2010

Who are the angels? Why did God make? How do we know of its existence?

The existence of Angels is a truth of faith professed by the Church continually, part treasure forever piety and doctrine of the Christian people. The church worships, loves and is "a matter of sweetness and tenderness" (John XXIII, 9-VIII-1961).
faith is also that many angels, abusing his freedom, fell into sin and became ill, thus being perpetually made enemies of God and condemned to eternal punishment. These evil angels are also called demons.
Angels are spiritual, personal and free, gifted, therefore, with intelligence and will, created by God from nothing.
God created angels to praise him, obey him and serve him, also to make them eternally happy and to help and guide each person, every family, nation, institution and particularly to the Church.

know of its existence because God revealed it. So in the Old Testament, tells us that
• closed the earthly paradise after the sin of Adam and Eve.
• Protect Lot in Sodom.
• They saved Hagar and her son Ishmael in the desert.
• Abraham and roast announced that they would have a son.
• They stopped when I went out to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac.
• attended the prophet Elia.
In the New Testament, we are told that Zechariah
• Notify the birth of St. John the Baptist.
• San Gabriel announced to Mary the Mother would dle Redeemer.
• Praise God for the birth of Christ.
• San Jose Revealed the mystery of the Incarnation.
• Comfortable to Jesus in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
• Appeared in the Resurrection of Christ.
believe in the existence of angels is a truth of faith. Well defined by the Magisterium of the Church: "God created from nothing to one and other creatures, the spiritual and corporal, namely, the angelic and the mundane (...)" (Fourth Lateran Council and the First Vatican Council .)
who obstinately deny its existence, knowing that it is a dogma of faith, commit mortal sin and incurs excommunication (cf. Códigode Canon Law, canon 1364).
During the consecration as Pope Gregory XV (1621), a terrible plague was ravaging Rome, San Gregorio his people organized around a large procession was headed by a painting of the Virgin Glorious "(work attributed to St. Luke the Apostle). While the procession under way, a dense cloud of airenauseabundo stopped at the painting. The present heard, then a choir of angels sing with joy. "Regina Coeli, laetare, Alleluja" Pope St. Gregory then recounted his vision of a huge angel standing on the castle nearby. Since that day the Romans referred to as Sant 'Angelo in commemoration of the swift purge of the plague in Rome. San Gregorio died on July 8, 1623. The story of his life is in "Lives of the Saints" Edward Kinesman. Equipped with a naturalezamás
perfect humans, these pure spirits were created to give glory to God, govern the material world and be powerful auxiliaries of men given their eternal salvation. In a trance, Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzi saw a sister of his Order (brown) be taken out of Purgatory and taken to heaven by his guardian angel. Santa Francesca Romana and saw her guardian angel driving to purgatory to be purified, she confided to a soul. The celestial spirit stayed out of that place of purgation, to present to the Lord the vote offered by that soul. And, to be accepted by God, that soul was relieved in their sorrows. (1)

After birth, man is God one of these angelic guardians, who will accompany life, protecting and communicating good inspirations, if the person had lived according to the Leiden God, sanctify point and go straight to Heaven, Guardian Angel's lead to that blessed place. If, otherwise, and what is more likely, she points purified in the fires of purgatory, the Angel will eventually lead to heavenly paradise. Or, otherwise, if he had rejected his inspirations and good moves, condemning at all for ever, leave the gates of hell.
In our days, the pair of materialism and atheism prevail in many souls and countless environments, collecting a healthy reaction - more and more intense and widespread - these scourges of modern civilization. The religious sentiment, belief in God and the eternal destiny always win more ground, especially within today's youth.
A symptom of this revival of spiritual values \u200b\u200bis precisely the concern for the Angels, increased devotion to pure spirits and invoking her intercession orders. But this revival, unfortunately, manifests itself sometimes in a mixture of superstition and even forms of occultism. To address this healthy movimientode soul, we now propose to present to our readers the attractive and dazzlingly current issue of Los Angeles.
The Angel just happens to be guarding in new after he leaves the maternal womb. This is because, from the moment of conception until the birth of the new being, the Guardian Angel's mother also cares for the new creature, and who holds a tree loaded with fruit, along with the tree looks so fruit ( 2) We need
heavenly angelic protection. Our soul is destined to be immortal in the future, companion of the Angels and take his side, in Heaven, one of the thrones left empty by the fall of the angels pure rebelled against God, becoming demons. This need mainly comes from the very human weakness to achieve this commitment will not be what the devil for a newborn does not receive the regenerating waters of Holy Baptism? Often also seek to cause us physical problems.

"The funciónprincipal the Guardian Angel is illuminating in relation to truth and sound doctrine. But protection also carries many other effects, such as suppressing and preventing the demons that we are spiritual or bodily harm caused." They "pray for us and offer our prayers to God, making them more effective for the intercession (Rev. 8, 3, Tob. 12, 12), suggesting good thoughts, urging us to do well (Acts 8, 26, 10, 3SS). Similarly, when we inflict punishment to correct medicinal (2 Sam. 24, 16), and - most importantly - when we assist at the hour of death, strengthening against the assaults of the devil supreme "(3).
very select few souls, who maintained his innocence and purity intact along baptismal life, by special privilege of God had the good fortune to see her guardian angel. So it was with San Geraldo Magela, Santa Francesca Romana, Santa Gemma and other saints.
Two examples:
• Santa Francisca Romana: Roman lady of the most famous race, wanted to become a nun but was forced by his parents to marry, having sought to sanctify his estadomatrimonial. From this marriage were born several children. One of them, Juan Evangelista, extreme piety, endowed with the gift of prophecy, angelic died nine years. A year after his death, appeared to Francisca, bright light, accompanied by a young even brighter if possible. Mother informed the glory it enjoyed in heaven, and told him that he came to find his sister Agnes, aged five, to place among the Angels. And, by God's command, would Angel for that - with your own Guardian Angel - assist in his remaining life on earth. He was a senior angel, an archangel.

