Word for Friday, October 2. The Holy Guardian Angels.

“Thus says the Lord: “Behold I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place which I have prepared. Give heed to him and listen to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him. But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. My angel will go before you, and bring you in to the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and I will blot them out.” Exodus 23:20-23. St. Jerome said, “How great the dignity of the human soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it.”

Let us pray, Lord, we thank You for the great gift of our Guardian Angels, who advise and protect us and empower us to confront all named and
unnamed adversaries and enemies. Give us the grace always to listen to them, that we may remain victorious in the hostile world in which we live. Amen. “Let your light shine!!” Be blessed. Larry.