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Friends, good afternoon and Guardian Angel to help you. By the way, what do you know about Them? Yes, yes, I’m talking about Guardian Angels. Guardian angel is the topic of today's post.
WHO IS A GUARDIAN ANGEL
I'm already talking about the angelic world. Anyone who has read my post knows that the Guardian Angel is the lowest rank in the hierarchy of the Angelic Divine World, but the Guardian Angel is the closest angel to a person.
I want to start with the fact that a Guardian Angel is not just an incorporeal, highly spiritual being, but also a separate Personality, which is endowed with its own will and freedom of choice. And as proof of this is the fact of the division of the angelic world into saints and fallen angels.
These good Divine spirits are usually invisible to the common man. They are completely devoid of earthly passions and serve the high commands of God. And the Guardian Angel is a person’s closest friend and wise mentor.
GUARDIAN ANGELS MISSION
Now you know that the main goal of every Divine spirit is to serve God. The Heavenly Father loves his creation - man, therefore, while a person is spiritually sick (damaged by sin), God, for his salvation and edification, assigns a Guardian Angel to each baptized person. Yes, yes, in Orthodoxy it is believed that it is during “baptism with water and the Holy Spirit” that a person’s Guardian Angel appears.
True, there is the opinion of some people that a Guardian Angel is given to every person at birth, but it is after the baptismal ceremony that he begins to “fully guard” his ward.
“To protect the flock of God, the Lord not only appointed bishops, but also appointed Angels”
Saint Ambrose of Milan
A guardian angel invisibly accompanies his guardian throughout earthly life, and after the physical death of a person, he accompanies the soul of the deceased to the afterlife.
And at the Last Judgment, the Guardian Angel will appear before Christ, praying to Him for the person He is protecting. And if the Lord forgives this person, then the Guardian Angel will become a “friend in eternity.”
These kind creatures always try to help us, guide us on the right path, pray for us before God and even sometimes miraculously save us from death.
“She was on her way to visit a friend, and as she was literally approaching her entrance, she felt a hand touch her shoulder. Looking around, she saw no one.
Continuing to walk, the same thing happened again and she, in bewilderment, went into a cafe nearby across the road to just drink a cup of coffee... She was sitting by the window opposite the house where she was going. And a few minutes later she saw the police, sirens, an ambulance... she saw that a body in a bag was taken out on a stretcher... At the moment when she was supposed to enter the entrance, a murder occurred, and her Angel saved her by touching her shoulder... It was not her time to die...”
We must also understand that Guardian Angels are not assigned to a person to serve him, and this is not a “goldfish” that fulfills our desires, but it is these good Angels who try to protect us from bad deeds and from fallen angels (demons).
“Angels, with great care and vigilant zeal, stay with us every hour and in every place, help us, provide for our needs, serve as mediators between us and God, lifting up our groans and sighs to Him... They accompany us in all our paths, they come and go with us, carefully observing whether we behave reverently and honestly among the evil generation, and with what zeal we desire and seek the Kingdom of God.”
St. Augustine
If it weren’t for the Guardian Angels, the demons would have long ago exterminated the entire human race. But it is precisely by the grace of God and through the care of the good Angels that a person, while observing piety, can resist the malice of demons, and after death be rewarded with the Kingdom of Heaven.
How to enlist the support of your Guardian Angel
One should not think that baptism is a guarantee of protection by a Guardian Angel or some kind of insurance against any misfortune. Although it is known for certain that there are cases when people of other faiths undergo the rite of baptism, only because they know about the protective power of the baptized person.
But sometimes the Guardian Angel moves away from a person and this happens when a person indulges in passions and vices.
Just as bees are driven away by smoke and doves are driven away by stench, so the guardian of our life, Angel, is driven away by lamentable and stinking sin.
St. Basil the Great
By driving away the Guardian Angel from us by sin, we remove God’s protection from ourselves, falling under the influence of fallen spirits, who with all their might try to destroy the human soul.
What to do in this case? God is merciful, so even the greatest sinner can be reconciled with his Guardian Angel. Sincere repentance and abandonment of sin is the only way to reconcile a sinner with his Guardian Angel.
By the way, have you noticed this pattern - people, after leaving a big sin, for example, quit drinking and take the right path, soon find a good job (and even more often open their own business), and a strong family and wealth appears in the house . The Lord always supports a person who takes the true path and the Guardian Angel always stays with a true Christian, sheltering him from many troubles and temptations.
I drank a lot before, mostly beer, almost every day, to the point of unconsciousness, but I worked, the money was mostly spent on partying, etc. It will be a year soon since I stopped drinking, I got money, I bought a car, I’m planning a jeep this year buy, everything is ok at home, no one yells, no one gets nervous, when he drank he lost his wife, job, friends. Now I’m recovering, and by the way, I’m 35 years old, don’t drink people - alcohol won’t do any good.
Former alcoholic
There are millions of examples of such spiritual and physical revival and thank God that each of us has a chance for it.
HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHO IS “TALKING TO YOU” - A GUARDIAN ANGEL OR A DEMONS
Everything is simple when you understand that everything that is from God is aimed at the good of man, and in the name of the salvation of his soul. We must also take into account that good is not always a “sweet candy” in a beautiful wrapper, but there is also a “bitter pill” in the form of a life slap in the face, which, however, is still aimed at good.
After the demon’s prompting, there is confusion in the soul with a hint of embarrassment and a sense of choice.
When your soul feels warm during prayer, it means that at that time your Guardian Angel is praying next to you.
HOLY PEOPLE ABOUT GUARDIAN ANGELS
Holy people are given the ability to see what is hidden from the eyes of the common man. That is why many saints saw events of the future and described a world invisible to us. That is why I urge you to listen to the words of such people.
“...Guardian Angels are the servants of our salvation, so we are not alone in our earthly life, in our labors for the salvation of our immortal soul. We know for sure that our helpers are with us, protecting us from all sorts of troubles encountered on the path of life, and from the wrath of God deserved by each of us. Our Guardian Angel is a being who endlessly loves us. He loves us with the fullness of his love. And his love is great, and its effect is strong, since, contemplating God, he sees eternal Love, which desires our salvation.”
“Our Guardian Angels are powerful in their personal virtues, powerful in the strength they receive from God, powerful in the prayers they send for us to the Almighty God...”
Archimandrite John (Peasant)
Angels, being servants of love and peace, rejoice over our repentance and success in virtue, try to fill us with spiritual contemplations (according to our receptivity) and assist us in all good.
Saint Theodore of Edessa
Each of the faithful is assigned an angel worthy of seeing the Heavenly Father... That with each of the faithful there is an angel who, as a teacher and shepherd, controls his life, no one will argue against this, remembering the words of the Lord: “do not despise any of the little ones.” these; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:10). And the psalmist says: “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him” (Ps. 33:8). The angel will not depart from all those who believe in the Lord, unless we drive him away ourselves with bad deeds. Just as smoke drives away bees and stench drives away doves, so the guardian of our life, an angel, is driven away by regrettable and stinking sin... Since each of us has a holy angel who takes up arms around those who fear the Lord, sins can become the cause of disaster: the wall will no longer cover us, that is holy powers that make people invincible while they are with them.
Any soul left (for stumbling into evil) without the protection of a guardian angel is given over to be plundered by enemies and trampled upon.Saint Basil the Great
DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS
In Orthodoxy, this day “The Council of the Archangel Michael and other ethereal heavenly powers” is celebrated on November 8 according to the Julian calendar or November 21 according to the Gregorian calendar. Catholics honor the Guardian Angels on October 2.
ORTHODOX PRAYERS TO THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
FIRST PRAYER, MORNING
Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body; strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation.
To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me all that I have offended you so greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation, Let me not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.
PRAYER 2
Holy Angel of Christ, falling to you I pray, my holy guardian, dedicated to me for the preservation of my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil custom I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all the cold deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, brotherly hatred and resentment, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty ones, proud custom and lustful infuriation, self-lust for every carnal lust, oh my evil arbitrariness, even beasts without words do not do it!
How can you look at me, or approach me like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, Angel of Christ, look upon me, entangled in evil in vile deeds? How can I ask for forgiveness for my bitter, evil and crafty deeds, I fall into misery all day and night and at every hour?
But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, a sinful and unworthy servant of yours (name), be my helper and intercessor against the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and make me a partaker of the Kingdom of God with all the saints, always, and now, and ever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER 3 EVENING
To the Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned in this day: and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that in no sin I will anger my God, but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant , so that you are worthy to show me the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
PRAYER 4
Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from God from heaven for my protection! I diligently pray to you: enlighten me today, save me from all evil, guide me to good deeds, and direct me on the path of salvation. Amen.
PRAYER 5
O holy Angel, my good guardian and patron!
With a contrite heart and a painful soul, I stand before you, praying: hear me, your sinful servant (name of the rivers), crying with a strong cry and a bitter cry; Do not remember my iniquities and untruths, in whose image I, the accursed one, anger you all day and hour, and commit abomination to myself before our Creator, the Lord; Show yourself merciful to me and do not leave me, the vile one, even until my death; awaken me from the sleep of sin and with your prayers help me to pass through the rest of my life without blemish and create fruits worthy of repentance; moreover, protect me from the mortal falls of sin, so that I will not perish in despair, and may the enemy not rejoice over my destruction.
I truly confess with my lips that no one is such a friend and intercessor, protector and champion, like you, holy Angel: for standing before the Throne of the Lord, pray for me, indecent and most sinful of all, so that the Most Good One will not take away my soul on the day of my hopelessness and day of creation of evil.
