This is the traditional Catholic prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Angel of God, my guardian dear
to whom God’s love commits me here.
Ever this day/night be at my side
to light, to guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
I learned this prayer in kindergarten. I grew up praying this before going to sleep and before going anywhere. We even prayed this in school at the end of the last period when it was time to come home.
As a child, I sincerely believed in the power of this prayer that i didn’t feel safe going out anywhere or even going to sleep without reciting this in my mind. As an adult, I don’t pray as much anymore. Whenever I do pray, my prayers have become less memorized.
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I believe in guardian angels
Lovely post for the theme.
Such prayers certainly give a person confidence. Thanks for sharing that.
What a sweet prayer. I pray to God now. It is comforting to a child to think of a guardian angel. Happy Tot!
I can relate!
Nice post, for sure!
Love it! Kudos on a great post.
Such a sweet take on the theme. Love it.
i also learned this prayer when i was in kinder!
i believe all prayers are powerful =) nice post.
thats a nice prayer. i had never heard it before. i dont pray so much these days either unfortunately, but i always thank him.
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That is such a popular prayer among children in the Philippines. I knew that prayer too and have passed it on to my daughter.