The Angels have a much more intimate
knowledge of created things than we can ever attain
to. They have more powerful intellects and have
a nature more like to the nature of God. They
see immediately and at a glance what we learn only
by long study and reasoning. One day, through
God's mercy, we hope to enjoy a knowledge like
to theirs. Then our present ignorance will be
changed into an excellent knowledge of God and
of all created things!
Do the Angels know the future by their own
natural powers? They can foresee all that takes
place in strict accordance with natural law, but
they cannot foresee what depends on the will of
men, and still less what depends on God. They
rest happy in their ignorance. So, too, I must not
vex myself about the future, but must gladly leave
all to God.
Do the Angels know the secrets of hearts?
They can guess at a great deal. Even the devils
can do this. They not only read the expression
of our faces, but behold the picture painted on our
imagination. Moreover, God reveals to them all
that is necessary for their guidance and care of our
souls. How careful I must be that my soul is pure
from sin, and such as my Guardian Angel will
behold with satisfaction, and that no picture is
through my own fault painted there, from which
my Guardian Angel would avert his eyes in shame
and sorrow!