On Archangel Raphael and the Healing of the Gospel

O God, Who gavest blessed Raphael the Archangel unto Thy servant Tobias to be the companion of his wayfaring: grant unto us Thy servants that we may ever be protected by the guardianship of this same Thine Archangel, and defended by his help; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. OFFICE HYMN FOR ARCHANGEL RAPHAELThee, O Christ the Father’s splendourLife and virtue of the heart,in the presence of the Angelssing we now with tuneful art:meetly in alternate chorusbearing our responsive part. Thus we praise with venerationall the armies of the skychiefly him the faithful healerand companion heavenly,Raphael, by whose princely virtuehelpless bound the demons lie. By whose watchful care repelling—King of everlasting grace!—Every ghostly adversaryall things evil, all things base;grant us of Thine only goodnessin Thy paradise a place. Laud and honor to the Father,laud and honor to the Son:laud and honor to the Spirit,ever Three and ever One:Consubstantial, Co-eternal,while unending ages run. Amen. Get full access to Anglican Ascetic Podcast at anglicanascetic.akensideinstitute.org/subscribe (https://anglicanascetic.akensideinsti...)