| Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels | |
|---|---|
 Ángel de la Guarda | |
| Observed by | Catholic Church |
| Date | 2 October |
| Next time | 2 October 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels[1] is a memorial of the Catholic Church officially observed on 2 October. In some places, the feast is observed on the first Sunday in September with the permission of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Catholics set up altars in honor of guardian angels as early as the 4th Century, and local celebrations of a feast in honor of guardian angels go back to the 11th Century.[2] The feast is also observed by some Evangelical Catholic parishes within the Lutheran Churches, as well as by Anglo-Catholics within the Anglican Communion and most churches of the Continuing Anglican movement.
- ^ USCCB. "Readings for Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels", October 2, 2015
- ^ Pohle, Joseph; Preuss, Arthur (1916). God: the author of nature and the supernatural (De Deo creante et elevante) : a dogmatic treatise. Herder. p. 334. Retrieved 3 October 2011.