Today is the Feast of the Guardian Angels.
Throughout history many poets have found the angels to be a topic of great inspiration and insight. My final post in 
this short study on the angels features just such a poem. It is written by J. Corson Miller, an American poet who was born in 1883. The time of his death is unknown.
However, we do know that J. Corson Miller was a devout Catholic of whom one critic wrote, “Imagination, passion, facility of musical and expressive word and phrase, lyrical tone — these natural endowments are augmented by education, vision and Catholic faith.”
Interestingly and not without note, Miller pledged his life to Our Lady and promised to be her “consecrated knight in deed and song.” Many of his poems were written about her and to her.
As you read Miller’s poem, Hymn to the Guardian Angel, look for his profoundly Catholic worldview, his knowledge of the faith, and the imagination and passion he employs to communicate it.
Today is the Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux, one of my favorite saints since childhood.