I’ve not heard of this prayer before. It came up on my X / Twitter feed this morning. I asked my wife, who was raised Catholic, about it and she said she also had never heard of it.
”O Holy Angel St. Uriel, whose name means ‘God is my Light’ We pray that you will guide our thoughts and actions with the Light of Christ. We ask that you guard and protect us against all the attacks of Satan Who has tempted man since the Garden of Eden. May you and all the choirs of Angels intercede for us before the Most Holy Trinity That we may receive mercy and eternal life in heaven, We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
(Fr. Chris Vorderbruggen)
Curious about it, I looked for information on the EWTN website.
“The New Age and the esoteric currents accompanying it brought a renewed interest in angels.
However, there is a dangerous tendency to request the intercession of angelic spirits not in the Bible, as in the case of Uriel.
On the EWTN show Scripture and Tradition, host Father Mitch Pacwa answers a question about requesting the intercession of the supposed archangel Uriel.
Priest Explains What Every Catholic Should Know About Archangel Uriel
’We know of Uriel from an apocryphal book. We do not accept this book - the fourth book of Esdras - this is not a book that is in the Bible,’ - Father Mitch Pacwa.
’As such, ‘ he continues, ‘nothing from Revelation is known for sure. And so, we do not accept [the fourth book of Esdras.]’
The priest adds that Catholics ‘do not name angels and do not take angels who are not mentioned in Scripture.’
’It is good for us to stay with what God has given us - with what the Holy Spirit has inspired in the writings of Sacred Scripture, and we just do not know about the inspiration of these other books like Esdras.’
’So we will stick with the angels we do know - St. Raphael, St. Gabriel, and St. Michael.‘
However, he says if we desire to pray to an angel, he encourages the St. Michael prayer.
’Unlike Uriel, who was told we can’t seek his his intercession, Pope Leo XIII urged us - especially at this time when there is much evil - to seek the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel. Use that prayer and do so with great confidence.’”
Does any member of Christianity Board pray to St. Uriel the Archangel? If so, I would be interested in hearing their thoughts about it.
Also, I’ve met a few Protestants who have said that they sometimes pray or talk to angels. Are there any Protestants on this forum who do? If so, I would be interested in hearing what they have to say about this topic.
”O Holy Angel St. Uriel, whose name means ‘God is my Light’ We pray that you will guide our thoughts and actions with the Light of Christ. We ask that you guard and protect us against all the attacks of Satan Who has tempted man since the Garden of Eden. May you and all the choirs of Angels intercede for us before the Most Holy Trinity That we may receive mercy and eternal life in heaven, We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
(Fr. Chris Vorderbruggen)
Curious about it, I looked for information on the EWTN website.
“The New Age and the esoteric currents accompanying it brought a renewed interest in angels.
However, there is a dangerous tendency to request the intercession of angelic spirits not in the Bible, as in the case of Uriel.
On the EWTN show Scripture and Tradition, host Father Mitch Pacwa answers a question about requesting the intercession of the supposed archangel Uriel.
Priest Explains What Every Catholic Should Know About Archangel Uriel
’We know of Uriel from an apocryphal book. We do not accept this book - the fourth book of Esdras - this is not a book that is in the Bible,’ - Father Mitch Pacwa.
’As such, ‘ he continues, ‘nothing from Revelation is known for sure. And so, we do not accept [the fourth book of Esdras.]’
The priest adds that Catholics ‘do not name angels and do not take angels who are not mentioned in Scripture.’
’It is good for us to stay with what God has given us - with what the Holy Spirit has inspired in the writings of Sacred Scripture, and we just do not know about the inspiration of these other books like Esdras.’
’So we will stick with the angels we do know - St. Raphael, St. Gabriel, and St. Michael.‘
However, he says if we desire to pray to an angel, he encourages the St. Michael prayer.
’Unlike Uriel, who was told we can’t seek his his intercession, Pope Leo XIII urged us - especially at this time when there is much evil - to seek the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel. Use that prayer and do so with great confidence.’”
Does any member of Christianity Board pray to St. Uriel the Archangel? If so, I would be interested in hearing their thoughts about it.
Also, I’ve met a few Protestants who have said that they sometimes pray or talk to angels. Are there any Protestants on this forum who do? If so, I would be interested in hearing what they have to say about this topic.