Thereafter, Santa Francisca saw the Archangel constantly, she said, brighter than the sun, so that she could not watch it. If Frank let out a word rarely needed, or perhaps be a little more concerned with domestic problems, the angel disappeared, remaining hidden until it is collected again. He, with his lights, the assistant often defending it against attacks from the devil, who constantly raided (4).
• Santa Mariana de Jesus known as the Lily of Quito, after the death of the father, while still a baby, the mother retired to a cottage embraced taking it in the back of a mule. In the passage of a very stormy river water, the mule stumbled and the baby fell from the mother's arms ... At the same time, she was predestined held in the air by his guardian angel, until the mother hastily caught it (5). Valuable
heavenly counselors
The Guardian Angels are our directors, inspiring holy desires and good intentions. Obviously, they do inside our souls, though, as we saw, holy souls who have been merited for them to receive visible celestial councils.
When St. Joan of Arc, still a child, watching his sheep, he heard a voice calling: "Jeanne! Jeanne!" Who might be in one place so barren? She was then wrapped in a bright light in the middle of which was an Angel of strokes noble and peaceful, surrounded by other angelic beings watching the girl with complacency. "Jeanne," he tells the angel, "be good and pious, God loves and frequently visit their shrines." And disappeared. Juana, inflamed Amordad God, then made the vow of perpetual virginity. The angel appeared to him at other times to advise, and when the left, she was so sad crying (6).
The vigilance of our guardian angel for us is well expressed by the Prophet David in Psalm 90: "Evil does not come upon you, and the scourge will not be close to your store. I command [God] to Los Angeles on your behalf, to keep thee in all thy ways. They will soar on their hands, so your foot does not trip over a stone "(Sl. 90, 10-12).
There are countless examples of the powerful help of angels in the lives of the saints. Santa Hildegonde, German (+ 1186), having gone on pilgrimage to Jerusalem with his father and he died on the way, was often aided by their Charlie. One day, when traveled road to Rome was assaulted and abandoned as dead. Just might make up, and saw his angel arise on a white horse. He carefully helped her protegee to ride, and drove to Verona. There, he said goodbye to her saying: "I'll be your advocate wherever you go" (7). Santa Hildegonde
itself could implement the following comment from San Bernardo to Psalm above: "How great reverence, devotion and trust should cause your heart the words of real prophet! The reverence for the presence of angels, devotion for his benevolence, and trust by the guard with you. Look where they live modestly present the Angels because God sent them to accompany and assist you in all your ways; at any inn and in every corner, have reverence and respetoa your angel, and not commit before he dare not do when I was in your presence "(8) . St. Bonaventure says: "The Holy Angel is a true connoisseur auditorium of mutual love between God and the soul, not envy, it does not seek glory, but of his Lord." He adds that the most important thing and principal "Obedience is that we have our holy angels, hearing his vocesinteriores and healthy tips, such as tutors, curators, teachers, guides, advocates and mediators ours, so in the escape blame of sin, as in the embrace of virtue and grow in all perfection and holy love of the Lord "(9).
Intrepid

Celestial Army soldiers in various parts of the LibrosSagrados the Angels are mentioned as being the heavenly. Thus, narrates the Prophet Isaiah had seen "The Angels ... they cried to each other and said, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of Hosts. "(Isaiah 6, 2-3). And, in Revelation, led by the Archangel Michael, engaged in Heaven a great battle defeating Satan and his rebellious angels (Rev. 12, 7). In other passages appear elles exerting even military functions. We read, for example, in II Chronicles Book, which, having Sennacherib invaded Judea, sent a delegation to Jerusalem to discourage their people from their loyalty to King Hezekiah, blaspheming the true God. The king of Judah and the prophet Isaiah put in prayer

imploring divine protection against enemy troops. "And the Lord sent an angel that killed all the army of the Assyrian king in his own camp, with the chiefs and generals, and the king returned to his land completely confused" (II Chron. 32, 1 to 21). Angelic Warriors
- both the Old and New Testament - sometimes also join the men against the enemies of the Lord. For example, Judas Maccabeus helped in a decisive battle. Sometimes aided and abetted the soldiers of the Crusade against the Muslims, as narrated in the chronicles of the Crusades.
In Sacred Scripture, the author of the Acts of the Apostles says: "The Lord God of hosts also frequently sends his warriors to free their friends from the hands of the wicked" (Acts 5, 18-20, 12 1-11).

protectors of man, God's messengers
The Book of Daniel (10, 13-21), the Archangel Michael defended the interests of Israel against the guardian angel of Persia. In Revelation, John refers to the victory of the Archangel against the devil and his minions. More recently, we read in the autobiography of San AntonioMaría Claret, that one day, while he was only in the choir of the Monastery of the Escorial, he saw Satan kicked with great anger and despair, having been frustrated by some of his plans in relation to students . He heard the voice of the Archangel Michael who says: "Antonio, do not be afraid. I will defend you." San Gabriel was the great messenger and ambassador of God not only in the Annunciation of Our Lady, but, in the opinion of many theologians, also appeared with St. Zachary, to announce the birth of John the Baptist. And at St. Joseph, who appeared three times in a dream: to proclaim the divine conception of Mary, to recommend the flight into Egypt and return it after the death of Herod.
The mission of San Rafael with the young Tobias is thoroughly described in the Bible.

already in later times, is also drawn many of its interventions, such as the eternal salvation of the treasurer of the King of Poland, by the fact that protected him had great devotion, and having escaped the hands of robbers to bourgeois Orleans that he was entrusted, on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (10). It is narrated in the life of the Blessed Mother Humility of Florence (+1310) who, having been elected Abbess of the monastery, as well as their guardian angel, was one more to help in the government of the community. She wrote to her sisters a simple prayer, asking the custody of the senses, prayer is very noticeable that the influence of the spirit of the Knights of the time:
"good angel, my consistent protective: to keep all my ways and carefully watch the door of my heart, so I'm not surprised by my enemies. Brandish your sword before me protective! also keeps the door of my mouth so no useless word escape my lips! That my lenguasea like a sword, when the case may be to combat the vices or teach virtue! Shut my eyes with a double seal as they would like to see with anything but complacency is not Jesus. But Bear that open and awake when he is to pray and sing the praises of the Lord. They also monitor the door of my ears, so they repel always dislike everything that comes from vanity or evil spirit. With chains on my feet when they wanted to go to sin. But accelerate my steps when it comes to work for the glory of God or the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the salvation of souls! Make my hands are always, like yours, ready to execute the orders of God.

smell off in my body, so that my soul aspire more than the sweet fragrance of celestial flowers. In short, keep all my senses, so that my soul is constantly delight in God and heavenly things. My beloved Angels: I was placed under guard by your sweet Jesus, I beseech you I may keep with care, for the love of Him Oh my beloved Angels, I ask you to bring me one day to the presence of the Queen of Heaven, and begged me to be placed in the arms of the Divine Child Jesus, His beloved Son! "(11).
What is the nature of those pure spirits? The Angels are purely spiritual beings endowed with intelligence, will and free will, elevated by God to order supernatural, that is called by grace to participate in the life of God through the beatific vision. Much more perfect than men, their intelligence is inerrant and will immensely powerful. As no dependence of the filling, your conocimientoes considerably more perfect than man, for them, seeing is already known. And know the thing is to understand the full depth of their ability, in its substance, and no possibility of error. Therefore, the test for them was immediate and irreparable consequence. As your will is absolute, no turning back. What they want, wish for all and forever.
Hence the fact that, after the test, have gone immediately to the eternity of Hell (demons) and that of Heaven (the Angels good).
God created the angels to know, love, serve and proclaim his greatness, his orders, to govern this universe and take care of the conservation of species and individuals it contains.
"As princes and governors of the Great City of Good, which refers to the entire system of creation, the angels presiding, in the material, the movement of the stars, the conservation of the elements, and performing all natural phenomena that fill us with joy or terror.

