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Dear Guardian Angels, Please Protect Us from Meat-Eaters. Amen.

By Jess
Tonight, after reading Leo's bedtime story, I was lucky to remember that it was the Feast of the Guardian Angels. I really like the idea of Guardian Angels, but it was only two weeks ago that I learned Guardian Angels are officially sanctioned by the Catholic Church. They're in the Catechism, that God sends each of us an angel when we are born! I have always liked the idea of Guardian Angels, but if pressed, would have said they were sort of a fancy. I was grateful to learn that it was right to believe in them.

Anyway, so I taught Leo the Guardian Angel prayer I know:

Angel of God, my guardian dear, 
to whom God's love commits me here, 
ever this day be at my side, 
to light and guard, to rule and guide. 
Amen.

"Leo, did you know that when you were born, God sent a special angel just to watch over you and keep you safe?"

"Angels have wings, right?"

"Well, I think so. I've never seen a picture of an angel without wings, so I do think of them as having wings, yes."

"Not in this world, but in their world."

"...Right."

Then I explained the prayer to him, line-by-line: "Your Guardian Angel; whom God sent specifically for you because He loves you; the Angel stays with you always; to help you choose to do the right thing and to keep you safe."

"Like from meat-eaters?"

"... Yes."

Good night, sweet Leo, and God bless your Guardian Angel. I think he has has his work cut out for him.


Comments

Weather or Knot? said…
Well, my afterthought is, he's thinking of dinosaurs. But my first thought was that he was referring to the non-vegans among us. His angel is having just the best time, I am sure!
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