Devotion to the angels began to develop with the birth of the
monastic tradition. St. Benedict gave it impetus and Bernard of Clairvaux,
the great 12th-century reformer, was such an eloquent spokesman for the
guardian angels that angelic devotion assumed its current form in his day.
A feast in honor of the guardian angels was first observed in
the 16th century. In 1615, Pope Paul V added it to the Roman calendar.
Devotion to the angels is, at base, an expression of faith in
God's enduring love and providential care extended to each person day in and
day out until life's end.
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The concept of an angel assigned to guide and
nurture each human being is a development of Catholic doctrine and piety based
on Scripture but not directly drawn from it. Jesus' words in Matthew 18:10 best support the belief: "See
that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their
angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father."
"May the angels lead you into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome you and take you to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem."
(Rite
for Christian Burial)
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