Prayer to Saint Raphael for Healing
Saint Raphael appears in the Book of Tobit guiding a young man on a journey and healing his father's blindness along the way — the origin of his enduring role as the patron of healing, travelers, and those seeking a happy outcome to a difficult situation.
O Raphael, lead us toward those we are waiting for, those who are waiting for us. Raphael, angel of happy meeting, lead us by the hand toward those we are looking for. May all our movements, all their movements, be guided by your light and transfigured by your joy. Angel guide of Tobias, lay the request we now address to you at the feet of Him on whose unveiled Face you are privileged to gaze. Lonely and tired, crushed by the separations of this earth, we feel the need of calling to you and of pleading for the protection of your wings. O Raphael, loving companion, be with us with your light and your joy. Amen.
