Being Catholic What Every Catholic Should Know – Suzie Andres

(Revelation 12:7-9) Even non-angelic intellects such as ours can see that this Scripture passage contains both good news and bad news. The good news is that the Archangel Michael and the other good angels defeated the devil (also called Lucifer or “light bearer” since he was one of the highest angels) and the rest of the bad angels who had rejected God.

The bad news is that those fallen angels were thrown down to earth, where to this day they have a vested interest in ruining the plans of God for humankind. As we hear a few verses later, after his failure to corrupt or sidetrack Mary in any way, “Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus” (Revelation 12:17).

This is why we must know and appreciate the angels nearest to us, the guardian angels. In the bold and reassuring words of St. John Bosco, “When tempted, invoke your Angel. He is more eager to help you than you are to be helped! Ignore the devil and do not be afraid of him: he trembles and flees at the sight of your Guardian Angel.”1 Our guardian angels—in company with all the angels of every hierarchy —constantly see the face of God. We know this from the advice of Our Lord: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones.

For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 18:10). St. Thomas teaches us that every babe in the womb is watched over by his mother’s guardian angel, but at birth, God sends each person his own angel to guide, enlighten, and protect him until death. All the angels came into existence at once at the beginning of creation, as St. Augustine explains, when God said,“ ‘ Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1:3).

Since each person throughout all of human history has a unique angel as his guardian, we know there are at least as many angels as people who have ever existed and will ever exist—and that is only to count the minimum number in one of the nine choirs of angels! For most of us, our angels remain invisible guides who constantly protect and inspire us, but without much gratitude or acknowledgment on our part.

Excerpts from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, © 1994, 1997, 2000 by Libreria Editrice Vaticana—United States Catholic Conference, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations are from the The ESV® Catholic Edition Bible, copyright © 2017 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover Design: Davin Carlson © 2020 Ignatius Press, San Francisco, and the Augustine Institute, Greenwood Village, CO All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-7338598-9-9 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-950939-16-9 (hbk) ISBN 978-1-64229-156-8 (eBook) Library of Congress Control Number 2020943394 Printed in Canada 1kitap1.com/en For Sanjay 1kitap1.com/en O how glorious our Faith is!

Instead of restricting hearts, as the world fancies, It uplifts them and enlarges their capacity to love. —St. Thérèse of Lisieux 1kitap1.com/en Contents Introduction: On What You Will Find Herein 1 In and around the Church 2 Making a Visit 3 The Mass: Ever Ancient, Ever New 4 How to Go to Mass 5 Baptism, Confession, and the Precepts of the Church 6 How to Go to Confession 7 Marriage, Weddings, and Happily Ever After 8 The Rest of the Story on Marriage 9 What to Make of Mary 10 Our Lady and Our Ladies 11 Queen of the Angels 12 The Communion of Saints 13 How to Become a Saint 14 The Liturgical Year 15 Popes, Bishops, and Ecumenical Councils 16 The Priesthood and Religious Life 17 Different Catholic Rites 18 The Bible and Tradition 19 How to Pray 20 Last Things and Indulgences 21 A Treasury of Catholic Prayers and Lists Excerpt from Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life More from Ignatius Press Notes 1kitap1.com/en Introduction On What You Will Find Herein I have heard it said that G.

K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc used to argue about whether it was better to be a convert, one who had chosen the Faith and could deeply appreciate it after years without the life-giving water and fullness of Truth, or to be a cradle Catholic who had the advantage of loving the Good, the True, and the Beautiful from infancy. Happily, many in our day have the blessing of both experiences.

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