Prayer to All Guardian Angels
O pure and happy spirits whom the Almighty selected
to become the Angels and Guardians of men. I most
humbly prostrate myself before thee to thank thee for
the charity and zeal with which thou dost execute this
commission. Alas, how many pass a long life without
ever thanking their invisible friends, to whom they owe
a thousand times their preservation!
O charitable Guardians of those souls for whom Christ
died, O flaming spirits, who cannot avoid loving those
whom Jesus eternally loved, permit me to address thee
on behalf of all those committed to thy care, to implore
for each of them a grateful sense of thine many favors
and also the grace to profit by thine charitable assistance.
O Angels of those happy infants who are as yet “without
spot before God,” I earnestly beseech thee to preserve
their innocence.
O Angels of youth, conduct them, exposed to so many
dangers, safely to the bosom of God, as Tobias was
conducted back to his father.
O Angels of those who employ themselves in the
instruction of youth, animate them with thy zeal and
love. Teach them to emulate Thy purity and continual
view of God, that they may worthily and successfully
cooperate with the invisible Guardians of their young
charges.
O Angels of the clergy, of those “who have the eternal
Gospel to preach to them that sit upon the earth,”
present their words, actions, and intentions to God,
and purify them in that fire of love that consumes thee.
O Angels of the missionaries who have left their
native land and all who were dear to them in order
to preach the Gospel in foreign fields, protect them
from the dangers which threaten them, console
in their hours of discouragement and solitude, and
lead them to those souls who are in danger
of dying without Baptism.
O Angels of the infidels and pagans, whom
the True Faith has never enlightened, intercede for
them, that they may open their hearts to the rays
of grace, respond to the message delivered by
God’s missioners, and acknowledge and adore the
one true God.
O Angels of all who travel by air, land, or water, be
their guides and companions, protect them from
all dangers of collision, fire, and explosion and lead
them safely to their destination.
O Guardian Angels of sinners, charitable guides
of those unhappy mortals whose perseverance
in sin would embitter even thine unutterable joys,
wert thou not established in the peace of God!
Oh join me, I ardently beseech thee, in imploring
their conversion!
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