Homily - Who Behold The Face (Bede)
“He who dwells in
the shelter of the Most High,
who abides in
the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”
“For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.”
For he will deliver you
from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings
you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is
a shield and buckler:
“For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.”
You will not fear
the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence
that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction
that wastes at noonday:
“For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.”
No evil shall befall you,
No scourge come near your tent:
“For he will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.”
DEAREST BRETHREN:
HOW GREAT A COMFORT there is,
For those who know with the certitude of Faith,
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN one of His Angels charge over them;
AND, THAT THESE SPIRITS
of great power and might...
AND WHO GAZE CONSTANTLY
upon the face
of our Heavenly Father
WILL PROTECT THEM!
And Jesus said:
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.”
On this FESTIVAL DAY
of the HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
May we be granted the grace
to embrace that faith!
AND ONCE AGAIN BEGIN
to call upon their aid
in our fight against
the World, the Flesh
and the Devil!
In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.