<p>The word "angel" comes from the Greek word for messenger, and the Scriptures contain many references to their activities. In the Acts of the Apostles we read how Peter was assisted by an angel in his escape from prison. Then when he went to a gathering of the believers and was announced by the maid, they were incredulous and answered, "It is his angel" (Acts 12.15). It was widely believed that people had an angelic being, a guardian angel, assigned by God. In the oldest Roman Sacramentary still in existence, indirect reference is made to these individual guardians in the prayers for the feast. A memorial to guardian angels was entered into the calendar of the Western Church in 1670, on the first available feast day following Michaelmas (September 29).<br /></p>
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