The old Guardian Angel Prayer…
Angele Dei, qui custos es mei,
me tibi commissum pietate superna;
hodie (hac nocte) illumina, custodi,
rege, et guberna. Amen.
Angel of God, whose duty it is to guard me,
to whom I’ve been entrusted with heavenly mercy;
this day (this night) illuminate,
guard, rule, and guide. Amen.
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From sinful stain
Oh keep me free
And at death’s hour
My helper be.
Amen
As learnt at school (from the rather formidable Sr. Anna):
O angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God’s love commends me here,
Ever this day (night) be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
A good verse translation we use in England:
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom His love commits me here;
Ever this night be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
This prayer (Angel of God) is an interpolation from Reginald of Canterbury’s (d. c 1109) “Life of St. Malchus.” St. Malchus (d. c 390) was a famous hermit who was a friend of St. Jerome (c 341-420).
This popular English translation, which certainly captures the spirit of the prayer but is not very literal, is from the later half of the 19th century and appears in the Baltimore Manual of Prayers (1888). If you look back to much earlier English prayerbooks, the English translation is different. Personally, I like the one given here best, even if it is not literal. And of course, I like the Latin the best.
The Italian version I learned as a little boy in Italy and is still in use today is an exact translation of the Latin:
Angelo di Dio, che sei il mio custode, illumina custodisci, reggi e governa me che ti fui affidato dalla pietà celeste.