Angels 101

Where did angels come from? Should you name your guardian angel? What can your guardian angel do for you? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle share teachings from St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas on the origins of angels, the angelic fall, and the nature of angels. They also share some practical tips on how you can enlist your guardian angel’s help in your own life.

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Bring the ministry of angels into your life, incorporate them into your prayer, and invoke them for their protection because that's why God gave you your angel.

Quotation from St. Augustine

“The word angels is indicative of what they do, not of what they are.”

Catechism References

“The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls "angels" is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition.” CCC 328

“As purely spiritual creatures, angels have intelligence and will: they are personal and immortal creatures, surpassing in perfection all visible creatures, as the splendor of their glory bears witness.” CCC 330

“Scripture speaks of a sin of these angels. This ‘fall’ consisted in the free choice of these created spirits, who radically and irrevocably rejected God and his reign. We find a reflection of that rebellion in the tempter's words to our first parents: ‘You will be like God.’ The devil "has sinned from the beginning"; he is "a liar and the father of lies.” CCC 392

“It is the irrevocable character of their choice, and not a defect in the infinite divine mercy, that makes the angels' sin unforgivable. "There is no repentance for the angels after their fall, just as there is no repentance for men after death.’” CCC 393

Information on the Origin of Angels

• Angels and their fall predate human history.
• Angels are outside of time, similarly to God, and as such have full knowledge and cannot be deceived. This is why the demon’s fall was permanent at the moment of their choice to reject God.
• God has specially created a guardian angel just for you, who is aware of your own unique traits and weaknesses, and whose sole focus is to get you to heaven.
• If you want a relationship with your guardian angel, begin by developing personal holiness and virtue, and then start to invoke him daily in order to receive graces.