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ngel of God, my  guardian  dear,

To whom  His  love  commits   me  here,

Ever this  day  be  at  my  side,

To light  and  guard,  to  rule and guide. Amen.

Indulgence of 100  days;  plenary  indulgence  on  the  feast  of  the holy guardian  angels  (Oct.  2),  to  those  who  shall  have  said  this prayer, morning  and  evening,  throughout  the  year,  on  usual  conditions; plenary  indulgence  at  the  hour  of  death. — Pius VI., Oct. 2, 1795;  June  11,  1796. Pius VII.,  on  May  15,  1821,  granted a plenary  indulgence,  once  a  month,  to  all  the  faithful  who  shall have said  it  every  day  for  a  month,  as  above  directed.

ANGEL of  God,  my  blessed  protector,  to  whose  care I have  been  committed  by  my  Creator  from  the  moment of my  birth,  unite  with  me  in  thanking  the  Almighty  for  having given me  a  friend,  an  instructor,  an  advocate,  and  a  guardian in thee. Accept, O  most  charitable  guide,  my  fervent  thanksgiving for  all  thou  hast  done  for  me;  particularly  for  the charity with  which  thou  didst  undertake  to  accompany  me through  life;  for  the  joy  with  which  thou  wert  filled  when I was  purified  in  the  waters  of  Baptism;  and  for  thy  anxious solicitude in  watching  over  the  treasures  of  my  innocence. Thou knowest  the  numberless  graces  and  favors  which  my Creator  has  bestowed  on  me  through  thee,  and  the  many dangers, both  spiritual  and  temporal,  from  which  thou  hast preserved me. Thou knowest  how  often  thou  didst  deplore my sins,  animate  me  to  repentance,  and  intercede  with  God for my  pardon. Ah! why have  I  so  little  merited  a  continuance of  thy  zealous  efforts  for  my  salvation? Why have I so  often  stained  my  soul  by  sin,  and  thereby  rendered myself unworthy  of  the  presence  and  protection  of  an  angel,