Saint of the Day for October 2
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar The Holy Guardian Angels
Guardian angel
Protective and tutelary angel
A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in Ancient Judaism. In Christianity, the hierarchy of angels was extensively developed in the 5th century by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. The theology of angels and tutelary spirits has undergone many changes since the 5th century. The belief is that guardian angels serve to protect whichever person God assigns them to. The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels is celebrated on 2 October.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Fyodor UshakovRussian Saint and Admiral (1745-1817)
- LeodegarBishop of Autun
- Theophylact of NicomediaByzantine bishop and saint
- Anna of KashinRussian princess and saint
- Saint WarinusMartyr of the Franks
- Saturius of SoriaSpanish saint
- Bérégise d'Andage
Bible Verse of the Day
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
On October 2 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.