Devotion to the Guardian Angels: the novena for powerful help
1. Angel, my caretaker, faithful executor of the counsels of God who from the first moments of my life watch over the custody of my soul and my body, I greet you and thank you, together with all the chorus of angels destined to guardians of men from divine goodness. Please protect me from every fall in this pilgrimage, so that my soul will always be preserved in the purity received through holy baptism.
Angel of God
2. Angel, my caretaker, affectionate companion and only true friend who always and wherever you accompany me, I greet you and thank you, together with the whole choir of the archangels elected by God to announce great and mysterious things. Please enlighten my mind to make me know the divine will, and move my heart to make me live always in accordance with the faith that I profess, so as to receive the prize promised to true believers.
Angel of God
3. Angelo, my custodian, wise teacher who never ceases to teach the true science of the Saints, I greet you and thank you, together with the whole choir of the Principalities, destined to preside over the lesser spirits. Please watch over my thoughts, my words and my works so that, conforming myself in everything to your salutary teachings, never lose sight of the holy fear of God, the unique and infallible principle of true wisdom.
Angel of God
4. Angelo, my caretaker, loving guide who, with mild reproaches and with constant admonitions, invites me to redeem myself from guilt, every time for my misfortune I have fallen there, I greet you and thank you, together with the choir of the Powers destined to curb the devil. Please awaken my soul from the lethargy of the lukewarmness in which it still lives to resist and triumph over all the enemies.
Angel of God
5. Angelo, my guardian, powerful defender who, by assiduously making me see the pitfalls of the devil in the deceptions of the world and in the enticements of the flesh, facilitates my victory and triumph, I greet you and thank you, together with the whole choir of the Virtues, destined by God to work miracles and to push men on the path of holiness. Please help me in all dangers and defend myself in all assaults, so that I can walk safely in the practice of all the virtues, especially humility, purity, obedience and charity, the most dear to you, and most indispensable to salvation.
Angel of God
6. Angel, my guardian, ineffable adviser who always makes me know the will of God and the most appropriate means to carry it out in the most lively ways, I greet you and thank you, together with the whole chorus of Dominations elected by God to communicate his decrees and to give us the strength to dominate our passions. I beg you to free my mind from all the importunate doubts and from all the dangerous perplexities, so that, free from any fear, you will always follow your advice, which is advice of peace, justice and health.
Angel of God
7. Angel, my guardian, zealous advocate who with incessant prayers addressed to heaven, intercede for my eternal salvation and remove the deserved punishments from my head, I greet you and thank you, together with all the choir of the Thrones elected to support the throne of the Most High and to establish men for good. In your charity, I beg you to grant me the priceless gift of final perseverance, so that in death you may happily pass from the miseries of earthly exile to the eternal joy of the Celestial Fatherland.
Angel of God
8. Angelo, my caretaker, benign comforter who with gentle inspirations comforts me in all the troubles of present life and in all fears of the future, I greet you and thank you, together with all the choir of the Cherubim who, full of the science of God , are elected to illuminate our ignorance. I beg you to assist me, with particular concern and to console me both in the present difficulties and in the future torments; so that kidnapped by your sweetness, a reflection of the divine sweetness, you can turn your heart away from the earthly fallacies to rest in the hope of future happiness.
Angel of God
9. Angelo, my caretaker, tireless collaborator of my eternal salvation who gives me innumerable benefits at all times, I greet you and thank you, together with all the chorus of the Seraphim who, lit by divine charity, are elected to inflame our hearts. I beg you to ignite in my soul a spark of that same angelic love so that, destroyed in me all that is of the world and according to the flesh, can, without obstacle, contemplate the heavenly things. After having corresponded, always faithfully your loving concern on this earth, may he praise you, thank you and love you in the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
Angel of God
Pray for us, blessed angel of God. That we may be made worthy of Christ's promises.
LET'S PRAY
O eternal Lord God, who commanded and constituted the service of angels and men in a wonderful order, ensure that, as the holy angels always serve you in heaven, so in your name they can help and defend us on earth. For Christ, our Lord. Amen.