The Guardian Angels
Our Heavenly Companions
Item Number: 1516
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Soft Cover
0-89555-537-9
6" (15.2 cm) x 3 3/4" (9.52 cm)
TAN Books and Publishers
1996
64
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The Guardian Angels reveals one of God's "secrets" about how He guides and governs the world: by assigning a Guardian Angel to watch over each person, diocese, town, parish, etc. It explains the many services these blessed spirits perform for us--protecting souls and bodies in ways both miraculous and "ordinary." It also shows how the Catholic teachings on the Guardian Angels are gfound in Sacred Scripture and in writings of Church. The book relates fascinating stories about the Guardian Angels from the lives and writings of Saints including St. Catherine of Siena, Pope St. Gregory the Great, St. Gemma Galgani, St. Frances of Rome, St. Francis de Sales, St. Margaret Mary, St. Gertrude the Great and others. It also shows how the Angels accompany us to Holy Communion, how they defend us against the demons, how they deal with mortal sinners, etc.-thus explaining things that most Catholics have never even thought about. Also included here are favorite prayers and devotions to the Guardian Angels, plus a special chapter for Catholic parents.
All in all, this is a small book with a gigantic message, a book to re-awaken souls to one of the most wonderful works of God's Providence-The Guardian Angels.
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 4/29
Tridentine Calendar - 4/30
Patron Of:
Artists, Fire, Firefighters, Illness, Leather Workers, Nurses, Philosophers, Scribes, Secretaries, Stenographers, Tongue
Profile
Youngest child in a large family. At the age of 6 she had a vision in which Jesus appeared and blessed her. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she became a Dominican tertiary. Mystic. Stigmatist. Received a vision in which she was in a mystical marriage with Christ, and the Infant Christ presented her with a wedding ring. Counselor to Pope Gregory XI and Pope Urban VI. Proclaimed Doctor of the Church on 4 October 1970.
Born
25 March 1347 at Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Died
29 April 1380 of a mysterious and painful illness that came on without notice, and was never properly diagnosed
Canonized
July 1461 by Pope Pius II
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 01/24
Tridentine Calendar - 01/24
Patron Of:
Confessors, Congo, Deaf, Journalists, Press, Teachers, Writers, Authors
Profile
Born in a castle to a well-placed family, his parents intended that he become a lawyer, enter politics, and carry on the family line and power. Studied at La Roche, Annecy, Clermont College in Paris, and law at the University of Padua. Doctor of Law. He returned home, and found a position as Senate advocate.
It was at this point that he received a message telling him to "Leave all and follow Me." He took this as a call to the priesthood, a move his family fiercely opposed. However, he pursued a devoted prayer life, and his gentle ways won over the family.
Priest. Provost of the diocese of Geneva, Switzerland, a stronghold of Calvinists. Preacher, writer and spiritual director in the district of Chablais. His simple, clear explanations of Catholic doctrine, and his gentle way with everyone, brought many back to the Roman Church.
Bishop of Geneva at age 35. Travelled and evangelized throughout the Duchy of Savoy, working with children whenever he could. Friend of Saint Vincent de Paul. Turned down a wealthy French bishopric. Helped found the Order of the Visitation with Saint Jeanne de Chantal. Prolific correspondent. Doctor of the Church.
Born
1567 at Chateau of Thorens, Savoy
Died
28 December 1622 at Lyons, France; buried at Annecy
Beatified
8 January 1662 by Pope Alexander VII
Canonized
19 April 1665 by Pope Alexander VII
All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.
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