Do not cease to propitiate the Most Merciful Lord and my God, may He forgive me the sins that I have committed in all my life, in deed, in word and with all my feelings, and in the image of fate, may He save me, may He punish me here according to His ineffable mercy, but yes He will not convict or punish me according to His impartial justice; may he make me worthy to bring repentance, and with repentance may I be worthy of receiving Divine Communion, for this I pray more and I earnestly desire such a gift.
In the terrible hour of death, be persistent with me, my good guardian, driving away the dark demons that have the power to frighten my trembling soul; protect me from those traps, when the Imam passes through airy ordeals, yes, we protect you, I will safely reach the paradise I desire, where the faces of the saints and heavenly Powers constantly praise the all-honorable and magnificent name in the Trinity of the glorified God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to Him honor and worship are due forever and ever. Amen.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GUARDIAN ANGEL TO HELP YOU
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The patronage of supernatural forces has always interested people. Questions about the immortality of the soul, what angels look like, how to recognize your guardian angel and enlist his support have worried and continue to worry theologians and philosophers, young and old, highly educated and the simplest believers. Church parishioners offer prayers to the guardian angels and ask them for help, trying to please and win them over. However, every person has his own guardian angel, even those who do not attend church. Moreover: angels patronize not only Christians, but also adherents of other religions. The existence of angels is recognized by Islam, Judaism and even Rastafarianism. There are entities similar to angels in many other beliefs.
A guardian angel is given to every person, regardless of religion, character and behavior. Even criminals and atheists have guardian angels, but these patrons are unhappy and often powerless. In order not to deprive your guardian angel of energy, you must first of all believe in him, and also regularly contact him and do not forget to thank him. All this is easy to do if you know your guardian angel by name. If you wish, you can even call your guardian angel, talk to him, seek advice, or simply feel his protection. Surely throughout your life you have repeatedly felt his presence - it’s time to meet your guardian angel!
Guardian angel - who is it? Why is a guardian angel given?
Typically, guardian angels are represented as anthropomorphic, miniature or giant, tangible or incorporeal - this does not matter and depends solely on the cultural experience, imagination and aesthetic preferences of the believer. In essence, a guardian angel is a spirit, a good essence, endowed with reason and feelings, but deprived of an earthly body and incarnating in any physical form, if necessary, for a limited period. As a rule, patron angels are imagined and depicted in works of art as winged: angels need wings to fly and to cover their charges with them, protecting them from adversity.
The existence of guardian angels cannot be scientifically proven, but even non-religious people admit that at least once in their lives they have felt as if they were under the angelic wing of an angel. You, too, have probably experienced something similar and could feel the presence of a guardian angel:
- Remember those who have positively influenced your life. Guardian angels often act indirectly, through the hands of others. They often choose parents, loved ones and close friends as their “intermediaries,” but they can also appear in the form of a stranger who is supportive of you.
- Being on the verge of risk and subsequent miraculous salvation is directly related to the “work” of the guardian angel. Each of us can remember similar circumstances: when we were late for a plane that was involved in an accident; when he walked down the street two steps from where the icicle fell; when suddenly I remembered the iron was not turned off and returned home or just managed to buy the last ticket to the concert of my favorite band.
- Guardian angels can inhabit not only people, but also animals. Information periodically appears in the media about miraculous cases when a domestic cat or dog woke up the owner and literally forced him to leave the house before an earthquake, explosion or other disaster. These incidents are nothing more than evidence of the protection of a guardian angel.
- Often, the guardian angel does not seek physical embodiment and remains a phantom, invisibly present nearby and providing assistance at the right time. This is especially important when you are overcome by a feeling of loneliness, problems fall one after another - and suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a solution comes, circumstances work out in the best way and life gets better.
- Modern people are losing faith in guardian angels and replacing them with the concepts of intuition, the subconscious and energy fluctuations. By and large, there is no fundamental difference in what exactly you call your guardian angel if his support helps you.
Who is my guardian angel? How to recognize a guardian angel by date of birth?
A guardian angel accompanies every person throughout his life, from the very moment of birth. It is the date of birth that helps you learn more about your guardian angel, for example, find out his character, gender and age. This may seem a little strange, because angels are incorporeal. But, nevertheless, the categories of age and gender are inherent in them in order to be closer and more understandable to their wards. To determine your guardian incarnation, add up all the numbers that make up your birth date and reduce the result to a single digit. For example, if you were born on July 30, 1986, then add 3+0+0+7+1+9+8+6=34; 3+4=7. The number “7” is odd, which means your angel is female. Even numbers represent male angels.
Now find your individual number in the following list to get to know your angel better, understand his characteristics and behavior traits:
- 1 – Holy angel, considered the fastest protector, coming to the rescue even before being asked.
- 2 – The bright angel (or angel of light) tends to appear in a dream. Angels of light leave moles for their wards, often on the face.
- 3 – Air angel, accompanies people prone to adventure and risk. When it finds itself nearby, it often reveals its presence with the rustle of its wings.
- 4 – A wise angel communicates with his ward with the help of tips and the right decisions, which has a positive effect on a person’s intellect and career.
- 5 – The metal angel gives a person long life. Receives special nourishment from tears, so he comes to the rescue when the ward cries.
- 6 – The Rainbow Angel contacts people through creative energy, helps to reveal artistic abilities and/or an original view of the world.
- 7 – The energy angel is the most touchy. Needs constant gratitude, does not tolerate rude words and lack of recognition of his merits.
- 8 – The merciful angel is the embodiment of the soul of deceased ancestors, carefully cares, but feels the need for memories of him.
- 9 – A warm angel provides the ward with harmony with the world and understanding of the essence of things. It is the angels of Heat who most often incarnate in animals.
How to see your guardian angel?
To contact us and transmit information, guardian angels use signs - this is the only way available to them so as not to give themselves away to strangers and not to frighten their ward. But we ourselves, at our own discretion, can establish a connection with our angel and turn to him whenever we want. This will require a little practice:
- Choose a time when you can be alone with yourself (and your angel) in silence, and no one will disturb the peace. This could be early in the morning at dawn or vice versa, before going to bed
- Arrange at least a small space around you for coziness and comfort: place a beautiful and comfortable pillow, light a candle or a small night light, turn on quiet, pleasant music.
- Sit comfortably and straighten your back. You can put a pillow under your back or straighten your shoulders - focus on your feelings, which should be to your liking. Do not stiffen your body, do not bend or slouch.
- Close your eyes and breathe calmly and deeply. Don't think about anything in particular, but instead of vain thoughts, imagine that there are roots going from your feet to the ground, and around you there is an egg-shaped light with a golden glow.
- Mentally reach out to your guardian angel and invite him to join you in this beautiful and comfortable environment. Gold is a favorite color for angels, so your guardian will certainly be very pleased with your attention.
- When an angel appears nearby, you will feel an invisible breath, a feeling of warmth and/or lightness - this is individual. After this, ask the angel to cover you and hug you with his wings and touch you.
- Try to remember this feeling, absorb the touch of the guardian angel with every cell of your body and do not forget this feeling in order to reproduce it again with an effort of will. Ask the angel what his name is.
- Address the angel by name and sincerely thank him for being with you and not leaving you throughout all the years of your life. If necessary, ask him for help, share your dreams and goals with him.
- Do not keep the angel for long, because being in the human world requires a lot of energy from him. Say goodbye to the angel and invite him to come back to you more often.
- Stretch your whole body and open your eyes. Look around - the world around you has remained the same, but knowledge has now settled inside you, which will allow you to always and everywhere find your guardian angel, turn to him and receive his help.
The word “Angel” is Greek and means messenger. The Angels received this name from their service to the salvation of the human race, for which they are used by the All-Good God and which they perform with holy zeal and love. The Apostle Paul said: “Are not all souls of service sent into service for those who want to inherit salvation?” (Heb. 1:14).
So “the Angel Gabriel was quickly sent from God to the city of Galilee, whose name is Nazareth” (Luke 1:26) to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce to Her that She is chosen to be the Mother of the Word of God, who receives humanity for the redemption of humanity. So, the Angel of the Lord at night opened the doors of the prison in which the twelve apostles were imprisoned by envious Jews, and, bringing them out, said: “Go and speak to the people in the church all the words of this life” (Acts 5:20), that is, the teaching of Christ, which is life. Another time, an Angel brought the Apostle Peter out of prison, who had been thrown there by the wicked King Herod, who had already killed the Apostle James Zebedee and wanted to amuse the murderous Jewish people with a second execution that was pleasant for him. The Apostle, miraculously delivered from prison, convinced that he was not seeing a vision, but the deed itself, said: “Now truly we know that God has sent His angel, and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and from all the hopes of the people of the Jews” (Acts 12:11) . However, the ministry of the Angels does not consist in promoting the salvation of the human race alone: but from this ministry they received their name among people, and this name was given to them by the Holy Spirit in the Holy Scriptures.
The time of the creation of Angels is not clearly defined in the Holy Scriptures; but, according to the teaching generally accepted by the Holy Church, the creation of Angels preceded the creation of the material world and man.
Angels are created from nothing. Suddenly seeing ourselves created in wonderful grace and bliss; what gratitude, reverence and love they felt for the Creator, who together gave them existence and spiritual pleasure! Their continuous occupation became contemplation and praise of the Creator. The Lord Himself said about them: “When the stars were created, you My angels praised Me with a great voice” (Job 38:7). These words of Holy Scripture most clearly prove that the Angels were created before the world we see and, being present at its creation, glorified the wisdom and power of the Creator. They were created, like the visible world, by the Word of God: “By this,” says the holy Apostle Paul, “all things were created, both in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, whether dominions, whether principalities, whether powers: all kinds of By this I also agreed about Him” (Col. 1:16).
