+ Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. The Church has never clearly defined their existence, but the scriptural reference made in the gospel passage today strongly suggests that at least children have such angels protecting them spiritually and physically from harm. And if the point of the gospel passage is that Jesus wants us not only to respect and care for the children, but actually to become like them to enter the kingdom of heaven, then it might be safe to assume that all who do in fact become like children do in fact have guardian angels as well.
The psalm refrain today too talks about the Lord putting angels in charge of us and all our ways.
I like what the Book of Exodus has to say in the first reading: see, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. Be attentive to him and heed his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin. My authority resides in him. This is regarding the people of Israel traversing the desert to the Promised Land, but it can also analogously apply to us, who are traversing the desert of life on this planet to the Promised Land of Heaven. True help, true aids, true voices, true angels of God can come to us in any form that God deems appropriate to get our attention, and provide for our needs in the many circumstances and situations in which we find ourselves. Let us be ever vigilant to our spiritual and angelic allies who are as near to us as we are to ourselves!
We are never, ever alone! God is with us always in some way, shape or form, and he will lead us home!
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