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Praying to Angels	Crystal	Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Question: Dear Brother, I pray to Saint Michael the Archangel daily for protection and I'm grateful for his intercession, but I wanted to know can a person pray to the other Archangels such as Chamuel, Uriel, and/or Jophiel? As from what I understand, Saint Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel are part of the Church, but the other Archangels do not have the same status as they do, but I'm not completely sure. Also in regards to prayers to some of the other Archangels, some of the websites that post them are part of New Age practices such as Chakra alignment, tarot, astrology and more. If someone wanted to pray to the Archangels I mentioned, is there a website that is Catholic based to obtain their prayers. If you could give me some insight about the Archangels I've mentioned and whether a person can pray to them for intercession; I would be very grateful. Thank you, God Bless, Crystal
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Crystal: Frankly, I do not understand why you would want to pray to these "new age" angels. You must stop reading new age sources. The Church recognizes by name only Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, plus our Guardian Angel, who whom we do not know his name and should not "name" him or try to seek his name. These are the only angels to whom we are to pray. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Praying to Angels

Crystal

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

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Dear Brother,

I pray to Saint Michael the Archangel daily for protection and I'm grateful for his intercession, but I wanted to know can a person pray to the other Archangels such as Chamuel, Uriel, and/or Jophiel?

As from what I understand, Saint Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel are part of the Church, but the other Archangels do not have the same status as they do, but I'm not completely sure.

Also in regards to prayers to some of the other Archangels, some of the websites that post them are part of New Age practices such as Chakra alignment, tarot, astrology and more. If someone wanted to pray to the Archangels I mentioned, is there a website that is Catholic based to obtain their prayers.

If you could give me some insight about the Archangels I've mentioned and whether a person can pray to them for intercession; I would be very grateful.

Thank you,
God Bless,
Crystal

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Crystal:

Frankly, I do not understand why you would want to pray to these "new age" angels. You must stop reading new age sources.

The Church recognizes by name only Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, plus our Guardian Angel, who whom we do not know his name and should not "name" him or try to seek his name. These are the only angels to whom we are to pray.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum