Jesus prays in Gethsemane, and the Father sends an angel to strengthen Him. That means prayer time is over, right? The angel soothes Him. Not for Jesus. Jesus begins to pray so intensely that he ...

Fasting, says St. John Chrysostom, is an extraordinarily powerful thing. It makes us mortals into angels, and it fights the demonic powers. But more important even than fasting is praying—and even if ...

God appointed angels to be our guardians, and too often we neglect their presence and forget to ask them for help. This is unfortunate, as we especially need their help during spiritual affliction and ...

How an old prayer and a newborn baby changed my perspective on angels. I didn’t exactly decide I no longer believed in them. I simply didn’t think about them, and if I ever did, it was a passing ...

The prayer is an alternative to the popular “Angel of God” prayer.Many are familiar with the “Angel of God” prayer to one’s guardian angel. It is a simple prayer, taught to children and retained in ...

Congregational prayer is a feature of Islamic worship to which much importance is attached. In addition to the fulfilment of the duty God requires all Muslims to fulfill, it has a social role, ...