Fiat Lux

IX. Choir	19 January
Angel of nobility of heart	Marius

A guardian angel kneels before the Throne of the Most High. He is holding out his hands to the Lord, and he is carrying something very precious—the crown of Mary, the delicate heavenly crown that Mary wore invisibly throughout Her life; she was not even aware of it, but it was a joy to the angels and a pleasure and a justice for the Triune God. No one saw this crown during Her life, but, in Her nobility of Heart, it was felt that Mary was royal.

This delicate crown is worn by

Saint Essaim,

the angel of nobility of heart. Nobility cannot be learnt; it is something given, but every soul is created noble in the image of God. Every soul is a miracle of purity from the very beginning. One can still see the noble soul of God in the eyes of the child… until it is defiled, deceived, lied to, desecrated and made to “conform to the times” by man.

Saint Essaim is assigned to the fifth choir, the Powers. This means that the gift of nobility of heart is a power that silences ugly speech in the presence of a pure soul; a power that imparts fortitude and greatness to the soul. Saint Essaim is associated with the Angel of High Power, Saint Sophiel, who carries the virtues of Mary like a treasure throughout creation. From these virtues Saint Essaim draws meekness, piety, fortitude, humility, patience, integrity, nobility, helpfulness, tact, foresight, silence and fidelity. As a guardian angel, he is related to the angel of devotion to God, the patron of sacrificial souls, martyrs and confessors.¹

Through Saint Essaim, devotion to God becomes a hidden, silent devotion that opens itself only to God and no one else.

Prayer: Holy Angel, Saint Essaim, who in the crown you wear, set before us the virtues and beauties of Mary’s soul, grant us the grace to imitate these virtues to the best of our ability, that we may exemplify them for others, loving, sacrificing and dying for them in advance. Amen.

1. Presumably Saint Galathiel, the Angel of the 12th of May. ↩︎