O Angel of God,
make me worthy of your tender love,
your celestial companionship
and your never-failing protection!
O holy Guardian Angel,
my dear friend and guide on the dangerous way of life,
to you my heartfelt thanks
for the numberless benefits
which have been granted me
through your love and goodness
and for the powerful help by which you have preserved me
from so many dangers and temptations.
I beg of you,
let me further experience your love and your care.
Avert from me all danger,
increase in me horror for sin
and love for all that is good.
Be a counselor and consoler to me
in all the affairs of my life,
and when my life draws to a close,
conduct my soul through the valley of death
into the kingdom of eternal peace,
so that in eternity we may together praise God
and rejoice in His glory.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.