Pope Francis: 'I believe in guardian angels...and everyone

[JustJohn or JJ]

Pope Francis: 'I believe in guardian angels...and everyone should listen to their advice'



The Pope told Catholics that pride stops them recognising their companions

Lizzie Dearden
Friday, 3 October 2014

Pope Francis has said he believes in angels, telling Catholics around the world to reaffirm their belief in holy guardians.

Speaking to followers at the Vatican on Wednesday, the pontiff said every person has a guardian angel advising them in life.

Stressing they were not imaginary, he said it was only pride stopping people hearing their voices.

“Do not rebel: follow his advice,” the Pope said according to the Catholic News Agency.

“No one walks alone and none of us can think that he is alone.”

Pope Francis made the comments on the Feast of Holy Guardian Angels, observed by Catholics around the world on 2 October.

5549908.jpgHe claimed that no person can rightly give moral advice to themselves and should instead rely on direction from angels.

“It is dangerous to chase away our travelling companion,” he said.

“The Holy Spirit advises me, the angel advises me. This is why we need him.”

During the address, the Pope also used Biblical examples to hit out against “careerism”, saying it was against the attitude of “docility” taught by Jesus.

His predecessor, Pope Benedict, made a similar address on angels in 2011, saying: “From the beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their constant protection.”

But his insistence in 2012 that angels did not sing at the birth of Christ devastated lovers of carol “Hark! The herald angels sing”.

He also wrote in his book about Jesus’ early life that contrary to popular belief, there were no donkeys, camels or any other animals present at the Nativity scene.

[Nictoshek]

Its becoming increasingly hard to recognize anything these days.



"Heaven has its own eyes to see, and its own ears to hear."--Søren Kierkegaard

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[Jaga]

I think it is easier and nicer for us to live and believe in guard angels. I am on pope Francis side.

[karl]

J.J.

Although my self am diffidently not Catholic, non the less though, and yes, we needs be to listen to the advise of Pope Francis. This is to believe in Guardian Angels, for these are helpers of the Lords will and who is to say that their are not two for each of us, one to record the wrongs we do in life, whilst the other records the good we do. It is of hope and trust the good works of our selves will over come the wrongs at the time of reading.

None the less of which or other, my self to say the Lords prayer twice daily with my personal prayer to follow. At times in my life, I was not sure to be alive at the end of the day, so perhaps as insurance my self had said the Lords Prayer at least daily, it was so done.

Karl