Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 2302

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2302. There are particular, indeed many, communities of angels which look after small children. They are drawn chiefly from members of the female sex who during their lifetime have had a very tender love of young children. Young children who are more well-disposed than others are by an established custom dedicated by them to the Lord.


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