Often invoke the angels, constantly praise them,
and make good use of their help and assistance
in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here;
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen

 
Prayer to our Guardian Angel

Make friends with the angels,
who, though invisible, are always with you.

 
St. Francis de Sales, 17th century

We should show our affection for the angels,
for one day they will be our co-heirs
just as here below they are our guardians and trustees
appointed and set over us by the Father.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

We pray to the angels
for they are given to us as guardians.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

They are faithful, they are prudent, they are powerful.
Let us follow them and remain close to them.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

These words should fill you with respect,
inspire devotion and instill confidence;
respect... for the presence of angels,
devotion... because of their loving service,
confidence... because of their protection.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

An angel is an intelligent being,
ever in motion, with free will, incorporeal,
ministering to God, having by grace obtained immortality
in his nature, the form and limitation of whose essence
is known to the Creator alone.

 
St. John Damascene, 8th century