Prayer to the Angel who comforted Jesus in the Garden

Agony in the Garden by El Greco

Came across this BEAUTIFUL prayer at Acta Sanctorum and could not resist reposting it here.

I salute thee, holy Angel
who didst comfort my Jesus in His agony,
and with thee I praise
the most holy Trinity
for having chosen thee
from among all the holy Angels
to comfort and strengthen Him
who is the comfort and strength of all
that are in affliction.
By the honor thou didst enjoy
and by the obedience, humility and love
wherewith thou didst assist
the sacred Humanity of Jesus, my Savior,
when He was fainting for very sorrow
at seeing the sins of the world
and especially my sins,
I beseech thee to obtain for me
perfect sorrow for my sins;
deign to strengthen me
In the afflictions that now overwhelm me,
and in all the other trials,
to which I shall be exposed henceforth
and, in particular,
when I find myself in my final agony.
Amen+

St. Michael the Archangel

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This unique image of God's general is found in Bavaria, Germany at the warrior memorial at the St. Michael church in Neunkirchen am Brand.

St. Michael the Archangel - Ora Pro Nobis!

Heaven

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More Angels

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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...

Don't forget to thank your Angel Guardian for not falling with them. Amen+

More Angels

Angel Guardian, thanks and praise and all glory be to God in the highest for His mercy and benevolence upon mankind and my poor soul! I think about you not, but rather stumble and fall through this miserable life. You think about me at all times, praying for me and assisting me...how little do I look to you for help! What a miserable, wretched, ungrateful soul am I? Look not upon my neglect, but upon my soul striving and longing for our God, for we do surely worship the same God. Pray dear angel, for the glorious day, the day you escort me to the feet of Jesus my savior! Amen+

Extremely Busy...

Posting has been very sparse and I apologize. My practice is getting busier and I thank God for that, but this leaves me less time to blog. My internet connection at home is also not working so my only access to the web is at work - where I'm busy!

So here's a beautiful image of an angel. I do not care for angel paintings/pictures depicting angels as women. Angels have no gender being pure spirits, but often when they do appear to us humans they appear in the form of men. This picture is unclear - rather could be male or female but more specifically genderless. Genderless is only good in an angel :)

I heard Mother Angelica on EWTN years ago talking about angels. One thing she said struck me deeply and I wonder at it regularly. She said that all the eons ago when God created the angels, specifically the guardian angels, He had the human in mind for that specific angel. He created them in little US in mind. Our angel then waiting patiently, witnessing God's creation, the progression of human times, waiting for the moment, that awesome moment when we were created. They love us, pray for us, and are with us constantly. We will not be parted from them until we either enter Heaven, or are condemned to hell. In purgatory they will assist us. What a consolation it must be to finally be able to look upon our angel!