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who are some of the saints (or blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) that saw their guardian angels,?

and also which of the saints (blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) saw the holy souls in purgatory?..

i know that padre pio saw his guardian angel and also he was visited frequently by the holy souls…

and i know st faustina saw both maybe not as much as padre pio did…
 
Oct. 2, The Holy Guardian Angels. The mission of the Guardian Angels is, as Saint Paul tells us, to serve the future heirs of salvation. Every kingdom, country, diocese, church and religious order has its protecting Guardian Angel. So has every person. Each bishop of the Catholic Church has two Guardian Angels. Our Guardian Angel is given us at the moment of birth, stays with us all through life, comforts us in Purgatory, and escorts us, if we are saved, into Heaven. There is a special angel in each church to record all distractions and irreverences that occur there. The greatest joy any of us can give our Guardian Angel is to receive Holy Communion and make our breast a tabernacle of the Eternal God before Whom this angel can adore. Many of the saints saw their Guardian Angels. Saint Rose of Lime did, and so did Saint Gemma Galgani. And so did Saint Frances of Rome, Saint Margaret of Cortona and Saint Gridget of Sweden. A great Pope, Saint Gregory the Great, was tenderly devoted to his Guardian Angel. Saint Catherine of Siena saw her Guardian Angel. Saint Francis de Sales had, as one of his special devotions, reverence for the Holy Angels who have charge of the care of the tabernacle in every Catholic Church.
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There are nine choirs of angels, and three hierarchies. These choirs and hierarchies are: first hierarchy, Angels, Archangels and Principalities; second hierarchy, Powers, Virtues and Dominions; third hierarchy, Thrones, Cherubim and Seraphim. This is in the order of ascent. It is from the first hierarchy, Angels, Archangels and Principalities; that guardians are chosen by God for man. Angels are for individuals. Archangels are for parishes, churches and religious communities. And Principalities are for provinces, countries and nations. Saint Augustine says, “Go where we will, our angels are always with us.” Saint Jerome says, “So sublime is the dignity of the human soul that from its birth there is appointed to each one a Guardian Angel.” And Saint Bernard says, “Make the holy angels your friends. No matter how weak we may be, or lowly our condition, or how great the dangers which surround us, we have nothing to fear under the protection of these guardians.” In every difficulty, danger and temptation, Saint Bernard urges us to invoke our Guardian Angel.
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catholicforum.fisheaters.com/index.php/topic,3424725.0.html

There are plenty of Saints who saw visions of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. I’m pretty certain but I could be wrong about this that St. Teresa of Avila had visions of them all.

You could also read books about Guardian Angels, Saints, Purgatory, etc.

tanbooks.com/

bobandpennylord.com/bookbhhp.htm

I’m truly sorry if I didn’t answer your question properly I’m sure there are other CAF members who can.

God bless,
goforgoal
 
I may not have seen my guardian angel but i know I got a good one from the amount of work its had to do 😦
 
goforthegoal gave you a darn good list of those who saw their Guardian angels, so I don’t think I need to add to it. As for saints who have seen Purgatory or the souls in Purgatory, right off the top of my head I can think of St. Catherine of Genoa, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Faustina, St. Gertrude, St. Lidwina, and St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi. I know I’ll think of more later, but those are the first that came to mind.
 
How can one see an angel if an angel is pure spirit? Isn’t spirit invisible?
 
crystal_waters said:
who are some of the saints (or blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) that saw their guardian angels,?

and also which of the saints (blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) saw the holy souls in purgatory?..

i know that padre pio saw his guardian angel and also he was visited frequently by the holy souls…

and i know st faustina saw both maybe not as much as padre pio did…
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There’s a book, ‘Purgatory’ by Rev. F.X. Schouppe, S.J. that contains a number of the encounters of the saints with souls from purgatory. Tan Books sells it, amongst other places, and there’re etexts too.

Good start of a list on the angels above! 😃
 
Holly3278 said:
How can one see an angel if an angel is pure spirit? Isn’t spirit invisible?
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That is true, the angel takes on a visible form for the purpose of communicating with us or helping us in some way, this can be done in different ways.
 
crystal_waters said:
who are some of the saints (or blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) that saw their guardian angels,?
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St Gemma Galgani, St Faustina, St Padre Pio… probably many more 🙂 St Frances of Rome saw her Guardian Angel almost continuously!
and also which of the saints (blesseds, venerables, servants of god etc) saw the holy souls in purgatory?..
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St Faustina, Sr Josefa Menendez (I think)
i know that padre pio saw his guardian angel and also he was visited frequently by the holy souls…
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and i know st faustina saw both maybe not as much as padre pio did…
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yes 🙂

here’s a website about St Gemma:
stgemmagalgani.com/

God bless!
 
Sorry for mentioning the fisheaters website on here…I didn’t realize until recently it was a big no-no on CAF so my sincere apologizes.

This question has been most likely been asked before but did any Saints spend time in Purgatory?

Here is another website on Purgatory…I do apologize if this website is inappropriate or wrong in anyway

catholic-forum.com/saints/stj18004.htm
 
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