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Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ. [2]
A guardian angel is a type of angel ... Lailah serves as a guardian angel throughout a person's life and at death, ... since each one has from his birth an angel ...
On October 2, 1795, Pius VI granted a partial indulgence every time, with a contrite heart and devotion, any of the faithful say the Guardian Angel prayer. The prayer reads, "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."
In Islamic tradition, a guardian angel or lit. Watcher angel ( raqib "watcher") is an angel which maintains every being in life, sleep, death or resurrection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Arabic singular for mu'aqqibat would be a mu'aqqib "a person which follows."
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Thomas agreed with Jerome's commentary on Mt 18:10 that every living human possesses a guardian angel. Of the angelic orders, he asserted that only the lowest five are sent by God to manifest themselves in the corporeal world, while the four highest remain in Heaven at His presence. [5]
Secondly, he is the Christian angel of death: at the hour of death, Saint Michael descends and gives each person the chance to redeem oneself before passing. Saint Michael's third role is weighing peoples' merits (hence the saint is often depicted holding scales) on Judgment Day. And finally, Saint Michael is the Guardian of the Church. [5]
These are followed by four Our Fathers, honoring Saints Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and the Guardian Angel. The chaplet concludes with a prayer to Saint Michael. Sign of the Cross (In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.) The chaplet begins with the following invitation: O God, come to my assistance.