Yes, an angel can act upon man by reason of man's spiritual nature, which is of a high order (CXI.).
Can an angel illumine the thought and the mind of man?
Yes, an angel can illumine the thought and the mind of man by strengthening his power of vision and by bringing within his reach some truth which the angel himself contemplates (CXI. 1).
Can an angel move the will of man by influencing it directly?
No, an angel cannot move the will of man by acting upon it directly, since the movement of the will is an interior inclination which depends only upon the will itself directly or upon God who is its author (CXI. 2).
Only God then can move the will of man by acting upon it directly?
Yes, only God can change the will of man by acting upon it directly (CXI. 2).
Can an angel act upon the imagination of man and upon his other sensitive faculties?
Yes, an angel can act upon the imagination of man and upon his other sensitive faculties; for these faculties function by means of organs, and consequently they depend for their activity upon the corporeal world which is under the control of the angels (CXI. 3).
Can an angel act upon man's senses?
Yes, for the same reason an angel can act upon man's external senses; moreover he can affect them as he wills unless it is a question of the bad angels whose activity can be checked by the action of the good angels (CXI. 4).
Can then the good angels check and counteract the action of the bad angels?
Yes, the good angels can check and counteract the action of the bad angels, for the order of Divine Justice. determined that on account of their sin the bad angels should be subject to the control of the good angels (CIX. 4).
Can the good angels be sent by God to minister to men?
Yes, the good angels can be sent by God to minister to men, since God makes use of their activity in order to promote man's good, or in order to put His plans into execution with regard to men (CXII. 1).
Can all the good angels be sent by God in this way minister to men?
No, not all of them can be sent thus (CXII. 2).
Which of them are never sent to minister to men?
All those of the first hierarchy (CXII. 2, 3).
Why are not any of these angels sent to minister to men?
Because it is the privilege of this hierarchy to stand always before God (CXII. 3).
By reason of this privilege, what are these angels of the first hierarchy called?
They are called the assisting angels (CXII. 3).
Can all the angels of the other two hierarchies be sent to minister to men?
Yes, in this wise however, that the Dominations superintend the execution of the divine plans, whereas the Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels put them directly into execution (CXII. 4).
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