Here the Apostle, under the name of thrones, dominions, principalities and authorities, means the various ranks of Angels. The Holy Church recognizes three such ranks; Each rank, or hierarchy, consists of three ranks.
The first hierarchy consists of Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones; the second - Dominance, Strength and Authority; the third - Principalities, Archangels and Angels.
The doctrine of this division of Angels was set forth by Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the Holy Apostle Paul, who, as we have seen, names some ranks in his writings. Those closest to the Throne of God are the six-winged Seraphim, as the prophet Saint Isaiah saw in his vision. “I have seen,” he says, “the Lord sitting on the throne, high and exalted, and the house is filled with His glory. And the Seraphim stood around Him, six kril to one, and six kril to another: and two were the veils of their faces, and two were the veils of their feet, and two were the veils of the fly. And I cried to one another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is filled with His glory” (Isa. 6:1-3).
According to the Seraphim, the God-wise, many-eyed Cherubim stand before the Throne of God, then the Thrones and, in order, the other angelic ranks. The Angels stand before the Throne of God with great reverent fear, which is poured into them by the incomprehensible greatness of the Divine, not with the fear that repentant sinners feel and which is taken away by love, but with the fear that endures for centuries and constitutes one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit - the fear that God is terrible for everyone around Him. From the unceasing contemplation of the immeasurable greatness of God, they are in an unceasing blissful frenzy and rapture and express it with unceasing praise. They burn with love for God and in self-forgetfulness, in which they exist in God, and no longer in themselves, they find inexhaustible and endless pleasure. In accordance with their ranks, they are endowed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of wisdom and reason. The spirit of advice and strength. The Spirit of the Fear of God.
This variety of spiritual gifts and different degrees of perfection do not at all produce competition or envy in the Holy Angels: no! They have one will, as Saint Arsenius the Great said, and they are all filled with gracious consolation in God and do not feel any lack. According to this grace-filled unity of will, the Holy Angels of the lower ranks with love and jealousy show obedience to the Angels of the highest ranks, knowing that this obedience is obedience to the will of God. “We clearly see,” says Saint Demetrius of Rostov, “in the book of the prophet Zechariah, that while the Angel was talking with the Prophet, another Angel came out to meet this Angel, commanding him to go to the Prophet and announce what was to happen to Jerusalem. We also read in Daniel’s prophecy that the Angel commands the Angel to interpret the vision to the Prophet.”
In general, all Angels are sometimes called the Heavenly Forces and the Heavenly Host. The Leader of the Heavenly Host is the Archangel Michael, who belongs to the seven spirits who stand before God. These seven Angels are: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Salafiel, Uriel, Jehudiel and Barachiel: These seven spirits are sometimes called Angels, sometimes Archangels; Saint Demetrius of Rostov classifies them as the rank of Seraphim.
Angels were created in the image and likeness of God, just as man was subsequently created.
The image of God, as in man, lies in the mind, from which it is born and in which thought is contained, and from which comes the spirit, which promotes thought and animates it. This image, like the Prototype, is invisible, just as it is invisible in people.
He controls the whole being in the Angel as well as in man. Angels are creatures limited by time and space, therefore, having their own external appearance. Only nothing and an infinite being can be formless: an infinite being is formless because, having no limit in any direction, it cannot have any outline; and nothing is formless, as having no being and no properties. On the contrary, all limited beings, the greatest and the smallest, no matter how subtle, have their limits. These limits, or ends of a being, constitute its outline, and where there is an outline, there is certainly a view, even if we do not see it with our crude eyes. We do not see the limit of gases and most of the vapors, but these limits certainly exist, because gases and vapors cannot occupy infinite space, they occupy a certain space, corresponding to their elasticity, that is, the ability to expand and contract.
God alone is formless, as an infinite being. In relation to us, Angels are called disembodied and spirits. But we, humans, in our state of fall, cannot in any way be taken as the basis for forming correct concepts about the visible and invisible world. We are not what we were created to be; and again renewed by repentance, we become different from what we are in an ordinary passionate state. We are an unstable and incorrect measure. But it is precisely by this standard that Angels are called incorporeal, immaterial, spirits. ( From the book of St. Ignatius Bryanchinov )
Angels in Scripture
What can we say about Angels? What are our literary sources? Naturally, Holy Scripture. Our Russian word “Angel” itself is in fact not a Russian word at all, but the Greek “ἄγγελος”, which literally means “messenger, messenger”. But this is also not the original form of this word, but a literal translation of the Hebrew word מלאך “malakh”. This word also means “messenger” and comes from a Hebrew root that means the verb “to send.” What can we conclude from this? The word "Angel" does not describe to us the nature of these creatures. What kind of spirits these are, what their nature is, we cannot say. We can only say of their ministry that they are “ministering spirits.”
In Hebrew, instead of the word "Angels", the word "malachim" is used. If you read the Old Testament in Hebrew, this word will be used very often. Moreover, the word “malachim”, as “message”, can be used in two meanings. On the one hand, this is the message of God as such, impersonal, addressed to man, on the other hand, the word “malakh” can designate a living being, the spirit that transmits this message.
In the Holy Scriptures, among other things, the word “Angel” can be used to refer not only to disembodied spirits, but also to prophets. Before you is the icon “John the Baptist Angel of the Desert.” It is no coincidence that John the Baptist is depicted with wings, since here there is a direct reference to the text of the Gospel of Matthew (11:10), which quotes an even more ancient text (Malachi 3:1): “For he is the one about whom it is written: Behold, I send My angel before You, who will prepare Your way before You.” Here you go, we call John the Baptist “Angel, Messenger.”
Another word that is used to designate heavenly spirits is אלוהים “Elohim.” If you open the first Book of Holy Scripture, the Book of Genesis, in Hebrew, in the first chapter, the first verse: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” the word “Elohim” will be used. The word "Elohim" will be used in the Bible both to designate God, along with "Yahweh", and to designate Angels.
Angels in the Old Testament
An important role in the development of the doctrine of angels was played by the ancient Jewish apocrypha, called the Book of Enoch. This is a work of the 3rd-2nd century BC. The Apostle Jude in particular refers to this book in his epistle (verse 14), quoting it: “Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them, saying: “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousand times His holy angels...”. The same text is mentioned by ancient writers, by Origen, by Tertullian, and until the late Middle Ages the Book of Enoch was very popular. But what’s interesting is that its text was unknown to us until the 18th century. It was preserved in full only in the canon of the Ethiopian Bible, only in the sacred language of Gyiz. By the way, Ethiopians believe that the original language of this book was originally the Gyiz language. Let me remind you that this is the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Church.
Angels in the New Testament
There are also many references to angels in the New Testament. Archangel Gabriel preaches the gospel
Zechariah about the coming birth of John the Baptist, preaches to the Virgin Mary about the coming birth from Her of the Savior of the world. And also the Resurrection, Ascension and most other events of Sacred history take place in the presence of Angels. In the Book of the Acts of the Apostles we also meet Angels, for example, an Angel leads Peter out of prison. We'll talk about this later. So, in the New Testament, in addition to the mention of the word “Angel” itself, for the first time we meet the mention of Archangels. Archangel in both Latin and Greek means “chief of angels.” We'll talk about them a little later too. In addition, the Apostle Paul, in his letters to the Romans, Ephesians and Colossians, also mentions such Heavenly Powers as Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Powers and Powers.
Angelic world
We also know about the angelic world that there was a fall of some angels. We can read details about this only in the apocrypha. Since the details of the fall of part of the angelic world are not directly related to the matter of our salvation, we will find practically no mention of this in the Holy Scriptures. The Apostle Jude says (1:6): “God reserves the angels who did not retain their dignity, but left their habitation, in everlasting bonds, under darkness, for the judgment of the Great Day.” The Lord testifies in the Gospel of Luke (10:18) that “He (the Lord) saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning.” It is believed that the fall of the angels did not occur simultaneously, that Dennitsa fell first and carried away countless angels. There is a legend that the end of the world will come when the number of righteous people replaces the number of angels who have fallen away. By the way, the Holy Fathers suggest that even the fallen angels retained their hierarchy, due to the fact that the hierarchy originally existed in the angelic world. The Holy Scripture speaks of the world of evil spirits as a kingdom headed by Satan, which is translated as “the one who resists,” this is not a personal name.
The Nature of Angels
In the Holy Scriptures, angels appear to us as rational and free beings; if they were not free beings, then some of the angels would not have fallen away from the Lord in due time, this was their free expression of will. John of Damascus gives the following definition of an angel: “An angel is a rational nature, endowed with intelligence and free will.” The same John of Damascus testifies to the incomprehensibility of angelic nature: “Only the Creator knows the form and definition of this (angelic) essence.” But what we can say for sure about them is that they are spiritual and incorporeal. “The spirit does not have flesh and bones,” we read in the Gospel of Luke (24:39). According to the interpretation of the Holy Fathers, the sensory images in which Angels appear (numerous phenomena are described in Sacred History, in the Old and New Testaments) are not a reflection of their nature, but only their temporary state.
Blessed Theodoret explains: “we know that the nature of angels is incorporeal; they take on images, in accordance with the benefit of those who see,” so that the one looking at them will not be afraid, but at the same time understand that in front of them is not an ordinary person, but truly a messenger of the Lord. St. John of Damascus says: “Angels, appearing, according to the will of God, to worthy people, do not appear as they are in themselves, but are transformed in accordance with how those who look can see them.”
We can also say about the relationship of Angels to space and time that they, in the words of John of Damascus, “are not restrained by walls, doors, locks, or seals... and reside in places comprehended only by the mind.” Numerous testimonies from both the Holy Scriptures and later descriptions of miracles associated with angels tell us that angels instantly move from one point of the universe to another, and nothing holds them back. Accordingly, they have greater freedom than humans in relation to space and time.
