{"id":178,"date":"2022-01-05T14:08:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gloireadieu.com\/english\/?p=178"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:08:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:08:58","slug":"the-twelve-works-of-our-guardian-angel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloireadieu.com\/english\/guardian-angels\/the-twelve-works-of-our-guardian-angel.html","title":{"rendered":"The Twelve Works of our Guardian Angel"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Sacred Scripture there are twelve works of charity which our guardian Angel does for us.<\/h3>\n

The first<\/strong> is to rebuke us for our faults. According to the Book of Judges, chapter 2, verse 1: The Angel of the Lord ascends from Galgala to the place of those weeping and says: \u201cI have lead you forth from the land of Egypt . . . And you have not heard my voice.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The second<\/strong> is to absolve us from the bonds of our sins. According to Book of Acts, chapter 12, verse 7: The Angel stood by . . . and the chains fell from his hands; yet this must be understood as disposing this to happen.<\/p>\n

The third<\/strong> is to take away from us those things impeding our progress in good- ness, which is signified in the Book of Exodus, chapter 12, verse 12: where the Angel struck the first born of Egypt.<\/p>\n

The fourth<\/strong> is to constrain those demons afflicting us, according the Book of Tobias, chapter 12, verse 3: \u201cHe chased the demon from my wife<\/em>\u201d, says Tobias of the Archangel St. Raphael<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fifth<\/strong> is to teach us, according to the Book of Daniel, chapter 9, verse 22: Now I have entered, to teach you, and so that you might understand.<\/p>\n

The sixth<\/strong> is to reveal secrets, for accor- ding to the Book of Genesis, chapter 18, verse 17, the three Angels expressed the Mystery of the Trinity and Unity, after which God said: Can I conceal from Abraham what I am about to do?<\/p>\n

The seventh<\/strong> is to console, according to the Book of Tobias, chapter 5, verse 13: Be of a strong spirit, it is nigh, that you are to be cured by God etc..<\/p>\n

The eighth<\/strong> is to comfort us on the way to God, according to Third Book of Kings, chapter 19, verse 7: Rise and eat, for a grand way remains for you.<\/p>\n

The ninth<\/strong> is to lead us forth on this way and to conduct us back to God, accor- ding to the Book of Tobias, chapter 5, verse 15: I shall lead, and I shall lead him back etc..<\/p>\n

The tenth<\/strong> is to cast down our enemies, according the Book of Isaiah, chapter 37, verse 36: Having entered the Angel of the Lord struck upon the camps of the Assyrians etc..<\/p>\n

The eleventh<\/strong>, to mitigate our temptations; and this is signified in the Book of Genesis, chapter 32, verse 24, where Jacob wrestled with the Angel, and was comforted after the match, having accepted his bles- sing, the nerve of his femur withered up.<\/p>\n

The twelfth<\/strong> is to pray for us and to carry our prayers to God, according the Book of Tobias, chapter 12, verse 12: When you were praying with tears . . . I offered your prayer etc.. All of these are the effects of our guardian Angel\u2019s care of us, on account of which we ought to be submissive and grateful both to God and the Holy Angels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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