Meditations on the Holy Angels

October 16th

Their Further Employment


Next to the praises of the Infinite God, it is the chief delight of the Angels to adore the Lamb that was slain. "To Him that sitteth upon the Throne and to the Lamb, benediction and glory, honor and power, for ever and ever." They are never tired of making Heaven resound with their songs of gratitude. So too on earth it is the joy of all the Saints to adore the unspeakable love of the Lamb of God. Is this my joy? Can I say, "Lord', Thou knowest all things. Thou knowest that I love Thee with my whole heart?"

It is also the delight of all the Holy Angels to sing the praises of the Mother of God. Even the Seraphim have not a glory which in any way approaches hers. After her Incarnate Son, she is the splendor of the Heavenly Court, and the Angels behold her in all her glory, and are ravished at the sight. Is she not the Mother of their King and God? If I desire to behold her with delight in Heaven, I must love and serve her now.

The Holy Angels also rejoice in the companionship of the Saints of God. They welcome them into the celestial kingdom. Their delight is to contemplate the glory and the triumph of those who have fought and conquered on earth, of the martyrs and confessors, of all who have been redeemed with the Precious Blood of Christ. Each one who enters the celestial paradise adds to the joy of all Heaven and fills up one of the places left empty by the fall of the rebel Angels. Do I rejoice in this happiness of others?

by the Rev. R.F. Clarke, S.J.


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