Our human weakness is protected by the assistance of angels;
in all our perils, provided faith remains always with us,
we are defended by the aid of the spiritual powers.

 
St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century

The angels who shine like the stars
feel sympathy for our human nature
and place it before God’s eyes just as if it were a book.
They attend us.

 
Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century

Even if it is God who has given them this charge,
we must nonetheless be grateful to them
for the great love with which they obey
and come to help us in our great need.

 
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

The Supreme Majesty has given charge to the angels to guard you.
With what great reverence you should treat this word;
what devotion should you gain from it;
what confidence should you place in it.

 
St Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century

Every human soul is under the direction of an angel,
who is like a father.

 
Origen, 3rd century

Among the angels, some are set in charge of nations;
others are companions of the faithful.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

We pray to God who is well disposed toward us,
in order that he might give an angel of peace
as a companion to protect us.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

When tempted,
invoke your Angel who is more eager to help you
than you are to be helped.

 
St. John Bosco, 19th century