The Angels: Their Nature (continued)

In this month of October dedicated to the holy guardian angels, FSSPX.News proposes to its readers the treatise of the angels developed in the Catechism of the Summa Theologica by Fr. Thomas Pègues, OP; published in 1918, this work explains the teachings of the Angelic Doctor on a level that anyone can grasp.

What are these pure spirits called?

They are called angels.

Why do we call these pure spirits angels?

Because they are the messengers God uses to administer the rest of His work.

Can angels take on a body like us?

No, angels cannot take on a body like us, and if sometimes they have appeared in the form of a body, it was only the exterior appearance of a body (q. 51, a. 1-2-3).

Do the angels exist in a place?

Yes, the angels exist in a place (q. 52, a. 1).

Where is the angels’ ordinary place?

The angels’ ordinary place is Heaven (q. 61, a. 4).

Can angels go from one place to another?

Yes, angels can go from one place to another (q. 53, a. 1).

Does it take time for them to go from one place to another?

The angels can go from one place to another, no matter how far, almost instantaneously (q. 53, a. 2).

Can they also leave a place slowly and go to another place slowly as they wish?

Yes, they can also leave a place slowly and go to another place slowly as they wish, for their movement is simply a successive application of their virtue or their action to different beings or different parts of a whole (q. (53, a. 3).