Have you ever wondered if your Guardian Angel is truly there? Saint Faustina once saw something on a train that most people would never believe. And what happened at every church she passed makes this story even more amazing.
In the 1930s, Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, received visions of Jesus. But she also saw angels, and one of them remained by her side.
One day, while praying in church, Faustina was crying because she longed so deeply to be close to God. Then, a beautiful spirit appeared and spoke to her:
"Do not cry — says the Lord."
She asked him who he was. He told her he was one of the seven spirits who stand before the throne of God, praising Him day and night.
Faustina said his beauty came from how close he was to God. And she wrote something that still gives me goosebumps:
*"This spirit does not leave me for a single moment, but accompanies me everywhere."*
Then came the train journey. As Faustina looked out the window, she saw an angel standing over every church they passed. Each one glowed with light.
But she noticed something strange. The spirit at her side shone much brighter than the angels guarding those churches.
And every time they passed another church, its angel bowed its head to the spirit traveling with her.
Imagine that... Faustina was watching angels honor another heavenly spirit right before her eyes.
The Catholic Church teaches that angels are real. They are pure spirits, which is why we normally cannot see them. But God can permit them to appear to us.
And even though Faustina was given the rare gift of seeing these angels, there is something I really want you to remember:
You don't have to see your Guardian Angel for your Guardian Angel to be real.
When you are crying alone, when you are afraid of tomorrow, or when you feel like nobody cares, God has not forgotten you. He has given you a Guardian Angel to watch over you and help guide your way to Heaven.
Faustina could see the heavenly spirit by her side. You might never see your own Guardian Angel in this life. But that doesn't mean you're walking alone.