The perfection of the Angelic nature is expressed in their special approach to God. They are endowed with the highest knowledge and understanding, but not omniscient, like the Lord God. Only part of the knowledge that they possess is revealed to angels, and thanks to which, according to apocryphal texts, they control the Universe. The Holy Fathers also raise the question of the relationship between Angel and man: who is more worthy in his calling? There are two points of view on this matter. On the one hand, we can say that the Angel is certainly more majestic and his nature is more perfect than human nature. On the other hand, many holy fathers claim that Angels are inferior to man because, unlike him, they do not have the ability to create. In this, man is even higher than the Angels, and more like God. 
God is the Creator, and man can be a creator, but Angels are not creators. And many holy fathers insist on this as a matter of principle. John of Damascus speaks of the Lord: “The Creator of Angels, who brought them from non-existent into being and created them in His image” and denounces those who “call angels creators of whatever nature... For... Angels are not creators.”
About the number of angels we can only say that it is limited, but very large. The prophet Daniel (7:10) describes the angelic army as “thousands of thousands and tens of thousands” (that’s millions and tens of millions). Cyril of Jerusalem wrote about it this way: “Imagine people, starting from Adam to this day: their multitude is great, but it is still small in comparison with the Angels, who are more numerous. There are ninety-nine sheep; and the human race is but one sheep.” Here Cyril of Jerusalem refers us to the parable told by the Lord that the good shepherd leaves 99 sheep for the sake of one lost sheep and goes in search of it in order to carry the lost sheep on his shoulders and return it to the flock. In this, the holy fathers from ancient times saw the image of the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ, incarnate, leaves the perfect world, the Divine world, leaves the Angelic world faithful to Him and goes down for one fallen sheep - in order to save humanity. Before you is the Sucevita Monastery in Romania, a painting on the outer wall of the temple that depicts the Ladder of John Climacus. This is a clear attempt by the artist to depict the countless celestial powers.
What is the ministry of angels? This, naturally, is serving God, chanting His greatness and fulfilling His will, because... Angels are ministering spirits and their purpose is to serve God. If we remember the book of the prophet Isaiah (6:2-3), it talks about his vision of the Lord sitting on the throne, and in front of the throne stood the seraphim, constantly singing a song to God: “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts! The whole Earth is full of His Glory!” Constant, unceasing, eternal praise. Similar images are found in the book of Revelation, which speaks of animals, of the tetramorph, which also serves before the throne of God. “The angels contemplate God... and have this as food,” says John of Damascus. We read examples of the service of Angels to God as an instrument of God’s Providence in relation to the visible world and man in the Holy Scriptures. This includes the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the salvation of Lot and his daughters, whom the Angels lead from the destroyed city. This is also Jacob’s dream, when Jacob dreams of a ladder along which numerous Angels ascend and descend from heaven. This is Jacob's battle with the Angel in the night. An angel frees the Apostle Peter from prison.
All this is a manifestation of the ministry of the Angels and their fulfillment of the will of God. One type of indirect service of angels to God can be the service of Guardian Angels. After baptism, each person is assigned a Guardian Angel, who must lead the soul of this person to salvation. This also reveals the Providence of God, which means this is one of the options for serving angels to God. In ancient times, it was believed that cities, kingdoms, and nations also had Guardian Angels. In particular, the Archangel Michael was considered the patron saint of the Jewish people. By the way, the Guardian Angels of private individuals are mentioned in the Holy Scriptures in the Gospel of Matthew (18:10): “See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.” When the Angel leads Peter out of prison, the apostle comes to the house where the meeting of Christians is located, stands at the door and knocks. The maid, seeing him, went and said that it was Peter, but they did not believe her, deciding that it was Peter’s Angel, and not Peter himself.
How angels are portrayed 
The classic vestment of an angel is a chiton, a himation (a cloak thrown over the chiton). The attributes are wings, as a symbol of speed, lightning speed of action. A ribbon in the hair, which in our tradition is called toroki or rumors. There must be a rod, a sphere or a globe, or a mirror (called differently). Since angels are the leaders of the heavenly army, since they are the guards of the throne of God, they are often depicted in court robes.
Angelic ranks
From the Holy Scriptures it follows that there are different orders of angels. The Holy Scriptures mention 9 ranks of angels.
Seraphim
Of all the ranks of heaven, the Seraphim are the closest to God; they are the first participants in divine bliss, the first to shine with the light of the magnificent divine glory. And what amazes them most about God is His endless, eternal, immeasurable, unsearchable love. In all their strength, in all their incomprehensible depths, they perceive and feel God precisely as Love, through this they approach, as it were, the very doors, the very Holy of Holies of that “impregnable Light” in which God lives (1 Tim. 6:16 ), through this entering into the closest, most sincere communication with God, for God Himself is Love: “The God of love is” (1 John 4:8).
Have you ever looked at the sea? You look, you look at its boundless distance, at its boundless expanse, you think about its bottomless depth, and... the thought is lost, the heart freezes, the whole being is filled with some kind of sacred awe and horror; I want to prostrate myself and close myself before the clearly felt, boundless greatness of God, reflected by the vastness of the sea. Here is some, albeit the weakest, resemblance, a barely noticeable, subtle shadow of what the Seraphim experience, constantly contemplating the immeasurable, unsearchable sea of Divine love.
God-Love is a consuming fire, and the Seraphim, constantly tapping into this fiery Divine Love, are filled with the fire of the Divine above all other ranks. Seraphim - and the word itself means: fiery, fiery. Fiery burning Divine Love, by the unsearchableness of Its mercy, the immensity of Its condescension towards all creatures, and most of all towards the human race, for the sake of which this Love humbled itself even to the cross and death, always leads the Seraphim into indescribable sacred awe, plunges them into horror, makes everything tremble their being. They cannot bear this great Love. They cover their faces with two wings, their feet with two wings, and fly with two wings, in fear and trembling, in the deepest reverence, singing, crying, crying out and saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts!” 
Burning with love for God, the six-winged Seraphim ignite the fire of this love in the hearts of others, purifying the soul with divine fire, filling it with strength and strength, inspiring it to preach - with the verb to burn the hearts of people. Thus, when the Old Testament prophet Isaiah, seeing the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, surrounded by Seraphim, began to lament his uncleanness, exclaiming: “Oh, accursed Az! For I am a man with unclean lips... - and my eyes saw the King, the Lord of Hosts!.. Then, - the prophet himself says. One of the Seraphim flew to me, and in his hand he had a burning coal, which he took with tongs from the altar, and touched my mouth and said: “Behold, I will touch this with your mouth, and it will take away your iniquity and cleanse your sins” (Is. 6: 5-7).
Cherubim
If for the Seraphim God appears as fiery burning Love, then for the Cherubim God appears as luminous Wisdom. The cherubim constantly delve into the divine mind, praise it, glorify it in their songs, contemplate the divine mysteries, and penetrate them with trepidation. That is why, according to the testimony of the Word of God, in the Old Testament the Cherubim are depicted touching the Ark of the Covenant. 
“And make,” the Lord said to Moses, “of gold two Cherubim... Make them at both ends of the lid (of the Ark). Make one Cherubim on one side, and another Cherubim on the other side... And the Cherubim will have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces will be towards each other, and the faces of the Cherubim will be towards the mercy seat” (Ex. 25:18-20) .
Marvelous image! So it is in heaven: the Cherubim look with tenderness and fear at the Divine Wisdom, explore it, learn from it, and, as it were, cover its secrets with their wings, keep them, protect them, and revere them. And this reverence for the mysteries of Divine Wisdom is so great among the Cherubim that all daring inquisitiveness, all proud looking at the Mind of God is immediately cut off by them with a fiery sword.
Remember the Fall of Adam: the forefathers, contrary to the commandment of God, boldly approached the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, became proud of their minds, and wanted to know everything like God; they set out, as it were, to tear off the veil hiding the secrets of Divine Wisdom. And, look, now one of the guardians of these secrets, one of the servants of God’s Wisdom - the Cherub, descends from heaven, with a flaming reversing sword, expels the ancestors from paradise. So great is the jealousy of the Cherubim, so strict are they towards those who dare to boldly penetrate into the unknown mysteries of heaven! Be afraid to test with your mind what you need to believe!
If, according to St. Basil the Great, “one piece of grass or one blade of grass is enough to occupy our whole thought by considering the art with which it was produced,” then what can we say about that abyss of wisdom that is revealed to the Cherubim? The Wisdom of God, as if imprinted in a mirror in the visible world, the Wisdom of God in the entire construction of our redemption, is all “the manifold Wisdom of God,... hidden in secret, which God hath before ordained before the world for our glory” (Eph. 3:10; 1 Cor. 2:7)…
Thrones
You, of course, know what a throne is, with what meaning do we often use this word? They say, for example, “The Tsar’s Throne” or “The Tsar’s Throne”, “The Tsar spoke from the height of the Throne.” With this they want to show dignity and royal greatness.
The throne, thus, is the personification of royal greatness, royal dignity. So in heaven there are their own Thrones, not our material, soulless ones, made of gold, silver, bone or wood and serving only as symbols, but reasonable Thrones, living bearers of the greatness of God, the glory of God. The thrones, especially in front of all ranks of angels, feel and contemplate God as the King of Glory, the King of the entire universe, the King who creates justice and righteousness, the King of Kings, as “the Great, Mighty and Terrible God” (Deut. 10:17). “Lord, Lord, who is like You?” (Ps. 35:10)… “Who is like You in God? Lord, whoever is like You is glorified in the saints, wondrous in glory” (Ex. 15:11). “Great is the Lord and greatly praised, and His greatness has no end” (Ps. 145:3)… “Great and has no end, high and immeasurable” (Bar. 3:25)! All these hymns to the greatness of God, in all their fullness, depth and truth, are understandable and accessible only to the Thrones.
