Thomas Aquinas Quotes About Angels

Quotes about: Angels

• To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Inspirational, Believe, Sleep

• An angel can illumine the thought and mind of man by strengthening the power of vision and by bringing within his reach some truth which the angel himself contemplates.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Character, Angel, Men

• The world of pure spirits stretches between the divine nature and the world of human beings; because divine wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, angels execute the divine plan for human salvation: they are our guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Home, Divine Wisdom

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1955). “Theological texts”

• Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Religious, Philosophy, Angel

• We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Teacher, Children, Angel

• A person is disposed to an act of choice by an angel ... in two ways. Sometimes, a man's understanding is enlightened by an angel to know what is good, but it is not instructed as to the reason why ... But sometimes he is instructed by angelic illumination, both that this act is good and as to the reason why it is good.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Men, Illumination

• There is, therefore, a more perfect intellectual life in the angels. In them the intellect does not proceed to self-knowledge from anything exterior, but knows itself through itself.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Self, Perfect

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1957). “On the Truth of the Catholic Faith. Summa Contra Gentiles”

• A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Men, Doe

  Thomas Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis (1997). “Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Volume 2”, p.175, Hackett Publishing

• The Bread of angels has become the Bread of mankind; This heavenly Bread puts an end to all images; O wonderful reality! The poor, the slave, and the humble can eat the Lord.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Humble, Angel, Reality

• Thus Angels' Bread is made The Bread of man today: The Living Bread from Heaven With figures doth away: O wondrous gift indeed! The poor and lowly may Upon their Lord and Master feed.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Men, Heaven

• Not everyone who is enlightened by an angel knows that he is enlightened by him.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Enlightened, Knows

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 1”, p.544, Cosimo, Inc.

• The Angel's bread is made the Bread of man today.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Men, Today

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