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Guardian angel, by Pietro da Cortona, 1656 "Angel of God" (Latin: Ángele Dei) is a Roman Catholic traditional prayer for the intercession of the guardian angel, often taught to young children as the first prayer learned. It serves as a reminder of God's love, and by enjoining the guardian angel to support the child in a loving way, the prayer ...
The Guardian Angel recommends Gerontius's case to this being's most powerful prayer. Once the Angel of the Agony has begged Jesus to be merciful to Gerontius and to hasten the purgatorial cleansing of all imperfect, saved souls, Gerontius declares himself ready to meet his God.
Portrait of Caroline Congdon from the frontispiece of The Guardian Angel. Caroline M. Congdon (1841/2 - March 1, 1860) was an American poet. She sometimes styled herself "Connie" in her writing. Congdon was a native of Onondaga County, New York, and lived [1] for most of her life in the town of Amber. [2]
By the 19th century, the guardian angel was no longer viewed in Anglophone lands as an intercessory figure, but rather as a force protecting the believer from performing sin. [citation needed] A parody appears in Lord Byron's 1819 poem Don Juan: Her guardian angel had given up his garrison (Canto I, xvii). [citation needed]
Music. Art Garfunkel performed the song live during his 2016–2020 In Close-Up tour as the encore song. [7]Belgian hardcore DJ DRS uses this prayer in the introduction of his Thunderdome set in 2022.
Gerontius is sung by a tenor, and the Angel is a mezzo-soprano. The Priest's part is written for a baritone, while the Angel of the Agony is more suited to a bass; as both parts are short they are usually sung by the same performer, although some performances assign different singers for the two parts.
The Littlest Angel is an American children's book by Charles Tazewell. It was first published in 1946, illustrated by Katherine Evans. It was reissued with different illustrators in 1962 and 1991. All the versions were published by Children's Press Inc. As of 2001 it was the fifteenth best-selling children's book of all time. [1]
[1] Harkins said that he had originally written the poem down in the margin of his copy of Dylan Thomas' verse Once It Was The Colour Of Saying, but after reading of its use at the Queen Mother's funeral had removed the page and sent it as a gift to Prince Charles, who thanked him. [3] [2]