Wednesday, September 28, 2011

In God's Company 2: September 29th Feast of the Archangels Saint Micha...

In God's Company 2: September 29th Feast of the Archangels Saint Micha...: September 29th Feast of Saint Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels The liturgy celebrates the feast of these three archangels who ar..

Our knowledge of the Archangel Raphael comes to us from the book of Tobit. His mission 
as wonderful healer and fellow traveller with the youthful Tobias has caused him to be 
invoked for journeys and at critical moments in life. Tradition also holds that Raphael is the 
angel that stirred the waters at the healing sheep pool in Bethesda. His name means "God has healed". 

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