The thrones not only feel and sing of the greatness of God, but they themselves are filled with this greatness and glory, and they let others feel it, pouring, as if into the hearts of men, waves of greatness and glory of the Divine that fill them.
There are moments when a person somehow especially clearly recognizes with his mind and with some special strength feels in his heart the greatness of God: the peals of thunder, the flash of lightning, marvelous views of nature, high mountains, wild rocks, worship in some magnificent large temple - everything this often so captivates the soul, so strikes the strings of the heart, that a person is ready to compose and sing psalms and songs of praise; before the perceived greatness of God he disappears, is lost, falls on his face. Know, beloved, such holy moments of a clear sense of the greatness of God do not happen without the influence of the Thrones. It is they who, as it were, join us to their mood, throw its sparkles into our hearts.
Domination
God is called Lord because He cares about the world He created, provides for it, and is its Supreme Owner. “He,” says Blessed Theodoret, “is himself both a shipbuilder and a gardener, who increased matter. He created matter, built the ship, and constantly controls its helm.” “From the shepherd,” teaches St. Ephraim the Syrian, - the flock depends, and everything that grows on earth depends on God. In the will of the farmer is the separation of wheat from thorns, in the will of God is the prudence of those living on earth in their mutual unity and like-mindedness. It is in the will of the king to arrange regiments of soldiers, in the will of God there is a definite charter for everything.” So, notes another teacher of the Church, “neither on earth nor in heaven is nothing left without care and without providence, but the care of the Creator equally extends to everything invisible and visible, small and great: for all creatures need the care of the Creator, equally like each one separately, according to its nature and purpose.” And “not for a single day does God cease from the work of governing creatures, so that they do not immediately deviate from their natural paths, by which they are led and directed to achieve the fullness of their development, and each to remain in its own kind what it is.”
Now, it is into this domination, into this management of God’s creatures, into this care and providence of God for everything invisible and visible, small and great, that the Dominions delve into.
For the Seraphim, God is fiery burning Love; for the Cherubim I will take out luminous Wisdom; for Thrones God is the King of Glory; for the Dominions, God is the Lord Provider. Above all other ranks of Lordship, they contemplate God precisely as a Provider, they glorify His care for the world: they see “his way in the sea, and his strong path in the waves” (Wisdom 14:3), they look with fear at how “he will change the times and summer, he appoints kings and marks” (Dan. 2:21). Full of sacred delight and tenderness, the Lord plunges into the manifold concerns of God: He dresses the villages, “as Solomon in all his glory was clothed, as one of these” (Matthew 6:29), as He dresses “the heavens with the clouds, He prepares rain for the earth.” , grows grass and grain on the mountains for the service of man: he gives their food to the cattle, and to the chicks of the corvids that call upon Him” (Ps. 147:7-9). The Lords marvel at how God, so great, embraces everyone and everything with His care; stores and protects every blade of grass, every midge, the smallest grain of sand.
Contemplating God as a Provider - the Builder of the world, Dominion and people are taught to arrange themselves, their souls; teach us to take care of the soul, to provide for it; inspire a person to dominate his passions, over various sinful habits, to oppress the flesh, giving space to the spirit. The Lords must be prayerfully invoked to help anyone who wants to free themselves from any passion, wants to dominate it, or give up any bad habit, but cannot do this due to weakness of will.
Powers
Above all other ranks, this rank of angels contemplates God as working many powers or miracles. For the Powers, God is a Miracle Worker. “You are the God who works miracles” (Ps. 76:15) - this is what constitutes the subject of their constant praise and praise. The forces delve into how “where God wants the order of nature to be overcome.” Oh, how ecstatic, how solemn, how wondrous these songs must be! If we, clothed in flesh and blood, when we witness any obvious miracle of God, for example, the sight of a blind man, the restoration of a hopelessly ill person, we come into indescribable delight and awe, we are amazed, we are touched, then what can we say about the Powers when they are given to see such miracles that our minds cannot even imagine. Moreover, they can delve into the very depths of these miracles, their highest goal is revealed to them.
Authorities
The angels belonging to this rank contemplate and glorify God as the Almighty, “having all power in heaven and on earth.” God of the terrible, “His vision dries up the abysses, and the reproach melts away the mountains, who walked as if on dry land on the sheets of the sea, and forbade the storms of the winds; touching the mountains and smoking; calling on the water of the sea and pouring it out on the face of all the earth.”
Angels of the sixth rank are the closest, constant witnesses of God’s omnipotence; they are given the opportunity to feel it preferably before others. From constant contemplation of Divine power, from constant contact with it, these fulfilling angels are imbued with this power just as red-hot iron is imbued with fire, which is why they themselves become bearers of this power and are called: Power. The power with which they are invested and filled is unbearable for the devil and all his hordes; this power turns the devilish hordes to flight, to the underworld, to pitch darkness, to Tartarus.
That is why everyone tormented by the devil must prayerfully call on the Authority for help; for all those possessed by demons, various epileptics, whoremongers, and the corrupted - we must daily pray to the Authorities: “Holy Authorities, by the authority given to you by God, drive away from the servant of God (name) or the servant of God (name) the demon that is tormenting him (or her)!”
Beginnings
These angels are so called because God entrusted them with authority over the elements of nature: over water, fire, wind, “over animals, plants and generally over all visible objects.” “Creator and Builder of the world. God,” says the Christian teacher Athenagoras, “placed some of the angels over the elements, and over the heavens, and over the world, and over what is in it, and over their structure.” Thunder, lightning, storm... all this is controlled by the Principles, and directed according to the will of God. It is known, for example, that lightning often burns blasphemers; hail destroys one field, leaves another unharmed... Who gives such a reasonable direction to a soulless, unreasonable element? Starters are doing it.
“I saw,” says the seer of St. John the Theologian, - a mighty angel descending from heaven, clothed in a cloud; over his head was a rainbow, and his face was like the sun... And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the earth, and cried out with a loud voice, like a lion roars; and when he cried, then the seven thunders spoke with their voices” (Rev. 10:1-3); The Apostle John saw and heard both the “angel of the water” (Rev. 16:5) and the “angel who has authority over the fire” (Rev. 14:18). “I saw,” the same saint testifies. John, - four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that the wind would not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree... - they were given power to harm the earth and the sea” (Rev. 7:1-2 ).
The principles also have authority over entire nations, cities, kingdoms, and human societies. In the word of God there is, for example, a mention of a prince or angel of the kingdom of Persia, the kingdom of Greece (Dan. 10:13, 20). The principles, entrusted to their superiors, lead the peoples to the highest good goals, which are indicated and destined by the Lord Himself; “They are erecting,” according to St. Dionysius the Areopagite, - how many can those who willingly obey them, to God, as to their Beginning.” They intercede for their people before the Lord, “instill,” notes one saint, “in people, especially kings and other rulers, thoughts and intentions related to the good of the people.”
Archangels
This rite, says St. Dionysius of teaching." Archangels are heavenly teachers. What do they teach? They teach people how to organize their lives according to God, that is, in accordance with the will of God.
Different paths of life are before a person: there is the monastic path, the path of marriage, there are various types of service. What to choose, what to decide on, what to stop at? This is where the Archangels come to the aid of man. The Lord reveals His will about man to them. The Archangels know, therefore, what awaits a famous person on this or that path of life: what adversities, temptations, seductions; therefore, they deviate from one path, and direct a person to another, teach him to choose the right path suitable for him.
He who is broken in life, hesitates, does not know which way to go, must call on the Archangels for help, so that they teach him how he should live: “Archangels of God, appointed by God Himself for our teaching and admonition, teach me which path I should choose.” “I’ll go ahead and please my God!”
Angels
These are the closest to us. The Angels continue what the Archangels begin: the Archangels teach man to recognize the will of God, put him on the path of life indicated by God; Angels lead a person along this path, guide, protect the walker so that he does not deviate to the side, strengthen the exhausted, and raise the falling.
Angels are so close to us that they surround us from everywhere, look at us from everywhere, watch our every step, and, according to St. John Chrysostom, “the whole air is filled with angels”; Angels, according to the same saint, “stand before the priest during the performance of the terrible Sacrifice.”
Guardian angel
From among the angels, the Lord, from the moment of our baptism, assigns to each of us a special angel, which is called the Guardian Angel. This Angel loves us as much as no one on earth can love. The Guardian Angel is our close friend, an invisible, quiet interlocutor, a sweet comforter. He wishes only one thing for each of us - the salvation of the soul; This is where he directs all his worries. And if he sees us also caring about salvation, he rejoices, but if he sees us being careless about our souls, he grieves.
Do you want to always be with an Angel? Flee from sin, and the Angel will be with you. “Just as,” says Basil the Great, “bees are driven away by smoke and doves by stench, so the Guardian of our life, the Angel, is driven away by lamentable and stinking sin.” Therefore, be afraid to sin!
Is it possible to recognize the presence of a Guardian Angel when he is near us and when he moves away from us? It is possible, according to the inner mood of your soul. When your soul is light, your heart is light, quiet, peaceful, when your mind is occupied with thoughts of God, when you repent and are touched, then it means that an Angel is nearby. “When, according to the testimony of John Climacus, at some utterance of your prayer you feel inner pleasure or tenderness, then stop over it. For then the Guardian Angel prays with you.” When there is a storm in your soul, passions in your heart, and your mind is arrogant, then you know that the Guardian Angel has left you, and instead of him a demon has approached you. Hurry, hurry, then call your Guardian Angel, kneel before the icons, fall on your face, pray, make the sign of the cross, cry. Believe, your Guardian Angel will hear your prayer, come, drive away the demon, say to your troubled soul, to your overwhelmed heart: “Be silent, stop.” And great silence will come within you. Oh, Guardian Angel, always protect us from the storm, in the silence of Christ!
