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 Vouchsafe, O Lord God, to send unto our assistance Saint Raphael the Archangel: and may he, who, we believe, evermore standeth before the throne of thy Majesty, offer unto thee our humble petitions to be blessed by thee; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels thou who hast made us, thou who o’er us rulest, grant of thy mercy unto us thy servants steps up to heaven. Send thine archangel Raphael, the restorer of the misguided ways of men who wander, who at thy bidding strengthens soul and body with thine anointing. May the blest Mother of our God and Saviour, may the assembly of the saints in glory, may the celestial companies of angels ever assist us. Father Almighty, Son, and Holy Spirit, God ever blessèd, be thou our preserver; thine is the glory which the angels worship, veiling their faces. Amen.

Let us pray. O God, who in thy ineffable goodness hast rendered blessed Raphael the conductor of thy faithful in their journeys, we humbly implore thee, that we may be conducted by him in the way of salvation, and experience his help in the maladies of our souls; through Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, who livest and reignest with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever, unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us, Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Queen of Angels, pray for us. Saint Raphael, pray for us. St. Raphael, filled with the mercy of God, pray for us. St. Raphael, perfect adorer of the Divine Word, pray for us. St. Raphael, terror of demons, pray for us. St. Raphael, exterminator of vices, pray for us. St. Raphael, health of the sick, pray for us. St. Raphael, our refuge in all our trials, pray for us. St. Raphael, guide of travellers, pray for us. St. Raphael, consoler of prisoners, pray for us. St. Raphael, joy of the sorrowful, pray for us. St. Raphael, filled with zeal for the salvation of souls, pray for us. St. Raphael, whose name means: Medicine of God, pray for us. St. Raphael, lover of chastity, pray for us. St. Raphael, scourge of demons, pray for us. St. Raphael, in pest, famine and war, pray for us. St. Raphael, Angel of peace and prosperity, pray for 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. St. Raphael, help of all those who implore thy assistance, pray for us. St. Raphael, who wert the guide and consolation of Tobias on his journey, pray for us. St. Raphael, whom the Scriptures thus praise: “Raphael, the holy Angel of the Lord was sent to cure,” pray for us. St. Raphael, our advocate, pray for us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord! Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Christ hear us, Christ graciously hear us. Pray for us, St Raphael, to the Lord our God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, at the prayer of the Archangel St Raphael, grant us the grace to avoid all sin and to persevere in every good work, until we reach our heavenly country, thou who livest and reignest for ever, unto ages of ages. Amen.