The Angels

Our Lord issued a stark and profound warning to the world in Matthew 18:10: "See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you that their angels in Heaven always see the Face of My Father, Who is in Heaven." Yet, in our modern secular world, the sublime reality of these heavenly beings has been deeply distorted—reduced on one side to sentimental, New Age pop-culture myths, and dismissed on the other by scientific skepticism. To combat this spiritual confusion, the faithful require a rigorous, authentic anchor in Catholic Angelology.

In The Angels: In Catholic Teaching and Tradition, renowned theologian and scholar Fr. Pascal Parente compiles nearly everything known with absolute theological certainty about the pure spirits of heaven. Drawing directly from Sacred Scripture, the definitive Magisterium, and the consensus of the Doctors and Fathers of the Church, Fr. Parente methodically breaks down the angels’ creation, superior intelligence, free will, heavenly language, rapid movements, and specific providential duties. Far from a dry text, this gripping spiritual manual illuminates the history of Catholic devotion to the heavenly hosts and exposes awe-inspiring, forgotten theological facts—such as the reality that guardian angels are assigned not just to individual souls, but also to specific churches, dioceses, and entire nations. This book serves as a crucial, definitive tool for distinguishing holy Catholic truth from secular fiction, guiding you to live more consciously in the continuous presence of your heavenly guardians.