Fran's Story about her Guardian Angel

[Therese]

Thanks, Shin, for Bernadine Sister quote highlighting the importance of prayer.  I now see more clearly how very important prayer is, seeing our Lady has said it is a condition required by God Himself in obtaining favors.

And who does not God give the grace to pray? 

Yes!  Everyday I spend a long time in prayer but today I made sure I asked for more things.  A lot of times I spend my prayer time adoring without asking for all sorts of things but I now am going to cover more territory with my prayers and pray for more things.

[Patricia]

Prayer by St. Charles Borromeo

Recommendation to one's Guardian Angel for a happy last hour of death:

My good Angel :  I know not when or how I shall die.  It is possible I may be carried off suddenly and that before my last sigh I may be deprived of all intelligence.  Yet how many things I would wish to say to God on the threshold of eternity.  In the full freedom of my will today, I come to charge you to speak for me at that fearful moment.
You will say to Him then, O my Good Angel :   
That I wish to die in the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church in which all the saints, since Jesus Christ have died, and out of which there is no salvation. 
That I ask the grace of sharing in the infinite merits of my Redeemer and that I desire to die pressing to my lips the cross that was bathed in His Blood !
That I detest my sins because they displease Him,  and that I pardon through love of Him all my enemies as I wish myself to be pardoned.
That I die willingly because He orders it and that I throw myself with confidence into His adorable Heart awaiting all His Mercy.
That in my inexpressible desire to go to Heaven I am disposed to suffer everything it may please His Sovereign Justice to inflict on me. 
That I love Him before all things, above all things and for His own sake;   that I wish and hope to love Him with the Elect, His Angels and the Blessed Mother during all eternity. 
 Do not refuse O my Angel to be my interpreter with God and to protest to Him that these are my sentiments and my will.  AMEN.

[martin]

What a powerful prayer!