THE ROLE OF THE ANGELS

A pleasant good afternoon to all of you. Many have attempted to discuss the role of the angels in our midst. Let me share to you now, their real role as expounded by Our Blessed Mother Mary in one of her messages to Father Gobbi :

"Today, the Church is celebrating the Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, and Rafael. It is also your feast, beloved sons, because the angels of the Lord have a very important part to play in my victorious plan. See now what a roleis theirs: under my command, they are fighting a terrible battle against Satan and all the wicked spirits. It is a struggle proceeding more particularly on the level of spirits, fought with intelligence and a perfect adhesion to the plans of the two great opposing leaders, the Woman clothed with the sun and the Red Dragon.

To St. Michael has been given the task of clothing you with the strength of God Himself. He fights against the most dangerous snares of Satan, which is that of weakening you, bringing you to discouragement and to weariness. HOw many of you have stopped along the way of the consecration you have made to me, because of this human weakness of yours!

It is weakness that leads you to doubt, to uncertainty, to fear, to uneasiness. This is the temptation of my Adversary, to render you ineffective, locked up inside yourselves, hampered by your own problems, incapable of any real apostolic offensive.

The Archangel Gabriel has the task of helping you to grow in trust, by clothing you in the strength of God. And so it is that everyday he leads you along the path of courage, of firmness, of a faith that is heroic and pure.

To St. Raphael is given the task of pouring balm upon your wounds. HOw often Satansuceeds in wounding you with sin, harming you by his decietful allurements! He makes you feel the weight of your misery, of your incapacity and frailty, and stops your advance along the path of perfect giving.

Then also, to St. Raphael is given the task of accompanying you along the road I have traced out for you, supplying you with the medeicine that will heal all your spiritual ailments. Each day he makes your footsteps more secure, your resolutions less uncertain, your acts of love and of the apostolate more courageous; he makes your response to my wishes more decisive, and your minds more attentive to my maternal plan, and you fight your battle, strengthened by his heavenly balm.

To St. Michael is given the task of defending you from the frightful attacks Satan unleashes against you. In these times, my beloved ones who have accepted my invitation and are consecrated to My Immaculate Heart, and all my children who have come to be part of my victorious cohort, are targets assailed with particular fury and ferocity on the part of my adversary and yours. Satan attacks you on the spiritual field with every kind of temptation and suggestion, to bring you to evil, to disorientation, to doubt and to distrust. Often he uses his favorite weapon, which is that of diabolical suggestion and impure temptation. He attacks you with terrible snares, frequently forcing you into a position of danger. Even physically, he makes attempts upon your life and personal safety.

It is the Archangel Michael, Patron of the Universal Church, who, with his great power, intervenes and joins combat to liberate you from the Evil One and his dangerous snares. For this reason, I invite you to invoke his protection with the DAILY RECITAL of that brief but so very efficacious prayer exorcism composed by Pope Leo Xlll ( see August posting for the prayer).

You see now that the angels of the Lord have an important role in the battle plan for the present conflict: you should always live in their company. Theirs is a function which is invaluable and irreplaceable : they are close to you, engaged in the same struggle : they give you force and courage, heal your many wounds, defend you from evil; and with you they form the mightiest part of the victorious cohort commanded by the Heavenly Leader."

*Given to Fr. Gobbi on Sept. 29, 1983 at Curacao (Archipelago of the Antilles) Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gavriel, Rafael*