We have a Guardian Angel in our families. What it does and how to invoke it

The Holy Fathers of the Church are unanimous in affirming that there is also an Angel in the custody of every family and every community. According to this doctrine, as soon as two marry, God immediately assigns a particular Angel to the new family. This thought is so comforting: to think that there is an Angel as guardian of our home.

It is recommended to invoke this Heavenly Spirit, at least in the most difficult circumstances of family life.

Fortunate those houses, where good works are prayed and done! the Angel fulfills his task with joy. But when blasphemies or impurities are committed in the family, the Guardian Angel stands there, so to speak, as if under the pressure.

The Angel, after assisting the human creature during life and especially on his deathbed, has the office of presenting the soul to God. This is evident from the words of Jesus, when he spoke of the rich epulon: «Lazarus died, the poor man, and by the Angels he was brought into Abraham's womb; the rich epulone died and was buried in hell. "

Oh, how happy the Guardian Angel is when he presents to the Creator the soul expired in God's grace! He will say: O Lord, my work has been profitable! Here are the good works done by this soul! ... Eternally we will have another celestial body in Heaven, the fruit of your redemption!

St. John Bosco often inculcated devotion to the Guardian Angel. He said to his young people: «Revive your faith in the Guardian Angel, who is with you wherever you are. Saint Francesca Romana always saw him in front with her hands crossed on her chest and her eyes turned to Heaven; but for every slightest failure, the Angel covered his face as if in shame and sometimes turned his back on her. "

At other times the Saint said: «Dear young people, make yourselves good to give joy to your Guardian Angel. In every affliction and disgrace, even spiritual, resort to the Angel with confidence and he will help you. How many, being in mortal sin, were saved by their Angel from death, so that they would have time to confess well! »..

On August 31, 1844, the wife of the Portuguese ambassador heard Don Bosco say: "You have to travel today, madam; please be very attentive to your Guardian Angel, so that he will assist you and not be afraid of the fact that it will happen to you ». The lady didn't understand. He left in a carriage with his daughter and servant. On the journey the horses went wild and the coachman could not stop them; the carriage hit a pile of stones and overturned; the lady, half out of the carriage, was dragged with her head and arms to the ground. Immediately he invoked the Guardian Angel and suddenly the horses stopped. People rushed; but the lady, the daughter and the maidservant left the carriage unharmed by themselves; indeed they continued the journey on foot, the car being reduced in poor conditions.

Don Bosco had spoken to the young people one Sunday about devotion to the Guardian Angel, urging them to invoke his help in danger. A few days later, a young bricklayer was with two other companions on the deck of a house on the fourth floor. Suddenly the scaffolding gave way; all three fell on the road with the material. One was killed; a second, seriously injured, was taken to the hospital, where he died. The third, who had heard Don Bosco's sermon the previous Sunday, as soon as he realized the danger, said shouting: "My angel, help me!" »The Angel supported him; in fact he got up without any scratch and immediately ran to Don Bosco to tell him the fact.