Among them is shared and distributed the administration of this vast empire. Some take care of the heavenly bodies, other land and its elements, some of its products, trees, plants, flowers and fruits. To these, is confident the government of the winds and seas, rivers and fountains, to those, the conservation of animals. There is no visible creature, large or small, that does not have an angelic power responsible for her care "(12).
Angeles Sometimes, when sent by God to men for a mission, using the human form in order to accommodate our nature. However, in such ethereal bodies and lightweight which usually appear, not as the human soul is in the body, giving life and becomes capable of operacionesvegetales and animals. On the contrary, there are as a trader is on your machine, which used to run which works of art. outside working hours, has no bond with her.
"According to the most learned interpreters, accidental occurrences of the Angels in the world are but the prelude to his usual appearance in Heaven. Thus it is likely that in heaven the angels rejoice asumiránmagníficos Air Corps for the hearing of elected and talk to them face to face "(13).
Conclusion: devotion and fidelity to the angels
obviously all these wonders of the angelic world should lead to a deep love, reverence and gratitude especially to our Guardian Angel, avoiding anything that might upset, as are our sins.
"How you dare to do in the presence of the Angels would not do that while I was in front of you?", Calls us the great St. Bernard. And we should do everything we can brighten the Guardian Angel, because only then we will be working effectively for our own sanctification and salvation.
Reverence your Guardian Angel led to St. Stanislaus Kostka, who was constantly at this exquisite delicacy: when both were enter through a door, he asked the angel who happened before. And like this, at times, rejected, insisted with him until he cede (15). Hopefully
so many beautiful examples will serve both to correct our idea and vision of pure beings to revere and increase our devotion to these angelic spirits blessed that God in His mercy, granted us as guardians, counselors, guards and messengers - especially valuable in the neo-pagan world in which we live - with a view to obtaining the heavenly life! Notes

1 - See Deharde, apud P. Ramon J. of Muñana, Truth and Life, Editorial The Heart Messenger de Jesús, Bilbao, 1947, tomo I, p. 233.
2 - Cfr. Dr. Eduardo María Vilarrasa La Leyenda de Oro, L. González y Compañía - Editores, 5a edição, tomo I, p. 497.
3 - Plinio Maria Solimeo, Os Santos Angels Nossos Celestes Protetores, Coleção Catolicismo No. 2, 1997, pp. 63, 64.
4 - Small Bollandists, Lives of the Saints, for "after Father Giry, Bloud and Barral, Booksellers, Publishers, Paris, 1882, tomo III, p. 311.
5 - Cfr. Id, ib., Tomo VI , p. 230.
6 - Cfr. Stand Life of Saint Jeanne D 'Arc, apud Pe. Muñana, op. cit., p. 230.
7 - Cfr. Small Bollandists t. IV, p. 529; Deharbe, apud Pe. Muñana, op. cit. p. 232.
8 - See Eduardo Vilarrasa, op. cit., p. 499.
9 - Pedro de Ribadaneira, Flos Sanctorum, apud Eduardo Vilarrasa, op. cit., p. 499.
10 - Les Petits Bollandist Cf, op. cit., t. XI, pp. 501-502.
11 - ID Ib., Volume VI, pp. 109, 110.
12 - Msgr Gaume, Treatise of the Holy Spirit, English translation by D. Joaquin Torres Asensio, Imp And Lib. D. English José López de Guevara, Granada, 1877, t. 1, p. 116.
13 - ID Ib. p. 116.
14 - Les Petits Bollandist Cf, op. cit., t. XI, 501-502.
15 - Cf V. Augustine, Life of St. Stanislaus Kostka, P. 308, apud, Pe. Muñana, op. cit., p. 230.

Creation Did the angels must believe in the existence of angels? Are they an invention of Christianity? Know the teaching of the Catholic faith in this regard. By Ricardo Sada Fernandez
In lenguajecomún say that this painting is a great artistic creation, or the famous fashion designer will present his "creations" of the summer. This concept is used here to do it improperly, for "creating" is strictly "making something out of nothing" before any kind without prior element. Created
This definition can be misleading. The "nothing" is not "some" of what things are removed. The creation is to produce an effect regardless of any pre-existing subject, ie, to produce the whole being of a thing. And this requires an infinite power: only God can create.
What is required to create infinite power can be seen in the following example. A bad cook (maybe read this) will need many ingredients to make an acceptable meal.

A cook with culinary knowledge, for example, an experienced mother, perhaps prepare delicious dishes with very few resources. But no one can ever make something edible if not has nothing to do. The most famous chef will not indulge in the Sahara desert. Hence, to make something out of nothing, and it is necessary to create "infinite power of God. God
Moreover, by creating, not only calls things into existence and immediately left to their fate. No. If that were happening, even for a second, all disappear, again nothing of it left. God preserves every creature in existence, it remains in being. This acciónde theologians call God, and rightly so, continuous creation. God is at hand, and more intimate than we can imagine, each and every one of his creatures.

Angels first thing God created was the most perfect and like Him, the angels. An angel is a spirit like God, ie a being with intelligence and will, without body, without any dependence on the matter.
Modern man does not assert the existence of angels. Nor denied. Simply ignored. No one dares to talk about their existence for fear that others consider it as a child who believes in the stork or Santa Claus. In the background you think that others may suspect that, if you claim to believe in angels, does not behave as an adult, it is entirely reasonable and serious.
However, strange as it may seem, this has happened only recently. Anthropological findings show that the existence of angels was taken for granted since the most ancient prehistory at the dawn of human life on Earth.

The belief in spiritual beings superior to man and lower God was so universal. Sometimes, these spirits were good and some bad, and were joined at different things they quickened, rivers, forests, animals, mountains ...-, but its features were consistent: immateriality, power, mediation man and divinity ...
When he began writing the story in this book is still unfinished, filled with beings who had the same characteristics, were angels, spirits or demigods. The Greek and Roman mythology, for example, show that the people believed in their existence. But it was not only ignorant people who believed in them, the philosophers were no strangers to that belief universal. Pythagoras Thales of Miletus and laid them on the threshold of the divine standpoint, Socrates conversed familiarly with one, and Plato and his disciples filled the world with pure intelligence or secondary gods.

Aristotle, on the other hand, who thought they were moving the heavenly bodies. We can say of civilizations and literatures Nordic, Slavic, Eastern or Mayan. All this indicates that angels are not an invention of Christianity.
Apart from folk tales, mythology and philosophy, and returning to history, we find that the ancient book whose authenticity has been widely supported, the Bible speaks of angels on almost every page. Angels were the ones who stopped Abraham's hand when he went to sacrifice his son, who killed the firstborn of the Egyptians, which led to the Maccabean victory ...

And in the New Testament, was an angel who appeared to Zechariah, as a maiden of Nazareth in Galilee, and her husband in a dream ... Jesus Himself, the Son of God was served by angels in the wilderness and comforted by one of them in the Garden of Olives, in his agony. And then, over the centuries, angels appear many times in the lives of the saints, even to this day. A belief that lasting
universal and deserves nothing but contempt. It is very important to try to get rid of him as a cumbersome coat. The least we can do is try to explain.
From the point of view of the Catholic faith, the explanation lies in the divine revelation, which finds confirmation in datosde why we would take a long look. Suffice it to say that revelation is, of course, the best way to learn something of the angels, as is the word of God, which can not deceive nor be deceived and that is also the first cause of everything.
Thus, there are higher spiritual substances we call angels. Now, how are they? What shape are they? ... The only thing you can do right, in this case is to proceed by elimination. It is clear that there are gigantic creatures whose strength would make the men seem weaklings, no, no size in angels, because they have nothing material. Nor do they have a certain way, because the shape is defined by the subject.
why we have difficulty conceiving - and even more so imagine - because our mind is intimately linked to the material. If we say we are spiritual substances or forms remaining, then we imagine a ghost, a faint perfume or a gentle breeze. But no, not "conceivable."

So why are with bodies in Holy Scripture? One was at the gates of Paradise with sword in hand, others were guests of Abraham, the Archangel Raphael appeared as a traveling companion of Tobias. They now had bodies. How are they treated them? ... Were obviously not theirs, and therefore had to take them, assume them somehow, like a man who rented a tuxedo to attend a party. Now, as to how they got it is a mystery. The only thing you can point is that maybe they were a mere illusion, not real bodies, then, given their power, they need not steal or borrow. St. Thomas hints that he might use it as a compressed air material, but can any other explanation.
The beauty of creation is a imagenimperfecta the beauty of God who, when you create them, wanted to renege on that somehow. The more perfect than those creatures, best reflect the divine beauty, and cough angels, created beings are more perfect than the show better than anyone. So people who are dedicated to the pursuit of goodness and beauty of God, never cease to see and love these creatures, like no other, are the most perfect mirror of the beauty and His goodness.

The Guardian Angel Who is the Guardian Angel? Does it really exist? The existence of guardian angels is a truth continually professed by the Church, part treasure forever piety and doctrine of the Christian people.

These Angeles, cited Catechism explains, "have been sent only in individual cases, but have been appointed since our birth to our care, and made to defend the salvation of individual men" (n. 6).

Jesus Christ himself told his disciples: "See that you do not despise one of these little ones, because I do know that their angels in heaven are always watching the face of my Father in heaven" (Matt. 18, 10).

It must rely
Despite the great perfection of your spiritual nature most perfectly the high order of grace, the Angels do not have the power of God and his infinite wisdom. As St. Thomas explains, can not read within the consciousness (Summa Theologica, 1, 57, 4 ad 31). It is therefore necessary to give them some way to know our needs. As their stay on our side is continuous and its inteligencla penetrates so excruciating as expressed, is not even necessary to articulate words that mentally you just talk for us to understand, and even to get to deduct from within more than what we ourselves are capable.
's why it's advisable to have a friendship with the Guardian Angel. "Be confident with your Angel Custodio.-Treat as a dear friend-is-and he will make a thousand ordinary business services every day. "(The Way, n. 562).
can also relate to the guardian angels of others, to assist in their task of leading the Sky these souls. "Earn the Guardian Angel of those who want to bring to your ministry. "It's always a great" accessory "(The Way, n. 563). This complicity
-ordered and loved by God extends to all we have to win accionescon Heaven for us and for other souls.
Angeles
social communities.
"God send his angels, to protect the righteous in all his ways," we read in the Old Testament (P $ 90, 11) It is common opinion of theologians, firmly grounded in Scripture, the writings of the Fathers and the liturgy of the Church, the belief that the guardian angels not only take care of each soul in particular, but extending its sponsorship of social bodies, countries, corporations, cities, entities, etc .-, ensuring that the ties that bind their members did not deviate from eternal happiness, and for general corporate purposes of the various social communities, even those born to achieve a natural good will ultimately be routed to a supernatural end common to all, that is God. Los Angeles and the Holy Eucharist. Christian piety considered from ancient that where the Holy Eucharist is reserved is constantly Angeles worshiping Jesus Christ in the Sacrament.
Christian tradition described the Guardian Angels as a few great friends, made by God to the side of every man, to accompany him in his ways. And it invites us to treat them, to come to them. Christians have to practice and spread devotion to the Holy Guardian Angels, so much rooted in the Church: for the Angel Custodio, who is with us always, help to maintain in all our actions the unity of life, protect us, intercede for us and is always the most powerful ally in the task of our santificaclón personaly in the apostolate. As reads the prayer to San Miguel, in the liturgical feasts dedicated to him the Roman Missal, Holy Guardian Angels: defendednos in battle, lest they perish in the tremendous trial. Valuable

heavenly counselors
The Guardian Angels are our directors, inspiring holy desires and good intentions. Obviously, they do inside our souls, though, as we saw, have been holy souls who deserved them get visibly heavenly advice.
When St. Joan of Arc, still a child, watching his sheep, he heard a voice calling: "Jeanne! Jeanne!" Who might be in one place so barren? She then saw wrapped in a bright light in the middle of which was an Angel of strokes noble and peaceful, surrounded by other angelic beings watching the girl with complacency. "Jeanne," he tells the angel, "be good and pious, God loves and frequently visit their shrines." And disappeared. Juana, inflamed with love of God, he then vow of perpetual virginity. The angel appeared to him at other times to advise, and when the left, she was so sad that she cried.
The vigilance of our guardian angel for us is well expressed by the Prophet David in Psalm 90: "Evil does not come upon you, and the scourge will not be close to your store. I command [God] your Angels in your favor, to keep thee in all thy ways. They will raise their hands so that your foot against a stone with "(Sl. 90, 10-12).
There are countless examples of the powerful help of angels in the lives of the saints. Santa Hildegonde, German ( + 1186), having gone on pilgrimage to Jerusalem with his father and he died on the way, was often aided by his Angel. One day, while traveling road to Rome was assaulted and abandoned as dead. He could hardly make up, and saw come to Angel on a white horse. He carefully helped her protegee to ride, and drove to Verona. There, he said goodbye to her saying: "I'll be your advocate wherever you go." Santa Hildegonde
itself could implement the following comment from San Bernardo to Psalm above: "How great reverence, devotion and trust should cause your heart the words of real prophet! The reverence for the presence of angels, devotion for his benevolence, and trust by the guard with you. Watch live modestly where the Angels are present, because God sent them to accompany and assist you in all your ways; at any inn and in every corner, have reverence and respect for your angel, and not commit before he dare not do when I was in your presence. " San Buenaventura states: "The Holy Angel is a true connoisseur auditorium of mutual love between God and the soul, not envy, it does not seek glory, but of his Lord."

adds that the main and most important thing is obedience that we have our holy angels, listening to their inner voices and healthy tips, such as tutors, curators, teachers, guides, advocates and mediators ours, so in the escape the guilt of sin, as in the embrace of virtue and grow in all perfection and holy love of the Lord. " Blessed
Augustin writes: "Los Angeles with great dedication and diligence, stay with us at all times and everywhere, help us, think of our needs, serve as intermediaries between us and God, bringing Him our complaints and sighs ... Accompany us in all our ways, come and go with us, watching how we behave from that genre misleading and that we desire and commitment to the Kingdom of God. "A pensamientosemejante is St. Basil the Great:" With all the faithful is an Angel, as a nanny or a pastor who runs his life "and to show quotes David, the singer of the Psalm:" In his angels say about you - that you protect your family in all ways ... "" Angel of the Lord will guard around of the cautious and help "(Ps. 90:11, 33:8).
Bishop Feofan the Hermit teaches: "You have to remember that we have a guardian angel and go to Him with mind and heart - in our normal life and especially when it is shaken. If we turn to Him, the Angel can not advise. When someone turns an abyss or swamp with his eyes closed and ears covered - as possible to help? "
Thus the Christian must remember his good angel, who throughout his life cares about him, rejoices in their spiritual successes, grieve with their falls. When the man dies, the Angel has his soul to God. According to many testimonies, the soul recognizes her Guardian Angel, when it comes to the spiritual world.
San Bernardo said during a Lent in 17 sermons, Psalm 90. Already in the Introduction tells us that makes the explanation of this Psalm, "where the enemy took occasion to tempt the Lord, so they are broken and broken the arms of evil with the same thing he wanted to be maliciously" (cf. Selected Works BAC p.358). We sermon synthesis of 12, in which John explains verse 11 put forward by the tempter in the wilderness, For He commanded his angels watching over you and keep you in all your ways (cf. Serm. 12 on Psalm 90 in Selected Works p. 413 ff. [BAC, Madrid I947]. The Latin text can be seen in PL 183.221 ff.)

Goodness of God in sending his angels as guardians
"What lesson, brothers, what warning, what big consolation offered by these words of Scripture! What psalm, among all else, strives so magnificently to the faint of heart, awaken the heedless, teach the ignorant? So Divine Providence ordered that especially in this time of Lent to have their continued faithful in his mouth the verses of this psalm. There seems to have taken it but stand to the abuse of this psalm was the devil, so that the same thing that Malicious servant serves the children of God, but in spite of himself "...
This concern of God for man shows his mercy so special. San Bernardo God speaks thus: "You apply to him (man) your heart and attentive care for it. In short, we sent your only-begotten to it by your Spirit, I promise you glory. And so there is nothing in the sky to stop participating in our care, you send those blessed spirits to minister for our good, the destinies of our stores, we send our tutors are. Little was for you have done to yours angels spirits; háceslos also the little angels, as written is: they are angels always see the face of the Father (Mt 18:10). These spirits so blessed angels háceslos yours for us and ours to you. "
To better consider the goodness of God, should think: WHO

SEND TO LOS ANGELES "The sum Majesty commanded the angels, and commanded his angels to those spirits so sublime, so happy, so close, so immediate The so familiarly close to Him and truly home. " Who sent
FOR
"He ordered them to you Who are you, Lord, and who is the man to put in it your heart or the son of man that you appreciate him so much? As if the man was not corruption and son of man a worm! " I command

"Maybe you wrote against bitterness? Does he commanded them to show their power against this form whirled through the sky, and pursuing this straw dry? Or that I put away before the wicked, lest they see the glory of God? This has to send one day but not yet sent "...
" Wherever we see in the Gospel, preparing the servants to collect the extent the tares sown after wheat, the provident Parent says: Let both grow until the harvest ... lest, wishing to start the weed, root up the wheat with them (Mt 13, 29-30). But how the wheat may be preserved until the time of collecting? This is precisely the object of the mandate that God has imposed His angels to while living on earth "... providing service

man" commanded his angels guard you. Oh you who are wheat from chaff, grain from chaff, lily among thorns! Thank God, my brethren, let us give thanks for me and for you. A precious deposit had given me, which is the fruit of the cross and the price of his blood. But not content with this safe custody so little, so ineffective, so fragile, so weak, so it became guardian to guardian angels on the walls of the soul. And certainly, even those who seem to need these walls impregnable defenses "Our correspondence with

angels "he commanded his angels to keep you in all your ways. infundirte much reverence is, how much confidence should give! Reverence for his presence, devotion to his benevolence, confidence in their custody." BOW

"Go long with all caution, as one keeps in mind the angels in all your ways. Everywhere, anywhere, even the most hidden, have bowed to the angel in your care. And how do you dare to in his presence while I would not do before? "." DEVOTION

Although God has commanded that He gives all honor and glory, however, "we should not be ungrateful to those que le obedecen con tanto amor y nos amparan en tanta indigencia. Seamos, pues, devotos, seamos agradecidos a su amor, honrémosles cuanto podamos, cuanto debemos. Mas todo amor y honor deben ir dirigidos a aquel Señor de cuya mano, así ellos como nosotros, recibimos el poderle amar y honrar y merecer ser amados y honrados .
Este amor a los ángeles no está prohibido, ni es en detrimento del amor de Dios; los dos se compaginan perfectamente. Dios, que exige el amor a El con toda la mente, y con todo el corazón, y con todas las fuerzas, nos manda amar a todas las cosas para que en ellas le honremos y amemos a El. "En El, pues, hermanos míos, amemos afectuosamente a sus ángeles como a quienes han de ser un día our heirs, being lawyers and guardians now placed by the Father and placed by him on us. Now we are children of God, but not yet manifested what we shall be, in that it is still toddlers, attorneys and guardians are under no different now in no servants. "
TRUST
" But though we are so small and we have still so long, and not only so long, but very dangerous path, what we fear taking such custodians? Nor can they be defeated or deceived, much less can deceive those who keep us in all our ways. Are faithful, prudent are powerful they are. How do we tremble? Just follow him, let's get together with them, and endure under the protection of the God of heaven ... "
" will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength but you will in your hands so that you avoid the pitfalls ... "
" Ever since, the Romans up some tempting or threatening any trouble, call upon your guardian, your driver, the guard that God assigned to the time of need and tribulation. Dale voices and say to us, Lord, we perish! (Mt. 8.25). Neither sleeps nor slumbers, but conceals briefly once, lest more dangerous haste of their hands, if you ignore that they will support. Spiritual are these hands, as are the assistance that each of the chosen provided, as the danger and difficulty to be overcome more or less big. "

Guardian Angels in their daily lives

The famous" angel of the guard "may be more useful than you think ...

never be easy to fully understand, how a spiritual nature be able to interact with us in the material world, but certainly with us, help, advise, inspire, day by day, every moment, when we sleep, without asking without even realizing it and never forgetting his presence ... a good friend has been with us for this provision.
As we know, in Scripture refers to the intervention of the Guardian Angels, but what about us, men and women of the third millennium, we live in a world where what counts is what you see and touch?, Is it possible to consider bringing a close relationship with the Messenger of God in the home, office, workshop, school, doctor's office and in all places and circumstances? The answer is yes.
First we must be aware, with the help of Faith and Grace "in her presence, begin to talk with him mentally or aloud, as would a person who is with us and inspired us confidence.
Some people, with the aim of achieving a better approach with your Angel will have a name, its own name, a name taken from Scripture, which like that of one of his sons ... have no gender and no matter whether it belongs to woman or man, can also be an affectionate nickname.
daily dealings with our Angel, will soon begin to discover things that are apparently productode chance or luck, to find parking where normally there, the understanding of our chief reaction to an unexpected situation

, find advice appropriate to give our children or any person who needs it, and so, so many situations that seem to come from nowhere. And all this is nothing but its delicate and dedicated intervention in many everyday affairs.
Our guardian angel becomes a valuable aid, as well as the prayers that you usually go, we can establish a diálogofrecuente, resulting in simple, concrete requests, by way of example inspire us to go with better provisions for the Eucharist , Confession and our personal prayer, helps to remember where we left that apparently lost object, find the right words to say what is delicate, before leaving home asking him to set aside a parking spot, quickly locate a direction in which we go, it is also convenient to ask you to "talk" to the Angel of that person with whom one is particularly difficult to treat, for a true dialogue, help to initiate or terminate rapidly that great care is particularly tedious task, to know how to lovingly correct their children, to find the best way to ensure care care and treatment to a patient, to know what to say to that person so close to us but very far from God, and so could list many situations in which their presence is indispensable.
We must be aware that our Angel at any time replace our personal effort that will never get a good grade without studying;

get a better empleosin be appropriate and necessary preparation, to show how good something we did wrong, coerce people to react to our convenience, get a pay rise doing shoddy work, maintain friendship with God without confession; request that a food is excellent without needed care because the whole process of preparation, that children are good without taking time to talk with them and guide them.
Thus we see that things are not and will not be due to chance, as our Guardian Angel is another of the means which God has placed within our reach as essentially spiritual help, because behind all that we see, is Divine grace and goodness.

Prayers to the Angels

"I can pray to my guardian angel? "I can pray to other angels? The guardian angel my guardian angel
, my dear, do not forsake me night or day, until I give in on the arms of Mary. Do not leave me alone, I lost.

Angel of God, my guardian angel
,
enlighten, guard, and gobiérname
this day. Amen

A San Miguel Archangel San Miguel
Archangel, defend us in battle
,
be our protection against the persversidad and snares of the devil. Reprímale
God, we humbly pray;
and thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, cast into hell
with the divine power
Satan and other evil spirits who wander through the

world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

Blessing for the Journey Through the intercession of Mary,
you have (have, etc.)
a good trip:
that the Lord is on my (our) way
and Angel with me (and His angels accompany us). Dle
In the name Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen Prayer to the Guardian Angels of the Tabernacles
"Oh Angelic spirits guard our Tabernacles, wherein lies the adorable Eucharist, defend and preserve it from profanation of our love."
"God, merciful Father, in your ineffable providence you have deigned to send to our stores with your Holy Angels; granted to those who beg you to be always defended by their protection and enjoy your company forever.
through our Lord Jesus Christ ... "
(Collect of the Mass of the Holy Guardian Angels)

Petition to God "God, the Father of Heaven, with admirable wisdom, distribute the ministries of angels and men, we ask that our Life on earth is protected by those who attend will forever in Heaven.
through our Lord Jesus Christ ... "
(Collect of the Mass of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael)

The" other "angels

as real as our guardian angels who disobeyed God also influence our lives. We've previously dealt with the subject of angels, their existence and influence our daily life. Now touch the time to talk about "the other angels" ...
Speaking of fallen angels, demons and similar issues is not easy , as well as now some people are away at everything that "smell" a religion, it also tends to think of fanaticism and intolerance when it comes to any matter relating to demonology.
Moreover, the theme itself may arouse the curiosity of people. Just look at all the movies that exploit this issue. It is clear that today there are more films like "The Exorcist" "The Devil's Advocate" or "The Omen" that lives of saints or the Gospel narratives.
is easy to think of the devil as a creature of science fiction or horror stories, and this is no accident. One of the great successes of the fallen angels in their purpose is to achieve not believe in its existence and its influence on our lives. Just as our guardian angels have a role important in our daily lives, so does the "other" angels also have intelligence, freedom and form part of the "invisible world" that we recite when praying the Creed: "I believe in the visible and invisible."
For the Catholic is very important to know this issue that directly affects our spiritual life is real and that is a truth of faith professed by the Catholic Church continually. Asked

the foregoing, it is time to get down:
At times we forget that the devil operates effectively and in real life, believing that only manifest in a possession or a special event.
As in some films, the villain appears as a handsome and elegant, the same way, the devil lurks behind seemingly good things or we believe harmless, and not only that, makes us believe that there is. If we could see it, we might cause horror and consequently we would go immediately to the divine assistance, which would be contrary to his plan: to get away from God and create enmity with Him through sin. The devil here is incredibly subtle, and so dangerously effective.
The devil and the angels who accompanied him to disobey God can not read our minds, but are able to know our intentions and influence us desires, memories and temptations.
We can fall under the influence of different ways depending on the time and circumstances, we must remember that God allows temptations and these will never be disproportionate to our forces, that is, at all times we have the help of grace to overcome obstacles and closer to God. Do not forget that even in our failures we can understand our weak nature, and grow in humility.
The temptations before us are directed to our fallen nature, abusing our human weaknesses: a tendency to pleasure, convenience, grandeur, when we put our heart in ourselves or in things, it is easy to divert our attention from God.
It is obvious that sometimes we "do our part" to fall into sin by imprudence:
- Going to a show that excites our imagination or our senses so we get a pleasure that keeps us from God.
- stop to look at magazines or movies on the shelves, which although not pornographic, stimulate the imagination. We all know that "is not what you see, if not what is hidden" which causes the imagination complete the picture.
- Curiosity and ignorance go to a place where you can practice reading letters, hand, coffee or any other form of "divination" which is severely condemned from the Old Testament and to this day by the Magisterium of the Church. It should not be surprising that what is said is true or compliance in the future, is a means to move away from God by distrust of Divine Providence. Why do we need as Catholics know the future, if we abandon ourselves daily in the Father who constantly ask him "Give us this day our daily bread"? Did not Jesus who told us we would not have to worry about the future as each day brings its own desire? Jesus Christ has shown us a kindness that if God the Father clothes the lilies of the field better than what King Solomon will not do for us, his children? In trying to "guess" the future distrust of this loving Father.
- Dealing with someone sexoopuesto, whose condition (or ours) we should get some intimacy or familiarity, to be married, the employment relationship, friendship and ...
Another way in which the devil exercises his influence is through the memories:
- Revive the trouble we had with people.
- It brings to mind memories of acts against purity, with the danger of recreating the imagination and rekindle lust.
- Bring us our faults regrets about: abuse of children, friends or acquaintances, a trap in the business or in the study, lack of care for a sick person does not have apologized to that person we estimated ...
All this, even when they had confessed and repair faults. Do not forget that a typical temptation of many saints have been the feeling that in mortal sin even if they have done a full examination of conscience and a full confession. We can further
negative influence on our laziness or reluctance:
- Do not go to confession claiming punishment for sins committed
- Belief that is not worth it again confess sin or feel we always say the same sins
- Failing to precept of Sunday Mass and other activities of laziness
- our duty not family, work or study setting as an excuse exhaustion, disease, boredom ...
Other temptations that we consider are those related to pride
- Feeling that God can forgive us at any time
- Do not compromise on our tastes, ideas and opinions, although we show that we are mistaken
- considered the most important capable or intelligent than others
Imagination also plays an important role as we develop it if the fantasies are not real time, can lead to serious offenses committed by an inordinate desire:
- Watching someone of the opposite sex See you in the street and disrespect in thought.
- believe that by having a friendly person, looking for something more of us suspicious of it.
- Think of what we do to a person who holds a better job than ours and we rise we fall.
- Stringing a series of lies to justify or make a profit.
details we consider unimportant are tightening our consciousness, taking them as "natural attitude", and so gradually to more easily drop serious sins, with the danger of not having the inner strength to seek reconciliation with God. Meditate on the above
should warn us not be naive thinking that the devil does not exist. Once we are alerted to this, we must strengthen our weakness by going regularly to the sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), to pray even if we are in mortal sin, ask for help from the Blessed Virgin and our Guardian Angel, will be the usual means to avoid temptation, the occasions of sin and the sin itself, because with your help we will move away from the influence of the fallen angels, or rather, the devil.
Demons are those angels who disobeyed God and were condemned eternally to hell. Know of its existence because the Scripture teaches and Tradition. Jesus said: "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning" (Luke 10, 18).
"The Devil is a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because truth was not him "(John 8, 44)
is a dogma of faith by the Catholic Church defined the existence of demons.
" The devil and other demons were indeed created by God naturally good, but they, by itself, became ill "(Fourth Lateran Council).
boss is Lucifer demons or the devil or Stan. receive, in addition to other names: Lucifer, beelcebú, belial, the evil prince of this world.
It is compared to a lion, a dragon and a snake.
The word devil comes from the Greek and means "instigator" and one casue the destruction and division, the gossip, the deceiver.
The word Satan comes from Hebrew means "adversary."
do not know the number of demons, but many. In the New Testament appears a madman Jesus Christ said "my name is legion, for we are many" (Mark 5, 9).
The devil has power over humans because their knowledge and their influence is higher than them. The devil has not, however, it can directly nuestrainteligencia not know our inner thoughts, nor our will on it can never force us to sin.
devil's activity is manifested in humans by:
• Inducing to disobey God's commandments and rebel against God.
• Propagate the error and bad doctrine.
• Lead man to the lies and corruption.
• Raising the rebellion in the man who suffers hardships.
• influenced the body, senses and imagination.
• Influencing the property.
• Produce extraordinary events that have the appearance of miracle to make followers.
• Filling of fear, anguish and sadness for the man away from God.
• Inducing witchcraft, the "clean", a superstition, spiritualism and black magic.
• Promote the evil cult.
Their activity will last until the end of time. The Church teaches that "all human history is invaded by a tremendous struggle against the power of darkness, who started from the beginning of the world will last until the last day, says the Lord "(Vatican II, Const Gaudium et Spes, n. 37)
The devil can torment men through demonic possession and obsession.
The demonic possession is that the devil takes over the body of a person to torment. In Christianity are rare, thanks to the redemption of Christ.
is diabolical obsession Externally the devil annoying people: with assault or other forms.
The Catholic Church has power, received from Christ, to cast the devil from a possessed person, a place or object, by means of exorcism.
The temptations are that the devil or the world or the flesh influence man waking images provodando memory and feelings can affect your intelligence and bend his will towards any sin, for example, robbery, homicide, etc. . Having
temptation is not sin. Become sin if there is a warning and consent.
means to defeat the demon are:
• Pray often.
• Use the Sacrament of Penance (confession).
• cross himself against any temptation.
• kiss a crucifix with love. • Use aguabendita
, especially before bedtime. (St. Teresa of Avila said that anything over the demons flee, not to become, that the holy water.)
• Invoke with devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and our guardian angel.
• Invoke with devotion to St. Michael the Archangel. • Pray with devotion
three Hail Mary.
all angels were created good by God. Yet they, like humans were endowed with free will and could choose between obedience to God and rebellion, between good and evil. Having misused their freedom, part of the angels led by Lucifer, were separated from God and formed their kingdom.
That rebellion of angels against God was "something we can not imagine, but the Apostle St. John describes in Revelation, speaking of" a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on their heads, dragging its tail to the third of the stars of heaven and threw to the ground. There followed a great battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. Also the dragon and his angels fought, but not defeated, and there was not room for them in heaven. And the great dragon was hurled, the ancient serpent called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world was thrown to the ground, and his angels with el.Ap.12 ,3-4, 7-9
About the sin of angels, Revelation is limited to a few indications. If all sin begins with pride (Ecclesiastes 10, 12 et seq.), Also the sin of the angels will have to start with pride. The "son of perdition" is said to be up against God and everything holy (2 Thess. 2, 4). In particular, it can be said about the sin of Satan that he, blinded by his own glory, he forgot it was up to God and denied the agency, which objected to being mere creature or rejecting the gift of supernatural perfection because God gave him would not owe anything to love. His fierce battle with Christ and against the work of redemption allows us to infer that Satan is resisted to recognize the supremacy of Christ, to recognize that Christ, the Son of God incarnate, is the heart and the head of Creation.
the punishment we deserve for your sin is twofold: the obstinacy of the will in evil and eternal fire or hell Jude 6, 2 Peter 2.4.
From the time when St. Paul wrote his epistle to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 11:4) and almost to this day, in the writings of the Church mentioned cases when the fallen angels took various forms - and not just Angels of Light, but also of the saints, the Virgin Maria and to the same Jesus Christ! San Juan Kassian For example, in his writings on a careful appreciation of the spirits from another world, counts as a monk committed suicide and another man tried to sacrifice his son as following the obedience of the Patriarch Abraham (Gen. Cap. 22).

In both cases these aberrant behaviors were caused by demons, that they appeared in the form of Angels of Light (Love the good t. 1).
The Patericon of Kiev-Pechersk tells the story of a young monk who appeared Nikita "an angel of light." This "angel" Nikita ordered to lose no time in prayer and study of Scripture and Nikita promised to pray for him. After the devil, taking the form of an angel, he began to pray in the cell in Nikita, he received the gift of clairvoyance.

