{"id":2325,"date":"2009-10-02T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/mass-of-the-holy-guardian-ange\/"},"modified":"2015-10-02T05:33:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T04:33:20","slug":"mass-of-the-holy-guardian-ange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/mass-of-the-holy-guardian-ange\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass of the Holy Guardian Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1002Lauren<\/a>Lauren Ford’s “Guardian Angel” depicts a little girl walking through the Connecticut woods that I so love, on what appears to be a late October day. Miss Ford (1891-1973) lived and worked in Bethlehem, Connecticut, not far from the Abbey of Regina Laudis.
\n<\/em>
\nENTRANCE ANTIPHON
\nMR
\nBless the Lord, O you his Angels,
\nyou mighty in strength who do his word,
\nhearkening to the voice of his word (Ps 102:20).<\/p>\n

COLLECT
\nO God, who in your ineffable providence,
\ndeign to send your holy Angels to watch over us;
\ngrant that we who implore you
\nmay be defended always by their protection
\nand rejoice eternally in their company.
\nThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
\nwho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
\nGod, forever and ever.<\/p>\n

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nThat the Church of Christ throughout the world
\nmay be protected by the ministry of the angels,
\nand, from the rising of the sun to its setting,
\nraise her voice in harmony with the angelic hymns of praise,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.<\/p>\n

That Pope Benedict XVI
\nmay be strengthened in his apostolic service of the Church
\nand guarded by the holy Angels in all his ways,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.<\/p>\n

That our nation
\nand the peoples of every nation on earth,
\nmay be preserved from violence, terrorism, and war
\nby the angels sent by God to watch over us,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.<\/p>\n

That all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit,
\nand those who struggle with the temptations of the desert,
\nmay be comforted today by an angel,
\neven as Christ was comforted by an angel in Gethsemane,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.<\/p>\n

That we may be granted the gift of spiritual childhood,
\nso as to behold the face of the Father
\nrevealed to us in the human Face of Christ,
\nto the Lord we pray: Christ, hear us. R. CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.<\/p>\n

COLLECT AT THE GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
\nO Lord, our Master and God,
\nwho in heaven established orders and armies
\nof Angels and Archangels for the service of your glory,
\nmake this our liturgy to be a liturgy of holy Angels,
\nserving together with us,
\nand with us glorifying your goodness.
\nFor to you is due all glory, honour and worship,
\nFather, Son, and Holy Spirit,
\nnow and ever and forever.
\nOr:
\nMay the intercession of the angels
\ncome always to our help, Almighty God,
\nsince we abandon ourselves with confidence
\nto their guidance and protection.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON
\nGR
\nBless the Lord, all you his Angels:
\nyou ministers of His who execute His word,
\nhearkening to the voice of His word (Ps 102:20-21).<\/p>\n

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
\nReceive, Lord, the gifts
\nwhich we bring in veneration of your holy Angels,
\nand mercifully grant that,
\nby their constant protection,
\nwe may be delivered from present dangers
\nand, at length, come happily to eternal life.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

PREFACE
\nIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
\nalways and everywhere to give you thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
\nHeaven is the worthy dwelling of the angels,
\ncreatures mysterious and sublime;
\nand still, believers living in the obscurity of earthly life
\ndare, with a loving hope,
\nto rely on the light and comfort of these chosen spirits
\nwho never leave their service of adoration and praise
\nin the bliss of your presence.
\nTo their everlasting hymn we unite our voice
\nso that in our common joy, and from all the created universe,
\nto you, one and immense God with the Son and the Holy Spirit,
\nthe hymn of glory may rise up:<\/p>\n

Or:
\nIt is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
\nalways and everywhere to give you thanks,
\nLord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
\nOur praises for your Archangels and Angels should not fall silent,
\nfor it redounds to your own splendour and glory
\nthat your admirable angelic creatures should be so honoured;
\nAnd since they are most worthy of exalted admiration,
\nwe see through them how boundless is your greatness
\nand how worthy you are to be preferred above all things,
\nthrough Christ our Lord.
\nThrough Him the multitude of Angels celebrate your majesty,
\nand we, jubilant in adoration, are joined to them,
\nand, one with them, give forth the voice of your praise:<\/p>\n

COMMUNION ANTIPHON
\nMR
\nIn the sight of the Angels, I will sing to you, O my God (Ps 137:1).
\nOr:
\nSee that you do not despise one of these little ones;
\nin heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father
\nwho is in heaven, says the Lord (Mt 18:10).<\/p>\n

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
\nThrough the ministry of the Angels, Lord,
\nguide into the way of salvation and peace
\nas many as you have seen fit to nourish
\nwith these sacraments of eternal life.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lauren Ford’s “Guardian Angel” depicts a little girl walking through the Connecticut woods that I so love, on what appears to be a late October day. Miss Ford (1891-1973) lived and worked in Bethlehem, Connecticut, not far from the Abbey of Regina Laudis. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON MR Bless the Lord, O you his Angels, you mighty <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liturgical-texts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paVypq-Bv","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11266,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325\/revisions\/11266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}