Today, we remember the Holy Guardian Angels—
those quiet protectors God assigns to each of us.
Not as decoration,
but as declaration:
We are never alone.
When I look back over my life,
I see moments I should not have walked away from—
car accidents,
foolish choices,
words I wish I hadn’t said.
And yet—I was protected.
Sometimes, I didn’t see the angel.
Other times, I think they looked like a stranger.
Or sounded like someone familiar.
One cold December night in the early ’80s.
My friends and I had been out,
doing what college students sometimes do.
One of them said, “Let’s go swimming.”
We walked to the bayou that ran through campus.
They hesitated.
I didn’t.
They dared me to go skinny dipping.
Made bold by youth and spirits,
I started wading in.
Then—out of nowhere—
a voice rang out:
“Billy Goss, put your clothes back on and get out of the water!”
We all heard it.
No one knew who said it.
Maybe it was my coach.
Maybe it was my guardian angel.
Either way—
it was grace.
It was protection.
It was from God.
The Catechism says:
“Beside each believer stands an angel
as protector and shepherd,
leading him to life.” (CCC 336)
And Jesus reminds us:
“Their angels in heaven
always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” (Matthew 18:10)
So today—
listen for the voice.
The whisper.
The warning.
The tug of grace.
Because sometimes,
the most ordinary moment
is the one that saves your life.
And sometimes,
the voice you hear
is not your own—
but the angel God sent
to walk beside you.
A Prayer of Gratitude for Guardian Angels
Lord God,
thank You for the unseen hands
that have steadied my steps,
the quiet voice that pulled me back,
the grace that protected me when I did not deserve it.
Send Your holy angels to walk beside me—
to guard my body,
to guide my choices,
to whisper truth when I wander.
May I listen.
May I trust.
May I never forget
that I am never alone.
Amen.
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