Why, someone will ask, is it impossible to see the Angel, cannot speak, talk with him the way we talk with each other? Why can't an Angel appear visibly? Therefore, so as not to frighten or confuse us with his appearance, for he knows how cowardly, fearful and timid we are in front of everything mysterious.
Angel's Day, name day
Every Orthodox Christian bears the name of the saint after whom he is named. The name is chosen according to the church calendar, each day of which is dedicated to the memory of a particular saint. The day of remembrance of the saint whose name an Orthodox Christian bears is called: Angel Day, or.
After the sacrament of baptism is performed, the saint whose name is chosen for the child or adult being baptized becomes his heavenly patron. You yourself can choose from among several saints the one who is especially close to you. If you don’t know anything about any of them, consider as your heavenly patron the one whose memorial day on the calendar is closest to your birthday.
“The Lord gives each of us two Angels, - Fyodor of Edessa teaches us, - one of whom - the Guardian Angel - protects us from all evil, from various misfortunes and helps us do good, and the other Angel - the holy saint of God, whose name we bear, intercedes for us before God, prays to God for us. His prayers, as more worthy and pleasing to God, are more likely to be accepted than our sinners.
Angels“, being servants of love and peace, they rejoice over our repentance and success in good deeds, try to fill us with spiritual contemplation (according to our receptivity) and assist us in all good.”
“The saints,” wrote the Monk Silouan of Athos, “see our life and our deeds in the Holy Spirit. They know our sorrows and hear our fervent prayers... The saints do not forget us and pray for us... They also see the suffering of people on earth. The Lord gave them such great grace that they embrace the whole world with love. They see and know how exhausted we are from sorrows, how our souls have dried up, how despondency has bound them, and, without ceasing, they intercede for us before God.”
The name given to a person at baptism no longer changes, except in a few, very rare cases, such as, for example, when taking monastic vows. The name given to a person at baptism remains with him throughout the rest of his life, and he passes into the next world with it; his name, after his death, is repeated by the Church when prayers are offered for the repose of his soul.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel, Canon to the Guardian Angel
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.”(Matt. 18:10).
Troparion, tone 6
Angel of God, my holy guardian, keep my life in the passion of Christ God, strengthen my mind in the true path, and wound my soul to heavenly love, so that I may be guided by you, I will receive great mercy from Christ God.
Glory, and now:
Theotokos
Holy Lady, Mother of Christ our God, who perplexedly gave birth to all the Creator, pray to His goodness always, with my guardian angel, to save my soul, obsessed with passions, and grant me remission of sins.
Canon, tone 8
Song 1
Let us praise the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone was gloriously glorified.
Sing and praise the song, Savior, worthy of Your servant, the disembodied Angel, my mentor and guardian.
Chorus: Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
I am the only one lying in foolishness and laziness now, my mentor and guardian, do not leave me, perishing.
Glory: Direct my mind with your prayer, do God’s commandments, so that I may receive remission of sins from God, and teach me to hate the evil ones, I pray to you.
And now: Pray, Maiden, for me, Thy servant, to the Benefactor, with my guardian Angel, and instruct me to do the commandments of Thy Son and my Creator.
Song 3
You are the affirmation of those who flow to You, Lord, You are the light of the darkened, and my spirit sings of You.
I place all my thoughts and my soul on you, my guardian; Deliver me from every misfortune of the enemy.
The enemy tramples me, and embitters me, and teaches me to always do my own desires; but you, my mentor, do not leave me to perish.
Glory: Sing a song with thanksgiving and zeal to the Creator and God give me, and to you, my good guardian Angel: my deliverer, rescue me from the enemies who embitter me.
And now: Heal, Most Pure One, my many ailing scabs, even in the soul, heal the enemies who always fight with me.
Sedalen, voice 2
From the love of my soul I cry out to you, the guardian of my soul, my all-holy Angel: cover me and always protect me from evil deception, and guide me to heavenly life, admonishing and enlightening and strengthening me.
Glory, and now: Theotokos:
The Blessed Most Pure Mother of God, Who without seed gave birth to all the Lord, Pray Him with my Guardian Angel to deliver me from all bewilderment, and to give tenderness and light to my soul and purification through sin, Who alone will soon intercede.
Song 4
I heard, O Lord, Thy sacrament, I understood Thy works, and glorified Thy Divinity.
Pray to God, the Lover of Mankind, my guardian, and do not forsake me, but keep my life in peace forever and grant me invincible salvation.
As the intercessor and guardian of my life, you are received from God, Angel, I pray to you, holy one, free me from all troubles.
Glory: Cleanse my depravity with your shrine, my guardian, and may I be excommunicated from the part of Shuiya by your prayers and become a partaker of glory.
And now: I am bewildered by the evils that have befallen me, O Most Pure One, but deliver me from them quickly: I am the only one who has come to You.
Song 5
We cry out to You in the morning: Lord, save us; For you are our God, don’t you know anything else?
As if I had boldness towards God, my holy guardian, I begged Him to deliver me from the evils that offend me.
Bright light, brightly enlighten my soul, my mentor and guardian, given to me by God to the Angel.
Glory: Sleeping me with the evil burden of sin, keep me vigilant, Angel of God, and raise me up for praise through your prayer.
And now: Mary, Lady of the Brideless Mother of God, the hope of the faithful, lay down the heaps of the enemy, and those who sing make you glad.
Song 6
Give me a robe of light, dress yourself in light like a robe, O most merciful Christ our God.
Free me from all misfortunes, and save me from sorrows, I pray to you, holy Angel, given to me by God, my good guardian.
Illuminate my mind, O blessed one, and enlighten me, I pray to you, holy Angel, and always instruct me to think usefully.
Glory: Tidy my heart from real rebellion, and be vigilant, strengthen me in good things, my guardian, and guide me wonderfully to the silence of animals.
And now: the Word of God dwells in You, Mother of God, and man shows You the heavenly ladder; Because of you, the Most High has come down to us to eat.
Kontakion, tone 4
Appear to me, merciful, holy Angel of the Lord, my guardian, and do not separate from me, the foul one, but enlighten me with inviolable light and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Ikos
My humble soul has been tempted by many, you, holy representative, vouchsafed the ineffable glory of heaven, and a singer from the face of the disembodied powers of God, have mercy on me and preserve me, and enlighten my soul with good thoughts, so that with your glory, my Angel, I will be enriched, and overthrow the evil-minded enemies of me , and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Song 7
The youths who came from Judea, in Babylon, sometimes, by the faith of the Trinity, quenched the fire of the cave, singing: God of the fathers, blessed art thou.
Be merciful to me and pray to God, O Lord Angel, for I have you as an intercessor in my whole life, a mentor and guardian, given to me by God forever.
Do not leave my accursed soul on its journey, killed by a robber, holy Angel, who was betrayed by God without blame; but I will guide you on the path of repentance.
Glory: I bring all my disgraced soul away from my evil thoughts and deeds: but first, my mentor, grant me healing with good thoughts, so that I always deviate onto the right path.
And now: Fill everyone with wisdom and Divine strength, Hypostatic Wisdom of the Most High, for the sake of the Mother of God, for the sake of those who cry out with faith: Our father, God, blessed art thou.
Song 8
Praise and exalt the Heavenly King, Whom all the angels sing, to all ages.
Sent from God, strengthen the belly of my servant, your servant, most blessed Angel, and do not leave me forever.
You are a good angel, my soul's mentor and guardian, most blessed, I sing for ever.
Glory: Be my protection and take away all people on the day of testing; good and evil deeds are tempted by fire.
And now: Be my helper and silence, O Ever-Virgin Mother of God, Thy servant, and do not leave me deprived of Thy dominion.
Song 9
We truly confess You, the Mother of God, saved by You, a pure Virgin, with your disembodied faces magnifying You.
To Jesus: Lord Jesus Christ my God, have mercy on me.
Have mercy on me, my only Savior, for You are merciful and merciful, and make me a partaker of righteous faces.
Grant me to think and create continually, O Lord Angel, who is good and useful, as she is strong in weakness and blameless.
Glory: Because you have boldness towards the Heavenly King, pray to Him, along with other incorporeal ones, to have mercy on me, the accursed one.
And now: Having much boldness, O Virgin, to Him who became incarnate from You, deliver me from my bonds and grant me permission and salvation through Your prayers.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel of Christ, falling to you I pray, my holy guardian, given to me for the protection of my sinful soul and body from holy baptism, but with my laziness and my evil custom I angered your most pure lordship and drove you away from me with all the cold deeds: lies, slander , envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, brotherly hatred, and resentment, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and drunkenness, verbosity, evil thoughts and crafty ones, proud custom and lustful indignation, driven by self-will for all carnal lust. Oh, my evil will, which even dumb animals cannot do! How can you look at me, or approach me like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, angel of Christ, look upon me, entangled in evil in vile deeds? How can I already ask for forgiveness with my bitter and evil and crafty deed, I fall into misery all day and night and at every hour? But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, your sinful and unworthy servant. (Name) Movies about angels
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Today I want to tell you about such a concept as human guardian angel , about its tasks and its role in the life of every person. In the previous article we examined the question of our two principles: human and spiritual. We considered the question of how to speed up the path to happiness through a spiritual worldview. Today it’s time to talk about one of the areas of spiritual interaction with the world and get the strongest tool that will allow you make life easier . Isn’t this what every person on Earth dreams of?
