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Thought for the Day – 31 October – The Glories of the Holy Angels

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The Glories of the Holy Angels

Venerable Henri Boudon, Archdeacon of Evreux

OCTOBER TWENTY-NINTH.
The Angels who favoured particular Saints.

Let us consecrate this day to ‘those blessed Spirits who specially favoured some of the Saints; as the Angels who released St. Peter from his prison, and revealed to St. John the secrets of futurity ; those who gave the monastic rule to St. Pachomius: who imprinted the holy stigmas in the body of St. Francis; wounded the heart of St. Teresa; and those who gave the holy communion to St. Stanislas Kotska; who conversed with St. Rose, and conferred on St. Thomas the gift of perfect chastity. Thus we will please those great servants of God, and obtain their intercession.

Practice—Three spiritual communions in honour of these Angels.

Asp.—O all ye holy Saints and Angels ! intercede for us.

OCTOBER THIRTIETH.
All the Angels because they assist us in Death

We are born but to live—we live but to die—and our lot for eternity depends on the manner in which we breathe our last. We ought, then, to “make for ourselves friends,” for that critical moment, of the holy Angels, by a true, sincere, persevering devotion to them. If we do, it is then indeed they will show how they loved us.

Practice—Prayer to the Blessed Virgin for a happy death.
Asp.—O holy Angels—-Spirits of God ! pray for us now and at the hour of our death—Amen.”

OCTOBER THIRTY-FIRST.
All the Angels because they will contribute to our happiness in eternity.

When the figure of this world shall have passed away—when the earth and all that is in it shall have been burnt up, and the elements melted with heat when, in fine, the Son of Man shall appear on a cloud to judge the living and the dead — the Angels, at his command, having separated the good from the bad, will encompass the former as a tower of defence against the evils which will cause the latter to exclaim— Mountains fall upon us ! hills cover us !” And when the final sentence seals man’s eternal doom, and that the Supreme Arbiter, having locked, on their respective inmates, the gates of heaven and of hell, has flung the keys into the ocean of eternity, these blessed Spirits will seat us down at the table of the Lamb, rejoicing that our sorrow is changed into joy, and that the days of our mourning are ended. Let us love these holy Angels, but let us love them perseveringly. Perseverance crowns the work. If they deserved our homage yesterday, they as well and better deserve it to day.

Practice—Excite others to be devout to the Angels.
Asp.—Alleluia! Salvation to our God, that sits upon the throne: and may all his Angels say, Amen.

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Thought for the Day – 30 October – Day by day

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The Glories of the Holy Angels

Venerable Henri Boudon, Archdeacon of Evreux

OCTOBER TWENTY-FIFTH.
St. Gabriel

This blessed Spirit was the ambassador of the Most High when about to operate the greatest of all his mysteries, the Incarnation of his Son; and he it was that revealed it to Daniel many ages before. He is supposed to have been the tutelary of the holy family—the Angel who invited the shepherds to the manger—who warned St. Joseph to flee into Egypt—and, in fine, he who consoled Jesus in his agony. His name, Gabriel, signifies “ power of God.” His peculiar grace is to imprint in hearts the knowledge and love of Jesus and Mary. Let us be devout to him, and he will render us this service so desirable.

Practice—Say in honour of this blessed Angel seven times in his own words to the Blessed Virgin—Hail Mary ! &c.
Asp.—O Angel of the Lord!” extend in all hearts the empire of Jesus and Mary.

OCTOBER TWENTY-SIXTH.
St. Michael

“When Lucifer raised his rebellious head, and sought to be like to the Most High, Michael, the prince of the Seraphim, and the first of “ the Seven Spirits who stand before the Throne,” opposed his haughty pretensions and overthrew him in the contest. Saint Thomas supposes this blessed Spirit to be the breath of the Saviour, which will destroy Antichrist. He is the patron of the Church—the protector of the dying—he, in fine, who on the last day will seize the trumpet, and with a Surgite Mortui, “ Arise, ye dead !” will arraign all men before the Judge of the Living and the Dead. He is then entitled to singular love and veneration.

Practice—Nine Gloria Patria, in honour of St. Michael, as chief of the Nine
Choirs.
Asp.— O holy Michael the Archangel! defend us in the combat, lest we perish in the Day of Judgment.

OCTOBER TWENTY-SEVENTH.
The Angels of bad and ignorant Catholics.

That there are numbers who belong to the one fold of Jesus Christ, unmindful of their duty to those holy Angels, whom they know to be their guardians and protectors, and many more altogether ignorant of this consoling truth—is as undeniable as it is afflicting. Let us this day supply their deficiency by our homage and respect.

Practice.—Assist at Mass in honour of these Angels.
Asp.—For all who despise or forget you, I love and venerate you, holy Angels.

OCTOBER TWENTY-EIGHTH.
The Angels who visit and console the souls in Purgatory.

