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   “May they become perfectly one”   
      
   Prayer of unity for all who believe   
   "The Lord's loving-kindness, no less than his mercy, is great in   
   respect of our salvation in that, not content to redeem us with his   
   blood, he in addition prayed for us. See now what the desire of his   
   petition was, that just as the Father and Son are one, so also we   
   should abide in absolute unity. From this, it may be evident how   
   greatly someone sins who divides unity and peace, since even the Lord   
   himself petitioned for this same thing. He no doubt desired that his   
   people should in this way be saved and live in peace since he knew   
   that discord cannot come into the kingdom of God."   
   by Cyprian of Carthage--first martyr bishop of Africa, 200-258   
   A.D.(excerpt from THE LORD’S PRAYER 30.1)   
      
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   OCT 2 – GUARDIAN ANGELS   
      
   “Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom His love commits me here.   
   Ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.   
   Amen.   
      
   This little prayer focuses on four verbs to describe the activity of   
   our guardian angels, and each teaches us something about the role of   
   our guardian angels in our lives.   
      
   To light. For millennia the image of enlightenment has been used for   
   instruction and teaching. Saint Thomas reminds us that, in terms of   
   intellect, humans are at the bottom of the hierarchy. Every angel,   
   even the least of them, is categorically superior in intelligence.   
   This means that our guardian angels, even apart from their gifts of   
   grace and glory, can teach us a thing or two. That’s exactly what St.   
   Thomas says they do. Since our minds are weak and can easily fail, our   
   guardian angels help us to hold onto the truth more firmly, and so we   
   ask our guardian angels to enlighten us (ST I q. 113, a. 1).   
      
   To guard. True to their name, guardian angels also protect us from the   
   assaults of the enemies of God. Saint Thomas gives this as reason to   
   believe that even Adam, in the state of innocence, would have had an   
   angel guardian (ST I q. 113, a. 4). In the same place, he states that   
   even when we fall (as Adam did) into temptation, our guardian angels   
   keep us from being harmed as much as the tempters want.   
      
   To rule. Since our guardian angels are not simply teachers of truth,   
   but ministers of divine government, they never forget that their   
   purpose in teaching is to lead us back to God. In this manner, we ask   
   them not only to enlighten us with teaching, but also to rule and   
   direct us toward the good. For, as St. Thomas tells us, even though we   
   know the natural law, we sometimes struggle to apply it well, needing   
   our angels to assist us (ST I q. 113, a. 1).   
      
   To guide. Like guarding, guiding can be understood defensively. For   
   while a ruler might give direction from afar, a guide assists along   
   the way by pointing out pitfalls in the path. While our guardian   
   angels don’t and can’t make our decisions for us, they can give us   
   nudges here and there to keep our feet on the narrow path.   
      
   These activities of our guardian angels are not extraordinary or   
   miraculous. Their guardianship belongs to the execution of Divine   
   Providence, much like any parent’s guardianship of children. Let’s   
   make a new effort to appreciate and call upon these faithful angels,   
   who are always willing to help us.”   
      
   Holy Guardian Angels!! Pray for & protect us!!!   
      
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   -by Br Elijah Dubek, OP   
      
   Saint Quote:   
   All the wealth in the world cannot be compared with the happiness of   
   living together happily united.   
   -- Blessed Margaret d'Youville   
      
   Bible Quote:   
   Then suddenly the angel of the Lord stood there, and the cell was   
   filled with light. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him. ’Get up!’   
   he said ’Hurry!’ – and the chains fell from his hands.   (Acts 12:7 )   
      
      
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   A prayer to one's Guardian Angel by St. Gertrude:   
      
   O most Holy Angel of God, appointed by Him to be my   
   guardian, I give thee thanks for all the benefits which thou   
   hast ever bestowed on me in body and in soul. I praise and   
   glorify thee that thou didst condescend to assist me with such   
   patient fidelity, and to defend me against all the assault of my   
   enemies. Blessed be the hour in which thou wast assigned me   
   for my guardian, my defender, and my patron. In   
   acknowledgment and return of all thy loving ministries to me   
   from my youth up, I offer thee the infinitely precious and   
   noble Heart of Jesus, and firmly purpose to obey thee   
   henceforth, and most faithfully to serve my God. Amen.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)