The Feast of the Guardian Angels is October 2nd; Novena begins 9/23:
“Angel” = Messenger. But, The LORD has given many other responsibilities to His Angels, and, especially to His Guardian Angels. First of all, each person on earth has a Guardian Angel. There seems to be a question as to just when a Guardian Angel is assigned to a person, but, according to a Consecration Prayer, which I just read, it says that the Guardian Angel is there at the first moment of life, which, of course, is while the baby is in the womb. The first duty of any Guardian Angel is to protect his charge from harm, especially from physical harm and evil. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST mentions the Guardian Angel’s existence in St. Matthew’s Gospel:
“videte ne contemnatis unum ex his pusillis dico enim vobis quia Angeli eorum in Caelis semper vident Faciem Patris Mei Qui in Caelis. est.”
“See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their Angels in Heaven always see The Face of My Father, Who Is in Heaven.”
(St. Matthew: Chap. 18, Verse 10. Taken from: https://vulgate.org/nt/gospel/matthew_18.htm)
When the person becomes a Child of GOD, through Baptism, the Guardian Angel’s duties drastically increase — now he is the voice of the person’s conscience; he helps the person to remain in a state of grace, by helping the person to keep his Baptismal Promises, which either he or a surrogate — usually a parent — made for him at Baptism,…
A Guardian Angel is all-spirit and is huge (I say, “as big as a house”), in terms of his power. A Guardian Angel cannot shield his charge from all evil — if The LORD wants something to happen, it will happen, otherwise, none of us could ever become martyrs! Also, if I do something, which is dangerous and unnecesary, trusting that my Guardian Angel will take care of me, he does not have to shield me from the painful consequences of this bad action. Why not? Because I am being presumptious — I am tempting GOD, which is a sin.
I can send my Guardian Angel to others, who need help, and he will help them, IF it be GOD’S Will. Before speaking with someone, I will normally ask my Guardian Angel to help that person’s Guardian Angel out — because I do not know if the person speaks to or pays attention to his Guardian Angel. I have seen incredible results from doing this, even when speaking to debt collectors! The conversation or interaction usually goes much more smoothly than it would have, otherwise.
I can also ask my Guardian Angel to help me with anything, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically. He has helped me carry very heavy things without getting hurt, which I really appreciate. He is a wonderful friend and tutor in life, and his goal is to get me to Heaven — can’t get much better than that!
I try to pray the Angelus at 6:00 a.m., noon, and 6:00 p.m. — it orders my day, and I pray the prayer to St. Michael and to my Guardian Angel afterwards; after all, the first word of the Angelus is “the Angel” or “Angelus”!
“Angele Dei, qui custos es mei, me tibi commissum pietate superna hodie (vel hac nocte) illumina, custodi, rege et guberna. Amen.”
“O Angel of God, my Guardian Dear, to whom His Love commits me here. Ever this day (or night), be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.”
O Angel of Faith, Peace, Prayer, Penance, and of Baptismal Promises, pray for me, protect me, and guide me and all Souls to Heaven. Amen.
(These prayers could be prayed 3 times a day for a Novena before the Feast and become part of your daily prayer discipline.)
The above prayer references the names and responsibilities of Holy Angels, which were discussed by Servant of GOD, Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ, in his audio recordings: Angels and demons, found at https://store.lifeeternal.org/category.asp?c=148 in mp3s or cassettes. Servant of GOD, Fr. Hardon, S.J., gives the opening remarks or first talk in written form, here: http://www.TheRealPresence.org/archives/Angelology/Angelology-015.htm — he’s always interesting, because he teaches The Truth, with clarity. I love his The Catholic Catechism, which changed my life. See: http://HardonSJ.org/biography/
Please, also go to this link, which even has beautiful short recordings of songs to Holy Guardian Angels: https://www.fisheaters.com/guardianangels.html
Finally, be sure to pray, at least once, the Litany of The Guardian Angel: https://www.fisheaters.com/guardianangels-litany.html