CCC 332
Profession of Faith›SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS›CHAPTER ONE I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER›Paragraph 5. HEAVEN AND EARTH
Angels have been present since creation and throughout the history of salvation, announcing this salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment of the divine plan: they closed the earthly paradise; protected Lot; saved Hagar and her child; stayed Abraham's hand; communicated the law by their ministry; led the People of God; announced births and callings; and assisted the prophets, just to cite a few examples. Finally, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of the Precursor and that of Jesus himself.
Footnotes
- Cf. ⇒ Job 38:7 (where angels are called "sons of God"); ⇒ Gen 3:24; ⇒ 19; ⇒ 21: 17; ⇒ 22:11; ⇒ Acts 7:53; Ex 23:20-23; ⇒ Judg 13; ⇒ 6:11-24; ⇒ Is 6:6; ⇒ 1 Kings 19:5.
- Cf. ⇒ Lk 1:11, 26.