If people live actively using their human nature, then they feel isolated in this world, the world seems to them to be aggressive towards them, and they consider the main area of their activity to be the struggle for a place in the sun. All their energy is spent on this struggle for survival, for acquiring material wealth, for their increase and preservation, and the joys of life often pass by.
A person has everything he dreamed of, but happiness is not felt. Often, with such a life, people lose their health and at the end of their lives they feel empty, even if they have become rich, made a career, and achieved a high position in society. Why? Yes, because they lived not according to the laws and call of their souls, but according to the values that society formed. They suppressed the call of the soul in favor of illusory happiness called Wealth. They betrayed their true dreams and aspirations.
People who tap into their spirituality and rely on it in life live an easier life. They are guided by the call of their soul, fulfill their tasks in life, and accumulate pearls of enduring wisdom. And most importantly, their soul gives them an almost constant feeling of joy and happiness. They feel like an indivisible part of the whole in this world, they understand that, as an important part of this whole, they are always protected. They clearly feel the help of the Universe in all matters; at the right moment they receive the necessary information through insight and intuition.
They do not set as their goal to achieve wealth, fame, power, they simply do what their soul strives for, what gives them joy and pleasure. They are happy in the process of their entire life. And most importantly, they automatically have the material benefits they need as a by-product, as gifts from fate for a properly organized life.
Whatever the origin of a person, he will never be indifferent to the Universe as part of a whole harmoniously arranged mechanism. All people, without exception, can always count on the help of the Universe in all matters. The only difference is faith in this help and timely request for it. Every person is dear to the Universe and a huge number of spiritual beings work to protect and help him. You need to know about this and use it, then life will become much easier and will be spent with greater benefit for personal growth. And the main goal of any life is precisely evolution, improvement. After all, every person must go through life from a sinner to a saint.
In the spiritual world, a large number of entities are called upon to help people in their difficult life on Earth, in conditions of limited opportunities and the confrontation between good and evil. This helper angels . Just like on Earth, they have a clear hierarchy and distribution of responsibilities. Firstly, according to the focus of their activities, they are divided into : Light (serve the ideas of good and light) and Black (serve the ideas of evil and darkness). Today our conversation will be about the Angels of Light. At the head of the assistant angels are the Archangels. There are seven of them (though Orthodoxy for some reason recognizes only five of them). Each has its own functions and a huge retinue of Angels.
Michael is the main angel of protection. Chief among the Archangels.
Jophil is the main angel of illumination.
Chamuel is the main angel of love.
Gabriel is the main angel mentor.
Uriel is the main angel of the world.
Zadkiel is the chief angel of joy.
Raphael is the main healing angel.
In addition to specialized Archangels and Angels, each person at birth is given at least one personal Guardian Angel. There is such a position in the spiritual world as Guardian Angel of man. The more important the task a person faces in this incarnation, the more angels are assigned to him to protect him. In addition, Angels in the spiritual world continue their improvement and gain strength. Stronger and wiser angels are given to people performing an important mission on Earth.
About 15% of people have only one angel, 65% have up to 3, and about 10% of people have 5 or more guardian angels. The more angels there are to help, the easier and more successful a person’s life is. But this must be earned, for this you need to benefit people and be an object of popular love. Most of all, angels are assigned to rulers, popular artists who bring ideas of goodness and light to people, doctors, and healers. For example, Alla Pugacheva has 13 Guardian Angels. A Guardian Angel can be added to each person for large-scale good deeds in the course of life (for example, for saving someone’s life, for saving someone’s lost soul with competent guidance). So do good, earn powerful Guardian Angels and your life will be 100% successful.
Angels by origin are:
Earthly.
Heavenly.
The highly developed souls of deceased relatives and friends who loved you very much during life often serve as earthly Guardian Angels. Sometimes your enemies are assigned during your lifetime to work off karma. There is no need to be afraid of them, they have gone through purgatory and now, by definition, cannot harm you; on the contrary, they will try their best to correct their mistakes. Earthly angels are given, as a rule, to people of a low level of development, whose life is simple and understandable to them, or as an additional guardian angel. For example, one of my guardians is my grandfather, who loved me very much during his lifetime.
Heavenly angels have gone through all human stages of development on earth and no longer come to Earth; they continue their improvement only in the spiritual sphere. Of course, these angels are very strong and wise, and you can receive such guardians with the permission of the Creator as a reward for a righteous life, when fulfilling an important mission, when consciously embarking on the path of spiritual development.
Guardian angels are given for one life, their mission ends immediately after our death. If death occurs ahead of our life program, then this angel returns people to life. They know the program and the person’s tasks, monitor the implementation of these programs, and create training situations. Therefore, all important events in your life are not accidental. Luck, obstacles, problems and gifts of fate are their doing. If a person follows his own path through life, fulfills his destiny, they do not interfere, they only try to help overcome the difficulties of life. If a person has gone too far from his goals, they create obstacles and try to return the person to his path.
Our helpers live in the spiritual world, where the past, present and future exist simultaneously, so they foresee unpleasant situations and do not allow the person under their care there. To do this, they warn you through dreams or create interference so that you do not end up in the wrong place. Therefore, please pay attention to these warnings. I will give a clear example on this topic from my piggy bank. A woman from one region studied in absentia at the institute, the time has come for the session, and suddenly her child becomes very ill, she calls her mother from another city to care for her daughter, she is not allowed to leave work, her presence is needed, she draws up a sick leave and goes to the city . There, while she was waiting for the bus, a huge icicle fell from the roof of the house and killed her to death. You are probably familiar with cases where people were late for a plane that was about to crash and remained alive. The work of their Guardian Angels can also be traced here.
Angels are in charge of our energy. Everyone is given a certain amount of energy for our life with a small reserve for our wrong steps. This energy must be distributed throughout life. During our sleep, an angel pumps energy, saturates all organs and systems with it, and provides a supply of energy to complete the tasks that we will solve the next day. That's why you need to sleep enough time and not make yourself overly tired.
When we feel tired, it means we are expending too much energy, the angel can pump it up, but he takes it from the future. When our overexpenditure of energy goes beyond all permissible limits, the angel has no choice but to arrange for us to become ill, so that we lie inactive and eliminate the overexpenditure of energy. So this is one of the paths that leads us to illness. But this is for our benefit. Otherwise, thanks to our stupidity, we can quickly and uselessly waste our energy and die prematurely without completing our tasks. Therefore, proper and timely rest is very important for a person.
If a person carefully spends his energy and by the end of his life there is a reserve of it, then he can extend the years of his life, while opening up talents and abilities that were hidden until that time to continue improving them through creativity. This explains the fact that people in old age suddenly begin to draw pictures, write poetry, and music. They walked through life correctly, did not shy away from side to side, and deserved such a gift.
Angels are always with us. It is believed that they are located behind our right shoulder. They see our whole life in full view. From the heights of the spiritual world, in their eyes, we look like blind kittens, crawling in different directions, bumping into an obstacle, getting hit, and changing their path. Angels should not be afraid or embarrassed. They are at a level where mercy and compassion become their main feature. With a great sense of satisfaction and desire, they strive to help their ward find the right path and avoid unpleasant situations unforeseen by the program. In a word, an angel is our best and most faithful friend.
Angels can do a lot, but they cannot violate the main law of our Universe - the Law of free will. They give hints through dreams, slip in the right books, the right people, through our inner voice. But if a person does not heed these signs and prompts, but does everything using the voice of his mind, his Ego, thereby complicating his life, the angel forcibly does nothing. Our mind is material, it is not connected with the spiritual world, it is guided only by the knowledge and experience gained in this life, public opinion, and those negative programs that parents, school, and friends put in place due to inexperience. But the voice of our mind is loud and demanding, and man hears it more clearly and clearly than an angel. This is how our mind turns from an instrument of production into a manager and often leads us to a dead end.
The Guardian Angel of man provides guidance from the spiritual world, he knows all the laws of the Universe, has access to the information field of the Universe, he knows all your tasks of this incarnation and the best ways to solve these problems. He is interested in your development, and for this he also receives incentives. But he comes from the subtle world, therefore his voice is quiet and undemanding. Therefore, every person needs to establish good contact with their guardian angel. Then his life will become much easier in all directions, and gifts of fate will be more frequent guests than problems and disappointments. And the feeling of happiness will become an almost constant companion in life.
Angels do not need our words, they read our thoughts, so they are always aware of all our desires and, if our desires do not contradict our life program, but facilitate it, then there is no need to ask them about it, they will organize it and materialize our dream simply and easily. But, if your dream does not agree with your life program, goes beyond its scope, then you will have to ask the angel about it, he will make a request to higher hierarchical structures and only with their permission will materialize your dream. 
To make friends with an angel, you need to develop a communication channel with him. To do this you need:
Firstly , believe in the existence of guardian angels.
Secondly , talk to them daily, ask for help.
Third, Before making an important decision, ask for his advice. As a rule, the first thought, no matter how absurd it may seem to you, is his advice, then advice will come from your monster - the mind. Practice will later confirm that the solution to the problem according to the first thought was the most correct.
Fourth , do not forget to thank the angel for your help and advice. Especially if everything works out somehow by itself. This is his merit. With gratitude you feed your angel with additional energy. His strength and power always work for you, so do not skimp on gratitude, appreciation and praise. Angels have no ego, they will not be offended by you even without this. He is always happy about your success and happiness.
Fifthly , if you ask for advice, then follow it, and not against it. Otherwise, you will stop receiving his advice.
At sixth, remember the Law of Free Will and ask for its help more often and even if everything is fine with you. Let it be even better. Don't be modest, if you deserve the best, why not have it. If you are not worthy of something, then it will not come, but there will be no condemnation.
