Which angels are acknowledged by the Church?

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Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Raguel, Remiel, Saraqael, and Uriel.

Seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, guardian angels.

You can also read about angels in the Cathecism,

I. THE ANGELS

The existence of angels - a truth of faith

328 The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls “angels” is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition.

Who are they?

329 St. Augustine says: "‘Angel’ is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is ‘spirit’; if you seek the name of their office, it is ‘angel’: from what they are, ‘spirit’, from what they do, ‘angel.’"188 With their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God. Because they “always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven” they are the “mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word”.189

330 As purely spiritual creatures angels have intelligence and will: they are personal and immortal creatures, surpassing in perfection all visible creatures, as the splendor of their glory bears witness.190

Christ “with all his angels”

331 Christ is the center of the angelic world. They are his angels: "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him. . "191 They belong to him because they were created through and for him: "for in him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities - all things were created through him and for him."192 They belong to him still more because he has made them messengers of his saving plan: "Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?"193

332 Angels have been present since creation and throughout the history of salvation, announcing this salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment of the divine plan: they closed the earthly paradise; protected Lot; saved Hagar and her child; stayed Abraham’s hand; communicated the law by their ministry; led the People of God; announced births and callings; and assisted the prophets, just to cite a few examples.194 Finally, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of the Precursor and that of Jesus himself.195

333 From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says: ‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’"196 Their song of praise at the birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church’s praise: "Glory to God in the highest!"197 They protect Jesus in his infancy, serve him in the desert, strengthen him in his agony in the garden, when he could have been saved by them from the hands of his enemies as Israel had been.198 Again, it is the angels who “evangelize” by proclaiming the Good News of Christ’s Incarnation and Resurrection.199 They will be present at Christ’s return, which they will announce, to serve at his judgment.200

The angels in the life of the Church

334 In the meantime, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.201

335 In her liturgy, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance (in the funeral liturgy’s In Paradisum deducant te angeli. . .“May the angels lead you into Paradise. . .”]). Moreover, in the “Cherubic Hymn” of the Byzantine Liturgy, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly (St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels).

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.

And Peter Kreeft’s **Angels (and Demons) **is a worthy addition to your bookshelf.
First of all, thank you for the recommendation. Kreeft is one of my favorite authors, although I have a suspicion that he is a notorious punster and likes that about himself (I do, too).

I’m very interested in guardian angels and I know that somewhere in the bible it says something like the angels of the children see God in heaven (I probably have that all wrong).

Does anyone know of this passage?
 
In reference to proper names for angels, the angels that we know of are named in accord to their function. When we call on our own angel, My Guardian, it is a function, but could also be a name.

Here is a cool audio from Peter Kreeft on Thomas Aquinas and angels, for those interested.

peterkreeft.com/audio/10_aquinas-angels.htm
 
They’d be totally in favour of vertical angles, surely, as don’t they stand for Holy Communion ? (I believe it’s been mentioned once or twice).
Though for ecumenical reasons, everyone can agree on perpendicular angles. (Think about it.)
 
In reference to proper names for angels, the angels that we know of are named in accord to their function. When we call on our own angel, My Guardian, it is a function, but could also be a name.

Here is a cool audio from Peter Kreeft on Thomas Aquinas and angels, for those interested.

peterkreeft.com/audio/10_aquinas-angels.htm
Peter Kreeft, being the notorious punster I believe I already spoke of, would very much enjoy this sub-thread. I just bought the book he wrote about angels. It’s very inexpensive if used. I’m looking forward to reading it.

So - in the video it says that Aquina’s family kidnapped him so that he would not join the Dominicans and threw him into a tower with a prostitute. My my. I didn’t know about that. Good Thomas! He chased her out with a burning fireplace tool and then burned a cross into the door.

And was aptly rewarded by God.

It’s a good video. I’ve only had time to just get through the beginning but it sounds very good. Thanks for recommending it.
 
What prayers can be said for them? Do we pray the same way as in we do for saints??
 
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Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Raguel, Remiel, Saraqael, and Uriel.

Seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, guardian angels.

You can also read about angels in the Cathecism,
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I. THE ANGELS

The existence of angels - a truth of faith

328 The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls "angels" is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition.

Who are they?

