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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Souls by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Friday, Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
Feast of Guardian Angels, 02 October 2026
Exodus 23:20-23 <*{{{{>< + ><}}}}*> Matthew 18:1-5, 10
Glory and praise to you, O God our loving Father in giving us guardian angels, your messengers and servants you send us to guide us, to protect us, to lead us.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father” (Matthew 18:10).
Angels are spiritual creatures, so pure and holy, with will and intellect; but, as the psalmist sings, you O Lord created us humans higher than angels with body able to touch, feel and see others and be felt and seen by others too; but, how sad, unlike the angels, we are so concerned always with who is the greatest among us; forgive us, Lord, in this age of social media when everything is exposed and must be seen, must be felt and tasted, we have come to value greatness in terms of popularity and wealth, power and fame, achievements and success whether at home or in school, in offices and parishes, everywhere.
Teach us, Jesus, to be like little children who always portray angels in the arts because of their simplicity and sincerity; may we keep in mind that we are already good and great in our selves, even greater than angels; may we be faithful like the guardian angels as God's messengers and servants especially to those who are sick and burdened, alone and forgotten by family and friends even by society, troubled and anxious with life's many problems; likewise, we remember and pray for those people who have always been an angel to us, bringing Christ's loving presence among us. Amen.
