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  Word of God  
 
I send my angel before you.
Exodus 23:20
 


The Lord of the angels
secures life and peace through his angels
for those who are worthy.

 
St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
There stood by me an angel
of the God to whom I belong.
Acts of the Apostles 27:23
 


We pray to God who is well disposed toward us,
in order that he might give an angel of peace
as a companion to protect us.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels
who present the prayers of the saints
and enter into the presence
of the glory of the Holy One.
Tobit 12:15
 


The angels preside over the prayers of the faithful.
They offer to God the prayers of those who have been saved.

 
St. Hiliary of Poitiers, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
May God’s angel attend you.
Tobit 5:16
 


The angels are in service of your salvation.

 
Origen, 3rd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Praise God.
Tobit 12:6
 


The angels assist in the offering of prayers;
even when we pray alone,
our prayer is joined to the choirs of angels.


 
St. Clement of Alexandria, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I send an angel before you.
Exodus 23:20
 


God gave humankind protectors and superintendents:
the holy angels.

 
St. Eusebius, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The angel of the Lord
encamps around those who fear him,
and delivers them.
Psalm 34:7
 


Our human weakness is protected
by the assistance of angels
in every danger.

 
St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
She saw two angels in white,
sitting where the body of Jesus had lain.
John 20:12
 


The vision of the angels works softy and peaceably,
awakening joy and exultation.

 
St. Athanasius, 3rd century

 

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