Tag: protector

  • Healing Prayer to St. Raphael the Archangel

    Healing Prayer – Oh good St. Raphael the Archangel, spiritual guide, I invoke you as the patron of those afflicted with sickness or bodily pain. You had the remedy prepared that cured Elder Tobit’s blindness, and your name means The Lord Heals.

    I turn to you, begging for your divine help in my present need (mention your request). If it is God’s will, design to heal my illness, or at least grant me the grace and strength I need to be able to bear it with patience. Offering it for the forgiveness of my sins and for the salvation of my soul.

    Teach me to unite my sufferings with those of Jesus and Mary and to seek God’s grace in prayer and communion. I wish to imitate you in your eagerness to do God’s will in all cases.

    Like young Tobias, I choose you as a companion on my journey through this vale of tears. I wish to follow your inspiration every step of the way, to be able to reach the end of my journey under your constant protection and in the grace of God.

    Oh blessed Archangel Saint Raphael, who revealed yourself as the divine assistant of the Throne of God, come into my life and assist me in this moment of trial. Grant me the grace and blessing of God and the favor I ask of you for your powerful intercession.

    Oh great Doctor of God, deign to cure me as you did with Tobias if it is the will of the Creator. Saint Raphael, resource of God, the angel of health, medicine of God, pray for me.

    Amen.

    St. Raphael the Archangel is one of the seven archangels who are before the throne of God. Tradition attributes specific offices to him, in fact, he presides over the spirits of men. he is the patron saint of travelers who invoke his custody and watch over all the wounds and diseases of men.

    We can recite the healing prayer when we are worried about our health, that of the people we love, and that of our friends. He, who is the Medicine of God, is always ready to give us his help and to give relief and healing. Here is a beautiful act of consecration with which you can ask for his help.

    Healing Prayer- Act of Consecration

    Oh Saint Raphael, great prince of the celestial court, one of the seven Spirits who relentlessly contemplate the Throne of God. I (your name) in the presence of the Most Holy Trinity, of Mary Immaculate, our Queen and Queen also of the nine Choirs of Angels, I dedicate to you to be one of your servants in all the days of my life. I will never spend a single day again without worshiping you and offering you my humble compliments. As for me, I will contribute so that other people also honor you to experience the effect of your protection.

    Oh, Holy Archangel – accept my offer and receive me in the ranks of your proteges who know from experience the value of your patronage.

    Traveler Guide – lead me on the pilgrimage of this life. Protector of those who is in danger, free me from all the pitfalls that can threaten my body and my soul.

    Refuge of the unhappy – help me in my spiritual and physical poverty. Comforter of the afflicted dispels the pain that keeps my oppressed heart and my spirit in anguish.

    Doctor of the sick – heal the infirmities of my soul and keep my holiness, so that I can use it to serve our common Lord more fervently.

    Protector of families – cast a look of kindness on my family members, let my family members and my possessions experience the effect of your custody.

    Protector of tempted souls – free me from all the suggestions of the infernal enemy and do not allow me to ever fall into his net.

    Benefactor of charitable souls – to rejoice in your benevolent protection, I make in your presence the decision never to deny my help to other brothers, as far as possible to my human resources.

    Accept my humble offer Holy Archangel, and grant me the grace to taste throughout my life and at the moment of my death, the effects of your protection and assistance.

    So be it.

  • Saint Michael Protector of the People of God

    Saint Michael Protector of the People of God

    Saint Michael the archangel is the guardian of the Church and of the People of God. According to the Christian tradition, Saint Michael the archangel in addition to being the patron of the Universal Church is also the protector of the Pope. It is as if Saint Michael the archangel were the vigilant, most faithful bodyguard and invincible of the Pope.

    The first Vicar of Christ and beneficiary of his help was the apostle Peter. In fact, it is said that Peter was saved from danger several times by a mighty angel. There are many stories, but also legends, which tell of various apparitions of the archangel Michael to different popes.

    However, the apparition that took place in 590 AD in the Eternal city seems to be true. Rome at that time was a city destroyed by famine and devastated by the plague. Pope Gregory the Great asked Heaven for help and to obtain grace he organized a procession.

    When the citizens, led in procession by the Pope, reached the height of Hadrian’s Mausoleum, they saw an extraordinary spectacle. In the sky, everyone clearly saw a luminous angel in the act of putting the sword back in its sheath. This gesture symbolized the end of the battle and the victory of good over evil.

    After that apparition, the plague disappeared and the Pope, attributing salvation to the archangel Michael, dedicated the mausoleum to him. In the 11th century, the Romans had the first wooden statue of Saint Michael the Archangel erected on the top of the castle. Over time this has been replaced several times with various versions, up to the current one in bronze.

    The current statue of the archangel Michael was placed on top of the castle in 1752 and was created by the Flemish artist Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. Anyone who was in Rome, visiting Castel Sant’Angelo, can see this splendid statue of the archangel Michael in the act of sheathing his sword.

    I highly recommend everyone to climb to the top of the castle at least once in their lifetime. In the presence of the statue of the archangel Michael, it is really possible to feel his mighty energy, his love, and his protection. He is there, with all his greatness and his strength. He reminds us that we can always count on his help and that he will always defend us from danger.

    St. Michael the archangel is the guardian of the Church and of the People of God and that is why the Church recognizes him as the role of protector. Never stop invoking him!

    Saint Michael Prayer

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the battle, against the perfidy and the snares of the devil, be our support.
    Let God exercise his dominion over him, we supplicants Pray Him!

    And you, Prince of the celestial militias, cast Satan and other evil spirits, who roam the world to the perdition of souls, into hell.
    OH Archangel St. Michael, defend us in combat so that we do not perish in the terrible day of judgment.