This ancient prayer asks the angels to “encompass us beneath the wings of your immaterial glory.”
Angels are all around us, whether we realize it or not. This includes not only our guardian angels, appointed to us at our birth, but also a multitude of the angelic beings that surround us and fill the heavens and the earth. They are part of God’s creation and ultimately serve him and the world he created.
These angels are here to protect us and lead us to eternal life. We may not always see their activity, but when the miraculous occurs, we sense that they played an important role in whatever happened.
Below is a brief prayer from the Byzantine liturgy that invokes their protection and calls upon them to deliver us from all harm.
Angel Michael Gabriel and Raphael intercede for my husband Frans and my family always away from sickness . Keep us covered under your wings and protection in Jesus name amen