![]() The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us this in Paragraph 409. ![]() You may be wondering, “Why do I need such an imposing figure assigned to me?” Well, your life is a battlefield. They may have masculine or feminine qualities. Thomas Aquinas describes angels, on the other hand, as creatures of pure spirit. Human gender is related to our physical reality. It should be noted, however, that while typically appearing in the masculine form, angels do not have gender in the same way we do. If your guardian angel follows the pattern described in Scripture, he is more than likely an imposing figure indeed. The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes ( Revelation 4:4-8). ![]() The first creature resembled a lion, the second was like a calf, the third had a face like that of a human being, and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. there were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back. The book of Revelation, using highly symbolic language, describes angels in an even more imposing manner. Interestingly, the majority of angelic descriptions in the Bible regard angels as masculine figures. “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” So, according to the Church and Scripture, they are real.Ĭontrary to popular representations, they are probably not the gown-wearing ladies that adorn so many Christmas trees, and they’re most likely not the chubby, winged babies that have become so familiar. Psalm 91:11 states that “he commands his angels…to guard you wherever you go.” The Catechism affirms this as well in paragraph 336. Jesus speaks of them in Matthew 18:10, remarking that each of us has an angel assigned to us.
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