the senses and the imagination. (I:106:2; and I:111:2). Finally, they are not separated from us after death, but remain with us in heaven, not, however, to help us attain salvation, but “ad aliquam illustrationem” (I:108:7, ad 3am).
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Pope, H. (1910). Guardian Angel. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07049c.htm
 
‘The Church is convinced that God has entrusted to the angels a ministry in favor of people. Therefore, the Church confesses her faith in the guardian angels, venerating them with appropriate feasts and recommending
recourse to their protection by frequent prayer.’ - Pope John Paul I
 
We are encouraged to speak to our guardian angels, to thank them for their help and protection, and ask for their guidance. Their duty is to help us achieve salvation.
 
This is a story I heard last week at an addiction meeting. A man had been a drug addict from the age of ten and led a horrible life for about thirty years. One night he decided to end his life and sat on a bridge with his legs over the edge. He said; God if you are there, you have thirty seconds before I jump.

Ten seconds later his phone rang, the lady on the other end said, I was fast asleep and woke up suddenly, I had this strong feeling that I should phone you, but I don’t know why?

The man replied, I know why you phoned, even though we have not spoken for ten years. The man turned his life round from that moment, and talks passionately about our Lord, but he is not Catholic.

I have heard a number of similar stories, and it seems that guardian angels might not always be ghost like, but rather they inspire someone else to do their work.
 
The Catechism explains a little very nicely.

They inspire, prompt and suggest but do not interfere with your free will. Some say that you can ask them to pray for you and yes definitely talk with your guardian angel but don’t pray to it. They are not to be worshipped.

What a wonderful gift God has given us in our guardian angels!
Praise be.
 
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