The charity of the Angels does not end with our existence here; if condemned after death to the purifying flames of Purgatory—they visit and console us in a manner which considerably diminishes the sense of suffering. They have often appeared to persons on earth, to incite them to relieve by prayers and good works, the souls detained in Purgatory.

Practice—Sacrifice something at meals in honour of these Angels.
Asp.—Holy Angels, I thank you.

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Thought for the Day – 29 October – Holy angels I revere you

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The Glories of the Holy Angels

Venerable Henri Boudon, Archdeacon of Evreux

OCTOBER NINETEENTH.
The Angels of our Family and Relations.

Honour the Angels of your family and relations; they often render services which yo would not receive from your own Angels, perhaps because of some advantage which is derived from some good which you do for those of whom they have charge.

Practice—A communion in honour of these Angels.
Asp.—Holy Angels! I revere you.

OCTOBER TWENTIETH.
The Angels of our Friends and Benefactors.

Pay particular respect to those holy Spirits who are entrusted with the guardianship of your friends and benefactors, knowing that the services which they render to you are often prompted by these blessed Angels. Your Confessor being your best friend, his Angel deserves special devotion and affection.
Practice—Pay a visit to these Angels : read 3d Motive, 1st part of the preceding work.
Asp.—Lord ! charge thy Angels to keep us in all our ways.

OCTOBER TWENTY-FIRST.
The Angels of our City and Kingdom.

That God has appointed certain Angels, to watch over and defend kingdoms and provinces, we are assured of in the Book of Genesis. Towns and cities too have their respective Angels. We ought often and earnestly recommend these places to their guardian care, and beg, while we thank them for past protection, so that they would arrest by their prayers the torrent of vice and immorality, which so loudly demands vengeance.

Practice—Say the Office of the Angels
Asp.—In sight of thy Angels, O Lord! will I sanctify thy name.

OCTOBER TWENTY-SECOND.
The Angels of our Parish.

Invoke the Angels of your parish, that they may avert from it the wrath of the Most High, excited by the continual offences committed against him. Father le Fevre, first companion of St. Ignatius, used to invoke the Angels of the different places in which he preached, that they might dispose the people to profit by his sermons,

Practice—Say the Litany of the Angels, for the reign of God in your parish.
Asp.—O Holy Angels ! preserve us from all evil, especially that of sin.

OCTOBER TWENTY-THIRD.
The Angels of Heretics and Infidels.

Spend this day in making reparation to the Angels for the ill return made for all their cares by Heretics and Infidels. The former blaspheme against them, whilst the latter are in total ignorance or disbelief of them.

Practice—Interiorly salute the Angels of all whom you meet.

Asp.—May every creature praise the Angels!

OCTOBER TWENTY-FOURTH.
St. Raphael.

The name of this blessed Angel whom we have particular reason to honour to-day, as being appointed by the Church for his festival, signifies cure of God. He is, according to his own testimony to Tobias, one of the seven Spirits who stand before the Throne of God. From having so safely conducted that good man in his journey to Rages, and the many helps afforded by him during his stay in that city, he should be invoked by travellers and voyagers, persons about to contract the sacred matrimonial engagement, as well as those engaged in trade and commerce. Indeed all should beg his assistance, all being strangers and pilgrims upon earth, and standing in greater or lesser need of it.

Practice—Consult St. Raphael on all your affairs, and say the 90th Psalm.
Asp.—O Angel of God, illumine, defend and preserve me this day, and for ever.

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Thought for the Day – 28 October – Veneration of the angels

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The Glories of the Holy Angels

Venerable Henri Boudon, Archdeacon of Evreux

OCTOBER FIFTEENTH.
Let us devote thin day to the veneration of the Angels who appeared at the Sepulchre of Jesus.

We may piously imagine, that after the body of our crucified King was laid in the tomb, the holy Angels stood and guarded the sacred deposit, quite motionless at this his prodigious annihilation, until the morning of the Sabbath, when the Maries, on coming to the door of the monument, found the stone rolled away, and an Angel sitting thereon, whose countenance was as lightning, and his garments like snow.” This conduct of the Angels should make us like the great saint of this day, St. Teresa, most assiduous in visiting Jesus in his holy Sacrament, the tomb of his love. He is there night and day, suffering with infinite patience the irreverences of some, and the total forgetfulness of almost all.

Practice—A visit to the Holy Sacrament, to beg a great devotion towards it, and the Angels.
Asp.—Ah ! blessed Angels ! teach us to honour Jesus in the Sacrament of his love.

OCTOBER SIXTEENTH.
Let us this day honour the Angels who appeared at the Ascension of Jesus Christ.

The time being come in which Jesus was to pass out of the world, and ascend to his Father, he led his disciples to Olivet, and having given them his last instructions, he was taken up into heaven, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And as they continued to look after him, two men stood by them clothed in white, who said. “You men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus, whom you have seen ascend there, will one day return.” It is not by a devotion merely speculative, as those Angels insinuated, we are to prepare for this coming. We must pray, act, suffer, lest we be found with our hands empty when the Lord will descend to judge us.

