Feast day · October 2
The Guardian Angels
The idea that nobody is walking around unaccompanied.
This is the one feast day on the calendar that is not about somebody famous. It is about the belief that every single person has an angel assigned to them, personally, for their whole life.
It comes from a line where Jesus is talking about children and says that their angels always see the face of His Father. The Church took that seriously enough to give it a day.
It is a strange and comforting thing to sit with. Not a crowd of angels somewhere doing angel business. One. Yours. Paying attention right now.
The Guardian Angels facts for kids
- Based on Matthew 18:10, about the angels of children
- It became a feast for the whole Church in 1670
- The traditional prayer, Angel of God, my guardian dear, is one of the first many kids memorize
- October 2 comes right after St. Thérèse and right before St. Francis. A good week.
Feast day: October 2 · Patron of everyone, individually
Angel of God, my guardian dear, stay close to me today.