329 St. Augustine says: "'Angel' is the name of their office, not of their nature. If you seek the name of their nature, it is 'spirit'; if you seek the name of their office, it is 'angel': from what they are, 'spirit', from what they do, 'angel.'"188 With their whole beings the angels are servants and messengers of God. Because they "always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven" they are the "mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word".189

330 As purely spiritual creatures angels have intelligence and will: they are personal and immortal creatures, surpassing in perfection all visible creatures, as the splendor of their glory bears witness.190

Christ "with all his angels"

331 Christ is the center of the angelic world. They are his angels: "When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him. . "191 They belong to him because they were created through and for him: "for in him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities - all things were created through him and for him."192 They belong to him still more because he has made them messengers of his saving plan: "Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?"193

332 Angels have been present since creation and throughout the history of salvation, announcing this salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment of the divine plan: they closed the earthly paradise; protected Lot; saved Hagar and her child; stayed Abraham's hand; communicated the law by their ministry; led the People of God; announced births and callings; and assisted the prophets, just to cite a few examples.194 Finally, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of the Precursor and that of Jesus himself.195

333 From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says: 'Let all God's angels worship him.'"196 Their song of praise at the birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church's praise: "Glory to God in the highest!"197 They protect Jesus in his infancy, serve him in the desert, strengthen him in his agony in the garden, when he could have been saved by them from the hands of his enemies as Israel had been.198 Again, it is the angels who "evangelize" by proclaiming the Good News of Christ's Incarnation and Resurrection.199 They will be present at Christ's return, which they will announce, to serve at his judgment.200

The angels in the life of the Church

334 In the meantime, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.201

335 In her liturgy, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance (in the funeral liturgy's In Paradisum deducant te angeli. . ."May the angels lead you into Paradise. . ."]). Moreover, in the "Cherubic Hymn" of the Byzantine Liturgy, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly (St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels).

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.
And Peter Kreeft’s Angels (and Demons) is a worthy addition to your bookshelf.

Moved with pity (splagchnizomai), he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I will; be clean.” (Mk 1:41)
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From the article:
At the Council of Rome of 745, Pope St. Zachary, intending to clarify the Church’s teaching on the subject of angels and curb a tendency toward angel worship, condemned obsession with angelic intervention and angelolatry, but reaffirmed the approval of the practice of the reverence of angels. This synod struck many angels’ names from the list of those eligible for veneration in the Church of Rome, including Uriel. Only the reverence of the archangels mentioned in the recognized Catholic canon of scriptures, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, remained licit.
 
Right, acute, obtuse and straight. 🤓
A bumbling apprentice angle would be a try angle.
Angles drive motor vehicles, because many localities have angle parking.
A fatally injured angle would be a wrecked angle.

Angles were early inhabitants of Britain, along with the Saxons and the Jutes.
 
From the article:
Yes, I have previously translated the relevant portion of the proceedings from the Synod of Rome (745), which I will reproduce here. When the synod had been convened by Pope St. Zachary, a number of writings of the heresiarch Adelbert (or Aldebert) were read in its presence. As recorded in Vol. XII of Caesar Baronius’ Annali Ecclesiastici, a prayer Adelbert had composed included the line:
“I pray ye and conjure ye, and supplicate myself to ye, angel Uriel, angel Raguel, angel Tubuel, angel Michael, angel Adimis, angel Tubuas, angel Sabaoth, angel Simuel.”

And when this sacrilegious prayer had been read to the end, the holy Pope Zachary said: How, holy brothers, to you respond to this?

The holy bishops and venerable priests responded: What else is to be done, but that all these things that have been read in our presence should be burned in flames; and their authors cast into the chains of anathema? For the eight names of Angels, which Adelbert has invoked in his prayer, are not, excepting Michael, names of Angels, but rather of demons, whom he has invoked to bring aid to himself. But we (as taught by your holy Apostleship), and as divine authority transmits, acknowledge no more than the names of three Angels, that is, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. These the Fathers [say]. By whom you perceive that the book called by the vulgate name Fourth Esdras, in which there is frequent mention of the angel Uriel, is rejected and altogether proscribed by the Roman Church. The same is held, concerning three Angels only, in the Capitularies of Charles the Great =Carloman? Not Charlemange in 745. Perhaps this refers to the Synod of Soissons in 744].
 
Right. The Church rejected complementary, supplementary, vertical, alternate interior, alternate exterior, and corresponding. However, the Church is still discerning on angle bisector and perpendicular lines.
Let’s not get into a protracted discussion here, going off on tangents and cotagents. Remember, we should secant the Kingdom of God.

I’ll think I will sine off at this point.
 
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