What Does “Guardian angel” Mean in the Bible?
The angel God places beside each person to watch over them.
It can mean
- In the Bible: when Peter got out of prison, the people praying in the house said: “It is his angel.”
- From the beginning: each person’s life, from its start until death, is watched over by the angels.
Today
The feast of the Guardian Angels is October 2. Many families pray the “Angel of God” in their morning and evening prayers.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 12:15
What the Bible says
Acts 12:15
But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catechism 336; Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, 215-216