soon speak of the new "visionary" and people started coming to him for his advice and direction. But he soon noticed a rarity - Nikita did not want to talk about the Gospel - he studied and only cited the Old Testament. Finally the monks realized that Nikita fell into the clutches of the devil, who drove with their prayers. Came to himself, Nikita took a deep penance and became a monk and hard copy. Eventually he was consecrated as Bishop of Novgorod. He was a good pastor, was distinguished for his wisdom and the gift of miracles. We know by the name of St. Nikita the Hermit.
Our Lord warned us: "Beware to the false prophets, who come to you in sheep pielde, but they are ferocious wolves. By their fruits you will know: You can of sloe harvest grapes or figs of thistles? "(Matthew 7:15-16). The Apostle Paul teaches us:" The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, mercy, faithfulness, gentleness and restraint. On these there is no law ... Those, who belong to Christ, crucified the flesh with passions and desires "(Gal. 5:22-24).
Proceed to life the words of Christ and St. Paul - is not easy, because of our imperfection, sin , lightness (and lack of knowledge), and ignorance and also due to the prac-tice of many centuries possessed by spirits evil in their struggle against God and men. We must remember that even the men consecrated to Christ, as the monks who quote above, are not insured against demonic seduction and can be fooled by it.
So if someone comes to us as an angel or have a vision, we must take great care not to confuse a fallen angel with a good one. The Fathers, inspired by the Holy Santoy spiritual experience, we urge to love to pray with humility and not try to have visions and exalted experiences. If you see someone or something extraordinary, very circumpuestos and counting, as soon as possible, the fact an experienced spiritual father.
Los Santos Fathers teach us that if we have any doubt about the nature of our appearance, stop communicating with this and turn to God with an intense prayer, asking for His help. If this spirit is indeed a heavenly messenger, an Angel Good, the guard is looking forward to our care. St. Athanasius
also warns that pride lost to the devil, and we must practice humility. "A great remedy for health is humility, and that Satan was cast out of heaven by debauchery or adultery or theft, but it was pride that rushed him to the lower parts of the abyss."
San Agustin, about salvation or loss of the angels, and persistence in the good or evil, says that "some remain unswervingly faithful to the common good to all, which is God himself, in his eternity, goodness and love. The other, on the contrary, proud of their power, as if they were themselves the very well have strayed from common and beatifying supreme good, and have turned themselves; impertinent sublime pride for eternity, its artful deception seguísima truth, and your personal preferences for pure love "We have here a brief description of how one bad choice can be as damaging to a child.
The existence of demons and evil action is a truth of faith. It is not therefore speak as a people primitive evil personified the superior beings but nonexistent. The greatest mischief of the devil is: have you believe does not exist.
On the contrary, these real people, personal, spiritual, but have already been defeated by Jesus Christ, have as a defeated army in flight, great capacity to harm us:
a) Because they have not lost their nature of angels, and so knowledge and power are far superior to ours.
b) Because their experience of centuries has taught them how best to deceive.
c) Because his perverse will is always inclined to all evil. Demons seek to harm us:
d) The hatred of God whose image they see in us.
e) Por odio a Cristo, cuya muerte nos rescató de su poder.
f) Por envidia a nosotros pues Dios nos destinó a ocupar los puestos que ellos perdieron en el cielo.
El Señor llama al diablo "el asesino de la humanidad desde el principio," refiriéndose al momento cuando él, tomando la forma de una serpiente, sedujo a nuestros antepasados Adán y Eva, que quebraron la ley de Dios y con esto privaron a la humanidad de su inmortalidad (Gen. 3:1-6). Desde entonces, teniendo la posibilidad de influir sobre los pensamientos y sentimientos humanos, el diablo y sus demonios, tratan de hundir a la humanidad cada vez mas profundamente en el pecado, donde se encuentran ellos: "Quien peca es de Diablo, ya que éste fue el primero who sinned ... Everyone who sins is a slave to sin "(1 John 3:8, John 8:3-4).
remember that the devil is a professional liar, slanderer, a sower of confusion and discord, he and his fallen angels , with all his might try to lose and for this use not only the hint, but many other tricks, including camouflage in other beings. So all the phenomena that cause us to wonder, confusion or fear, can easily be the result of infamous work against us.
The presence of the spirits of evil among men is a constant danger for us. So Rev. Peter reminds us: "Be alert and vigilant because our enemy the devil is like a roaring lion, seeking whom swallow "(1 Pet. 5:8). Such a wake-up call the Apostle Paul tells us:" My brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of your strength. Put on the whole armor of God so that you can take your stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places "(Eph. 6:11-12). From these words of Scripture that human life is an intense and constant struggle to defend his soul.
Consider that, despite the great harm caused to demons themselves, and even when stripped of divine grace, retain all the power that is theirs by their nature in terms of intelligence and will. Obviously they are subject to the will and the power of God, but by that force of nature that remain as spiritual beings, given their malice, they remain very dangerous creatures and fear on our part, for dealing with and wanting to do all kinds of evil possible.
In fact, in Heaven the guerraesta ended with the total defeat of evil. But the battle went from heaven to our world and hearts of men. In this battle against evil angels help us actively good.

The existence of angels revealed God

1. Our reflections on God, Creator of the world, could not be completed without devoting adequate attention to specific content of divine revelation: the creation of purely spiritual beings that Sacred Scripture calls "angels." Such capacity is evident from the symbols of faith, especially in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed: I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, of all things (that is, entities or beings) "visible and invisible. " We know that man has, within the creation of a unique position, because your body belongs to the visible world, while the spiritual soul that enlivens the body, is almost on the border between the visible and invisible creation. The latter, according to the Creed that the Church professes the light of Revelation, belong other beings, purely spiritual, therefore not specific to the visible world, while present and acting on it. They are a specific world.

2. Today, as in times past, is discussed in more or less knowledge about these spiritual beings. We must recognize that, sometimes, the confusion is great, with the risk of passing as a faith of the Church concerning the angels things that do not belong to the faith or, conversely, to set aside some important aspect of revealed truth.
The existence of spiritual beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls "angels" was denied by the time of Christ by the Sadducees (cf. Acts 23, 8). Also deny the materialists and rationalists of all time. And yet, as a modern theologian acutely observes, "if we get rid of the angels, it should radically revise Scripture and with it the whole history of salvation" (.). All Tradition is unanimous on this issue. The Creed of the Church, in essence, is an echo of what Paul writes to the Colossians: "For in Him (Christ) were created all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him "(Col. 1, 16). I mean, Christ, as eternal Word and Son consubstantial with the Father is "firstborn of all creation" (Col 1, 15), is at the center of the universe as a reason and center of all creation, as we have seen in the preceding catechesis and as yet we see when we talk more directly from him

3. The reference to the primacy of Christ helps us to understand the truth about the existence and action of the angels (good and bad) are not the core content of the Word of God.
In Revelation, God speaks first "Men. And about the time they invite and admit them to communion with him", as stated in the Cons. "Dei Verbum" of Vatican Council II (n.2). Thus "the profound truth of both God and the salvation of men" is the core content of the revelation that "shine" more fully in the person of Christ (cf. Dei Verbum, 2).
The truth about angels is in some sense "collateral", and yet inseparable from the central revelation is the presence, majesty and glory of the Creator that shine in all of creation ("visible" and " invisible ") and in the saving action of God in human history. The angels are not, foreground creatures in the reality of revelation, and yet belong to it fully, so that at times we see them meet basic tasks on behalf of God Himself.

4. All that belongs to the creation steps, according to revelation, the mystery of divine providence.

I said so in an exemplary concise Vatican I, which we have quoted many times: "Everything God created preserves and directs by His providence extends from one end to another with kindness force and governing all things." All things are naked and manifest in their eyes "to what will take place through the free initiative of the creatures." Providence embraces therefore, also the world of pure spirits, that even more fully than men are rational and free. In Sacred Scripture we find precious indications concerning them.
There is the revelation of a mystery drama, but real, affecting these angelic creatures, without which nothing escapes the eternal Wisdom, which strongly (fortiter) and at the same time with goodness (suaviter) all leading to compliance the kingdom of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

5. Primarily recognize that Providence, as loving wisdom of God, there has been precisely to create purely spiritual beings, for which better expresses the likeness of God in them, which greatly exceeds all that has been created in the visible world with the man, himself, indelible image of God. God is absolutely perfect Spirit, is reflected especially in the spiritual beings, by nature, that is, because of their spirituality, they are much closer to the material and the creatures that are almost the "environment" closer the Creator.
Sacred Scripture offers a fairly explicit testimony of the maximum closeness to God of angels, of whom speak with figurative language, as the "throne" of God, their "armies" from her "heaven." She has inspired art poesíay the Christian centuries we have angels as the "court of God."

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