20. His Guardian Angel often awakened Blessed Sister Bartholomæam Senenſem Bartholomew of Siena, his client, and incited her to pray more fervently. Terruccius.

21. Besides the ordinary prayers that the most pious Father Monturſius Montursius used to say to his Guardian Angel, when he was about to go to bed, he commended himself to him in this way: "Good Angel, who were given to me as a Guardian, defeat the devil who lies in wait for my salvation." ℣. Thou hast appeared glorious in the sight of the Lord. ℟. Therefore God has clothed thee with beauty. Let us pray: "O Lord, whose Providence provides the protection of heavenly Spirits to the human race, grant that I may be able to venerate the Angel deputed to my custody in such a way that I may deserve to be defended by his providence everywhere. Through Christ our Lord, Amen."

Ave Maria.

1. Many of our Holy Religion loved and frequented this holy and joyful angelic salutation, which was dictated by the eternal Father in Heaven and then recited here on earth by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. Our religion has frequented this holy salutation publicly from the beginning up until now, because among the first ordinances by our first...