Prayer
to St. Raphael, Angel of Happy Meetings
O Raphael, lead us towards those we are waiting for, those who
are
waiting for us! Raphael, Angel of Happy Meetings, lead us
by the hand
towards 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 and sorrows of earth, we feel
the need
of calling to you and of pleading for the protection of your
wings, so
that we may not be as strangers in the Province of Joy, all
ignorant of
the concerns of our country.
Remember the weak, you who are strong--you whose home lies beyond
the
region of thunder, in a land that is always peaceful, always
serene, and
bright with the resplendent glory of God.
Amen.
photo:Preah Veaere