"O angel of God, my holy guardian, keep my life in the fear of Christ God; strengthen my mind in the true way, and wound my soul with heavenly love, so that guarded by thee, I may obtain great mercy of Christ God."

At baptism, each of us receives a Guardian angel, a messenger of God, whose sole purpose it is to steer us towards the Heavenly Kingdom by constantly prodding our conscience, fighting off attacking enemies with a sword, and teaching us how to think, feel, and act in a godly manner.