Practice—Examine for five minutes if your devotion be in accordance with the Spirit of God—whether it show itself by the subjection of the passions, &c., or in mere external forms only.
Asp.—O ! blessed Spirits ! render us adorers in spirit and truth.

Lecture—10th Motive

OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH.
This day is dedicated to our good Angel.

Blessed for ever be that infinite goodness, which, not content with all that it has done for us, has deputed an Angel for our guide—and woe be to us if insensible to the favour. It is indeed true that “God has given his Angels charge of us that they are always at our side, that they “ bear us up in their hands’ and lose not sight of us day or night. Let us be grateful to these blessed Guardians, and, as St. Bernard recommends, demonstrate respect for their presence, affection for their services, confidence in their guardianship. Let each of us often say to his Guardian Angel, with sincere regret for past indevotion—too late have I loved you, O, good Angel!

Practice—The Litany of the Angel Guardian.
Asp.—O Blessed Angel! I love you, and I wish to love you more.
Lecture—Half 5th Motive

OCTOBER EIGHTEENTH.
The Angel of our Patron Saint.

Let us this day honour the Angel Guardian of our Patron, as this blessed Intelligence has done so much for his or her sanctification. It is gratifying to them that we may pay them our respects; they will not fail to acknowledge it.

Practice—Visit the Angel of your Patron, to thank him, and beg his intercession.
Asp.—Holy Angel of my Patron; I venerate you.
Lecture—Finish yesterday’s Motive in preceding work.

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Thought for the Day – 25 October – Day by day

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The Glories of the Holy Angels

Venerable Henri Boudon, Archdeacon of Evreux

OCTOBER FIFTH
To the Principalities.

The Principalities, who form the Third Choir, are charged to watch over empires, provinces, diocesses, religious communities, &c, and avert from them the effects of the divine wrath. They are also appointed to transmit to the Angels of the last two Choirs the orders of the Most High. Purity of intention is the virtue ascribed to them, for in their high functions they never seek but the honour and interest of God alone. Let us imitate them. It is the intention which stamps the action with merit or demerit.

Practice—In all you do and say, seek the greater glory of God. Refer all to this end.
Asp.—O holy Spirits! may we, like you, seek God, for God alone.
Lecture—12th Motive, 1st part of preceding work.

OCTOBER SIXTH.
To the Powers—the Fourth Choir.

The Angels of this Choir have received from God unlimited sway over the wicked Spirits; they are endowed with great intelligence, so as to be able to discover their schemes and plans for our destruction. Their power is so amazing, that one only of them would be able to destroy all the infernal host. It is well to invoke them in temptation : but to merit their assistance, we must take care to avoid the occasions of sin.

Practice—Resist the attacks of vice and passion frequently make acts of diffidence in self and confidence in God; combat your evil inclinations.
Asp.—Lord ! send thy Angels to assist us.
Lecture—Half 8th Motive

OCTOBER SEVENTH.
To the Virtues—the Fifth Choir.

Energy and strength are attributed to the Virtues. They have dominion over the elements: all nature is subjected to their control. Hence they can raise or appease storms and tempests, emit vivid lightning, form burning thunder. We may profitably invoke them in unforeseen accidents, sickness, &c. We may also recur to them for that strength necessary to lead a penitential life, and root out the inclinations of depraved nature.

Practice—Visit the Holy Sacrament to obtain grace to overcome your evil inclinations, &c.
Asp.—Holy Virtues ! strengthen and fortify us.
Lecture—Finish the reading of 8th
Motive, referred to yesterday.

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Quote/s of the Day – 24 October – St. Raphael the Archangel

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For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord.

The Angel of the Lord, Raphael, took and bound the devil.

Tob 8:3

It is good to hide the secret of a king: but honorable to reveal and confess the works of God. Prayer is good with fasting and alms, more than to lay up treasures of gold: for alms delivers from death, and the same is that which purges away sins, and makes to find mercy and life everlasting.

St Raphael

But they who commit sin and iniquity are enemies to their own soul. I discover then the truth to you, and I will not hide the secret from you. When you prayed with tears, and buried the dead, and left your dinner, and hid the dead by day in your house, and buried them by night, I offered your prayer to the Lord. And because you were acceptable to God, it was necessary that temptation should prove you. And now the Lord has sent me to heal you, and to deliver Sara your son’s wife from the devil.

St Raphael

What has now become of those famous conquerors of the world, the Alexanders and the Caesars? Where now are their laurels and their crowns? What remains to them of their triumphs and their victories? Come, my soul, let us visit in spirit those dungeons of fire and of flames where they have been burning for so many centuries, and let us learn in this dismal receptacle of all misery, what the riches, the pleasures, and the honours of this pleasurable life have profited them.

Henri Bouden

In the presence of the Angels I will sing Your praise; I will worship at Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name, O Lord. Alleluia.

Ps 137:1-2