Seventh , do not be afraid of angels and communication with them. These are highly spiritual beings who will never, under any circumstances, do you harm or harm. Even if they don’t give you anything contrary to your requests, it is in your own interests. It’s not for nothing that in the east they say: “Be afraid of your desires, in case they come true.” Here is a case from my piggy bank. One man I knew dreamed very much about a car, he worked a lot, but could not save it, something kept happening and the money was spent on other needs. Then he went to church and prayed, and in prayer he asked for a car. Soon, instead of change, the store gave him a lottery ticket and he won a car. There was no limit to the joy. But a week later he became involved in a fatal accident. Moral and mental trauma, a lifelong feeling of guilt about a ruined life, courts, prison. Remember, what will not bring us trouble comes easily when we are friends with the spiritual world. And if it doesn’t come, then this is the best for you.
For example, I became friends with my angels a long time ago. At first, in order not to forget about them, I bought several figurines with angels, embroidered a picture, and bought an icon. I arranged it all so that I could bump into them and talk to them, ask for help. So gradually it became a habit, and now I do a lot calling on them for help. Even in everyday life. And it’s good for me and they’re not bored. For example, I sit down to make frills on a window curtain; I need to make folds out of 7 meters, shortening them to 4 meters. You can go the long way, make calculations of the depth and number of folds, then measure each one, for me this is too tedious. I take a cloth, a needle and thread, call on my angel and ask him to guide my hands. At the output I have an accuracy of +- 0.1-0.3 cm. Or I go to the fitness center, where there is always a problem with parking. Please prepare a place for me, and there hasn’t been a single puncture yet. I resolve all important issues after consulting with him. As soon as the angels entered my life, my life was filled with light, joy, even problems that arise were solved easier. I advise you to make friends with your angels.
At the end of today's conversation I would like to give one word of caution. Sometimes, more often this happens in a dream, a dark angel may come to you, whose goal is to lead you astray from the true path, but he will look like a light one. How to avoid falling for his bait? Very simple. Bright angels do not impose anything, they only show the right direction, the decision and specifics are yours. Dark angels very persistently broadcast something, and in specific actions and steps and threaten disaster if you do not fulfill it or promise good things. Discard such advice immediately.
At our next meeting, we will continue the topic of contact with helping angels; I will tell you how specifically to work with Angels and Archangels, as well as with our other no less powerful Curators from the spiritual world. I hope I have clearly presented the topic and you have received an answer to the question of how to make life easier and speed up the path to happiness and success, relying on the help of the Guardian Angel. Follow the publications. In the meantime, start developing a communication channel with them. To do this, you need to communicate with your angel, talk to him, sing songs for him, dance. For a good channel development you will need at least one month
Success and happiness to you, my dear readers!
Your Tatyana.
Incredible facts
Finding out who your guardian angel is is very simple. Using your date of birth, you can find out the age and gender of your patron, his character and name, and also establish a connection with the divine essence. This information will be useful to anyone.
So, let's start with the character of your Guardian Angel.
Any person knows who the Guardian Angel is. But he doesn’t understand that you need to know his character, name and other features. But what does this knowledge give? The features of his character will help you quickly navigate when you want to establish a connection with him in order to receive help and learn to see and read his clues.
How can you find out what kind of character your Guardian Angel is? To do this, you only need the second number of your birth date. For example, if you were born on the 18th, then the number corresponding to the Angel is 8, but if you were born on the third day of the month, then this number is 3. Below is information about the meaning of all 10 possible options.
Guardian angel
0 – your Guardian Angel has a fiery character.
He is very strong, almost omnipotent, he can be reborn. He can help you in absolutely any situation, from the smallest problems to serious, dangerous situations. You are very lucky to have such a defender.
1 – your holy Guardian Angel.
Among everyone, he is considered the most active, who will come to the rescue even when he is not called. However, not everything is so wonderful. These Angels look after people with a very weak energy field, who more than others need strong protection from evil.
2 – your Guardian Angel is bright.
These are angels with large white wings that are larger than those of other heavenly protectors. They are next to their charges at any time. Your angel kissed you at birth. Kisses are freckles and moles, especially they are considered angel kisses when their meaning is positive according to ancient superstitions.
The bright angel maintains contact with his ward through dreams, angelic numerology, and even using reflection in the mirror. You need to be more attentive, and then you will be able to notice unusual things in your environment that indicate the presence of a guardian angel.
3 – your Guardian Angel of the air.
It manifests itself with the help of various unusual sounds, rustling, rustling, etc. Do not be afraid of them, as your angel is thus demonstrating his presence and support. Often this angel becomes frivolous and can go about his business, leaving the ward unattended. However, a person can always call him, turn to him through prayer. The air angel will definitely hear and rush to help.
4 – your wise Guardian Angel.
His help lies in the fact that he sends his ward the right thoughts and conclusions from what is happening. Such people move up the career ladder very quickly, because they know very well what needs to be done to achieve this.
The wards of this angel are smart and prudent, they know how to think through any situation and its possible consequences well. It is better to listen to the advice of such people, as they know what needs to be done.
5 – your Guardian Angel is metal.
Of course, he doesn't look like an iron statue. Such an angel patronizes decisive and courageous people with a strong character. He likes it when his players show willpower. This angel helps both spiritually and physically, and if you establish a close connection with him, he will save you from any trouble.
Help from a guardian angel
6 – your rainbow Guardian Angel.
Such angels take people with creative abilities as their wards. People of creative professions are more often than others subject to sudden changes in mood, from inspiration to complete despondency. The rainbow angel saves from melancholy, disperses depression, and often it is he who inspires his ward to new creativity.
7 – your Guardian Angel is energetic.
This angel is very active and wants to constantly be in contact with his ward. However, he is very touchy and changeable. In order not to lose him, do not forget to always thank the angel for everything good that happens to you. In the same way you can establish contact with him.
8 – your Guardian Angel is a deceased close friend or relative.
After death, this person decided to become your patron. This angel knows the character of his charge well, he is always ready to help, he is merciful. In order to establish a connection with him, a person needs to honor the memory of a friend or relative who decided to take him under his wing, he needs to be thanked and prayed for.
9 – your Guardian Angel is warm.
Such an angel always treats his charges very kindly, he knows how to inspire optimism in people. Such a person is in harmony and happiness thanks to the protection of his warm angel.
Holy guardian angel
Now we find out the gender and age of our angel.
Angels, like people, have an age that never changes. Here's how to recognize it. You need to add the date and month of your birth. For example, if you were born on October 5, then the calculations will be: 0+5+1+0=6. In this example, the angel is only 6 years old, however, no one knows how many centuries in a row he has been 6 years old. But your angel looks exactly his age.
In order to find out what gender your angel is, you need to add up all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, 05.10.1986 = 0+5+1+0+1+9+8+6= 30. Now the number must be reduced to a single digit: 3+0=3. The resulting odd number indicates that the angel is female. If the single-digit number turns out to be even, then in this case the angel is male.
Thus, in our example it turned out that the angel is a six-year-old girl.
Now let's talk about effective ways in which you can find out the name of your angel.
When you find out the name of your guardian angel, it will be much easier for you to establish a connection with him. When a person is in constant contact with his mentor, he is always under his protection. It is almost impossible to damage such a person or harm him in any way. Among other things, he is lucky in the most difficult and dead-end situations.
Now we will talk about techniques with which you can get to know your angel. Looking ahead a little, we note that the name of your angel may be very unusual. There is no need to take it as nonsense, because disbelief can offend the divine essence.
In this case, it is better to concentrate and say the name several times; you will probably be able to find a secret meaning in it. Sometimes angels do not want to write in the letters we are familiar with, using unfamiliar signs and symbols. They add up to exactly what you are looking for, but you will have to decipher your angel's message.
Guardian Angel by name
So how do you find out his name?
The first way is writing. But for this you must be able to enter a trance. You need to put a piece of paper and a pen in front of you, evoke a special state of consciousness, mentally call your angel and ask his name. If everything works out correctly, your guardian will write his name with your hand.
It will also help to know the name of meditation. The angel does not necessarily have to answer your question during it. You may dream of the answer, and not even immediately, but after a few days. If you do not get an answer to your question, then you were probably not concentrated enough, and your angel was offended due to the large number of extraneous thoughts during such an important meeting.
Another way is dreams. It will be a plus if a person has learned to lucid dream. You will be able to call your guardian while traveling through the hidden corners of your subconscious and ask what his name is. If you cannot see lucid dreams, then before going to bed, mentally ask the angel a question. Most likely, the answer will come in a dream.
Guardian angels of man
Is it possible to see your angel?
Often the angel is depicted as a young man with a naked cross, a sword and white wings. Such images began to appear only in the 16th century. Before this period, in Byzantine iconography, which has existed since the 11th century, they are not there at all. It is believed that the angel's face is hidden from people.
A person can see it only after death, when an angel comes to a dying person with the goal of leading his soul to the afterlife. Hence the conclusion that no one saw the angels. However, you can try to see the face of your guardian in a dream. Again, if you know what lucid dreams are, then you can call your angel, ask his name and establish a connection with him.
We know from the lives of the saints that very rarely angels show their faces to people. In the vast majority of cases, they help their charges while remaining in the shadows.
How many angels does each person have?
A lot of people are concerned about this issue. Many people believe that there can only be one guardian angel, but this is not always the case. An ordinary, average person can “have at his disposal” from one to nine patrons. St. Nicholas had the largest number of angels - 27.
The more angels a person has, the happier and luckier he is. He easily solves all life's difficulties and quickly achieves his goals. People who are abandoned by angels are called losers. However, angels can return to any person. To do this, you need to do good without expecting gratitude, and live according to your conscience. You can also read a prayer to your angel to attract his attention.
