Memoirs of a Guardian Angel by M. L' Abbe G. Chardon, 1871 [PDF]

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Memoirs of a Guardian Angel
by M. L' Abbe G. Chardon, 1871

The child was presented at the sacred font. I was full of joy. It seemed to me that I was myself about to receive some great favor.*

* St. J. Chrysostom, Sermon on the Ascension. St. Thomas Villavona, Sermon on the Angels.

"Flow, regenerating water! spread thyself upon its brow; and may I see as soon as possible its soul such as my love desires." But no. . . . Standing face to face with Satan, the minister of Jesus Christ will not send away the usurper without humbling him. Under the veil of the exorcisms, I saw the priest chain him, scourge him, pierce him with darts. What cries that angel of evil uttered! Each anointing lit up within him the fire of a new hell.*

* St. Cyprian, Letter to Magnus. St. Basil Caesar, Homily on Humility. Life of St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, Boll

The priest gave him only the withering names of unclean spirit, of spirit worthy of damnation, of damned spirit. He recalled to him the anathema he incurred, the second judgment he is to undergo, the increase of woe that awaited him, and forced him to give glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. +

+ Ceremonies of Baptism

The water flowed at last. What virtue in a drop of water! All the wonders of grace were contained in it. From the instant it touched the brow of the new-born infant there were no stains, no malediction and, no death. Satan had fled swift as lightning; the Spirit of Love had come down, and from heaven a voice made itself heard, "This is my child." *

* St. Matthew, iii. Tertullian, Tract on Baptism. Life of St. Mary d Oignies, Boll.

For this child of men become a child of God, everything had changed: it was called by a new name, a new family had adopted it, a new life circulated in its members. To sin had succeeded grace. From the hands of Satan, it had just passed into the hands of an angel. +

+ Origen, Hom, in Ezechiel. Life of St. Bassianus, Boll.

Nothing was indifferent to its happiness. The fingers of the elect had swept the harps of gold, and in hell the demons had roared. Two souls, that had just made for it a profession of faith, looked on it as their child, and from the borders of its country a saint had bent toward the exile and said, " I will be thy protector." ++

++ St. Gregory Naz., on Baptism. Life of St. Genevieve, Boll.

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Table of Contents


I. Expectation . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

II. The First Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

III. The Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

IV. The Crib . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

V. The Little Brother . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

VI. The Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

VII. My Co-laborers . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

VIII. Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

IX. The Sanctuary . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

X. The First Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

XI. The Serpent . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

XII. Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

XIII. The Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

XIV. The Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

XV. A Shadow Dispelled . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

XVI. The Joyful Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

XVII. The Bearer of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

XVIII. Presentation to Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

XIX. Native Air . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

XX. The Buckler . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

XXI. The Infernal Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

XXII. The Angel of Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

XXIII. Victories . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

XXIV. Fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

XXV. Weakness . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

XXVI. The Threat . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

XXVII. The Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

XXVIII. Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

XXIX. The Chains of the Captive . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

XXX. Recourse to Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

XXXI. The Voice of Creatures . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

XXXII. The Father s Call . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

XXXIII. The Resolve . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

XXXIV. The Return . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

XXXV. The Feast . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

XXXVI. The Power of Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

XXXVII. The Triumphs of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

XXXVIII. A Sound Escapes from Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

XXXIX. The Spiteful Rage of the Usurper . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

XL. The Happy Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

XLI. The Counsellor . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

XLII. The Future . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

XLIII. The Vocation . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

XLIV. The Spouse . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

XLV. Fears . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

XLVI. Confidence . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

XLVII. The Wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

XLVIII. The Fireside . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

XLIX. The Ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

L. The Flower-Basket . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

LI. The Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

LII. The Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

LIII. Repose . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

LIV. Raise your Heart to God . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

LV. The Holy Sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

LVI. The Profaners of the Holy Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

LVII. God s Part . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

LVIII. The Value of Alms . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

LIX. The Trial . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

LX. The Angels of the Family . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

LXI. The Poems . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

LXII. The Angel of the Little Chosen One . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

LXIII. The Angel of the Virgin . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

LXIV. The Angel of the Soldier . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

LXV. The Angel of the Religious . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

LXVI. The Angel of the Priest . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

LXVII. The Angel of the Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

LXVIII. The Angel of the Servant . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

LXIX. The Higher Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

LXX. The Divine Countenance . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

LXXI. Old Age . . . . . . . . . . . . .264

LXXII. The Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

LXXIII. The Tidings of Departure . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

LXXIV. The Supplication . . . . . . . . . . . . .273

LXXV. The Last Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . .276

LXXVI. Reassurance . . . . . . . . . . . . .279

LXXVIL Extreme Unction . . . . . . . . . . . . .282

LXXVIII. The Viaticum . . . . . . . . . . . . .285

LXXIX. The Departure . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

LXXX. The Arrival . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

LXXXI. Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . .294

LXXXII. Purgatory . . . . . . . . . . . . .298

LXXXIII. Triumph . . . . . . . . . . . . .301

LXXXIV. The Fallen Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . .304

LXXXV. The First Look . . . . . . . . . . . . .307

LXXXVI. The Obsequies . . . . . . . . . . . . .310

XXXVII. The Body of the Chosen One . . . . . . . . . . . . .314

LXXXVIII. The Eternal Union . . . . . . . . . . . . .318