In Meditation 26 of his Sacred Meditations, Johann Gerhard ponders the guardianship of angels, because saints have their guardian angels. Listen here for Part 1 of that meditation. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 144-146, alt.

God has ordained in a wonderful order the ministries of angels and mortals. We pray that His angels may help and defend us on earth, even as they serve and worship Him in heaven. Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29), from The Book of Common Prayer.

God has ordained a wonderful order in the service of angels and humans. As His holy angels always serve and worship Him in heaven, we pray that He would appoint them to help and defend us on earth. “Of the Holy Angels,” from The Book of Common Prayer.

God shows His almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity. We pray that He would grant us the fullness of His grace, that we may obtain His promises and become partakers of His heavenly treasure. Collect for Proper 21 (the Sunday closest to September 28), from The Book of …

In verse 4 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us,” we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:4.

We exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 3 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:3.

In stanza 2 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us,” we exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and then we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:2.

We exalt our Lord Jesus Christ for sacrificing Himself for us, and we pray that He would help us sacrifice ourselves for our neighbor. Here’s verse 1 of “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us.” Source: Lutheran Service Book 851:1.

Today the Church remembers Saint Matthew, apostle and evangelist. We thank God for his witness and pray that we too may obey our Lord’s calling to follow Him. Saint Matthew (September 21), from The Book of Common Prayer.

We live among earthly things that pass away, and we can become so anxious about those things. So we pray that our Lord Jesus would grant us to love the heavenly things and hold fast to those things that endure. Collect for Proper 20 (the Sunday closest to September 21), …