Devotion to the Guardian Angels: complete guide to invoking our spiritual friends
Who are the Angels.
Angels are pure spirits created by God to form his heavenly court and be the executors of his orders. Part of them prevailed, rebelling against God, and they became demons. God entrusts to the good angels the custody of the Church, of the nations, of the cities and also every soul has its Guardian Angel.
We must venerate all the Angels as our older brothers and our future companions in heaven; imitate their obedience, purity and love of God. In particular, we must be devoted to the One to whose care the goodness of God has entrusted us. We owe him respect for his presence, love and gratitude for his benevolence, confidence for the wise, powerful, patient and loving care he has of us.
Consecrate in his honor especially on Monday or Tuesday.
Invocations to the 9 Choirs of the Angels
1.) Most holy angels and animated by the most ardent zeal for our salvation, especially you who are our custodians and protectors, do not tire of watching over us, and defending ourselves at all times and in all places. Tre Gloria and the ejaculatory services:
Angels, Archangels, Thrones and Dominations, Principalities and Powers, Heavenly Virtues, Cherubim and Seraphim, bless the Lord forever.
2.) Most noble archangels, deign to guide us and direct our steps among the precipices from which we are surrounded on all sides.
3.) Sublime principalities, which you oversee empires and provinces, we beseech you to govern our souls and our bodies yourself, helping us to walk in the ways of justice.
4.) Invincible powers, defend us from the assaults of the devil who constantly revolves around us to devour us.
5.) Heavenly virtues, have mercy on our weakness, and ask the Lord for us the strength and courage to patiently suffer the adversities and evils of this life.
6.) High dominations, reign over our spirits and hearts, and help us to know and faithfully fulfill the will of God.
7.) Supreme thrones, upon which the Almighty rests, obtain peace with God, with our neighbor and with ourselves.
8.) Wise cherubim, dispel the darkness of our souls and make the divine light shine in our eyes, so that we can understand the way of salvation well.
9.) Inflamed seraphim, always ardent with the love of God, light the fire of those who make you blessed in our souls.
Chaplet of the Guardian Angel
1.) My most loving Guardian Angel, I thank you for the special concern with which you have always waited and await all my spiritual and temporal interests, and I beg you to deign to thank me for Divine Providence which was pleased to entrust me to the protection of a Prince of Paradise. Glory…
Angel of God, who you are my custodian, today enlightens, guards, rules and governs me, who was entrusted to you by heavenly piety. Amen.
2.) My most loving Guardian Angel, I humbly ask you for forgiveness for all the disgust I have given you by violating the law of God in your presence despite your inspirations and admonitions, and I ask you to obtain the grace to amend all due penitence my past failings, to always grow in the fervor of divine service, and to always have a great devotion to Maria SS. who is the mother of holy perseverance. Glory…
Angel of God, who you are my custodian, today enlightens, guards, rules and governs me, who was entrusted to you by heavenly piety. Amen.
3.) My most loving Guardian Angel, I beg you insistently to double your holy concern towards me, so that by overcoming all the obstacles encountered in the way of virtue, I will free myself from all the miseries that oppress my soul, and, persevering in the respect due to your presence, he always feared your reproaches, and faithfully following your holy advice, you deserve one day to enjoy together with you and with all the Heavenly Court the ineffable consolations prepared by God for the elect. Glory…
Angel of God, who you are my custodian, today enlightens, guards, rules and governs me, who was entrusted to you by heavenly piety. Amen.
PRAYER. Powerful and eternal God, who, as a result of your ineffable goodness, you have given us all a Guardian Angel, may I have all respect and love for that which your mercy has granted me; and protected by your graces and his powerful help, you deserve to come one day to the heavenly homeland to contemplate with him your infinite greatness. For Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Act of consecration to the Guardian Angel
Holy guardian angel, from the beginning of my life you have been given to me as protector and companion.
Here, in the presence of my Lord and my God, of my heavenly Mother Mary and of all the angels and saints I ……… .. (name) poor sinner I want to consecrate myself to you.
I promise to always be faithful and obedient to God and the holy Mother Church. I promise to always be devoted to Mary, my Lady, Queen and Mother, and to take her as a model of my life. I promise to be devoted to you too, my guardian angel and to propagate, according to my strength, the devotion to the holy angels, which is given to us in these days, as a garrison and aid in the spiritual struggle, for the conquest of the Kingdom of God.
I pray you, holy angel, to grant me all the strength of divine love so that it will be inflamed, and all the strength of faith so that it will never again fall into error. Let your hand defend me from the enemy. I ask you for the grace of Mary's humility, so that she may escape all dangers and, guided by you, reach the entrance to the Father's House in Heaven. Amen.
Invocation to the Guardian Angels
Assist us, Guardian Angels, help in need, comfort in despair, light in darkness, protectors in danger, inspirers of good thoughts, intercessors with God, shields that repel the evil enemy, faithful companions, true friends, prudent advisors, mirrors of humility and purity.
Assist us, Angels of our families, Angels of our children, Angel of our parish, Angel of our city, Angel of our country, Angels of the Church, Angels of the universe.
Amen.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
(of San Pio of Pietralcina)
O holy guardian angel, take care of my soul and my body.
Light up my mind so that I know the Lord better and love him with all my heart.
Assist me in my prayers so that I do not give in to distractions but pay the greatest attention to them.
Help me with your advice, to see the good and do it generously.
Defend me from the pitfalls of the infernal enemy and support me in temptations so that it always wins. Make up for my coldness in the worship of the Lord: do not cease to wait for my custody until he has brought me to Heaven, where we will praise the Good God together for all eternity.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
(of Saint Francis de Sales)
S. Angelo, You protect me from birth. I entrust my heart to you: give it to my Savior Jesus, since it belongs to him alone. You are also my comforter in death! Strengthen my faith and my hope, light up my heart of divine love! Let my past life not afflict me, that my present life will not disturb me, that my future life will not frighten me.
Strengthen my soul in the anguish of death; teach me to be patient, keep me in peace! Get me the grace to taste the Bread of Angels as the last food! Let my last words be: Jesus, Mary and Joseph; that my last breath is a love breath
and that your presence is my last comfort. Amen.