There were shepherds taking care of their flocks at night. An angel appeared to them and told them not to be afraid as he brought good news, “This very day in David’s town your saviour was ...

As the shepherds heard the angel’s words of comfort and joy, awestruck—perhaps doing their best to comfort their frightened ...

The earliest reference to personal angels appears in the early Christian text, the Shepherd of her mass, from around 150 C.E.