NOVENA PRAYER TO THE HOLY ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL

To be prayed aloud on nine consecutive days for the intention of God’s blessing and guidance for the Manchester Ordinariate Mission. Prayer of the Church in honour of St Raphael Archangel God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Vouchsafe, O Lord God, to send unto our assistance Saint Raphael the Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Archangel: and may he, who, we believe, evermore standeth before the Holy Mary, Queen of Angels, pray for us. throne of thy Majesty, offer unto thee our humble petitions to be blessed Saint Raphael, pray for us. by thee; through Christ our Lord. Amen. St. Raphael, filled with the mercy of God, pray for us. St. Raphael, perfect adorer of the Divine Word, pray for us. Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels St. Raphael, terror of demons, pray for us. thou who hast made us, thou who o’er us rulest, St. Raphael, exterminator of vices, pray for us. grant of thy mercy unto us thy servants St. Raphael, health of the sick, pray for us. steps up to heaven. St. Raphael, our refuge in all our trials, pray for us. St. Raphael, guide of travellers, pray for us. Send thine archangel Raphael, the restorer St. Raphael, consoler of prisoners, pray for us. of the misguided ways of men who wander, St. Raphael, joy of the sorrowful, pray for us. who at thy bidding strengthens soul and body St. Raphael, filled with zeal for the salvation of souls, pray for us. with thine anointing. St. Raphael, whose name means: Medicine of God, pray for us. St. Raphael, lover of chastity, pray for us. May the blest Mother of our God and Saviour, St. Raphael, scourge of demons, pray for us. may the assembly of the saints in glory, St. Raphael, in pest, famine and war, pray for us. may the celestial companies of angels St. Raphael, Angel of peace and prosperity, pray for us. ever assist us. St. Raphael, endowed with the grace of healing, pray for us. St. Raphael, sure guide in the paths of virtue & sanctification, pray for us. Father Almighty, Son, and Holy Spirit, St. Raphael, help of all those who implore thy assistance, pray for us. God ever blessèd, be thou our preserver; St. Raphael, who wert the guide and consolation of Tobias on his thine is the glory which the angels worship, journey, pray for us. veiling their faces. Amen. St. Raphael, whom the Scriptures thus praise: “Raphael, the holy Angel of the Lord was sent to cure,” pray for us. Let us pray. St. Raphael, our advocate, pray for us. O God, who in thy ineffable goodness hast rendered blessed Raphael Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord! the conductor of thy faithful in their journeys, we humbly implore thee, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O that we may be conducted by him in the way of salvation, and Lord! experience his help in the maladies of our souls; through Jesus Christ Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. thy Son, our Lord, who livest and reignest with thee in the unity of the Christ hear us, Christ graciously hear us. Holy Ghost, one God, for ever, unto ages of ages. Amen. Pray for us, St Raphael, to the Lord our God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Let us pray. Lord have mercy on us, Christ hear us. Lord Jesus Christ, at the prayer of the Archangel St Raphael, grant us Christ graciously hear us. the grace to avoid all sin and to persevere in every good work, until we God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. reach our heavenly country, thou who livest and reignest for ever, unto God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. ages of ages. Amen.