Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's love commits me here.
Angels are prominent elsewhere in Catholic theology, too.
The final prayer at a Catholic funeral is for angels to come and carry the person's spirit home to heaven, Dunn says. The many Catholic feast days include ones dedicated to the archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. In the Christian faith, angels are messengers and protectors sent by God. And angels still play a role for many Christians and other spiritual people, although their image may not be that of Della Reese. And at least one study reinforces the trend.