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Commentary on the Gospel for Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The first and second readings of today’s Liturgy of the Word refer directly to the angels, as do the Antiphons and prayers of the Eucharistic Liturgy. In the Preface of the Angels we read: “Although they are most worthy of all honor, you are immense and must be recognized above all things, through Christ our Lord…”
To think that angels exist and that each one of us is guarded by one of them leads to astonishment and admiration. Although they are not mentioned in the creed, we affirm that God is the creator of all things visible and invisible. They are invisible, but they are, although sometimes they take on a human or superhuman form. We sing the Holy in the Mass, joining the countless choirs of angels… From Saint Jerome, whom we remembered on Monday, comes this statement: “Great is the dignity of souls when each one of them, from the moment of birth, has an angel destined for its custody.”
The presence and action of angels appears many times in the Old and New Testaments. It was witnessed by a multitude of saints. Do we perceive it in our daily lives? Are we aware and grateful for this gift of God to men? Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel: “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.”