SAINT RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL / GUARDIAN ANGEL MEDAL

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VINTAGE STYLE MEDAL DEPICTING SAINT RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL WITH A GUARDIAN ANGEL ON THE REVERSE SIDE.MADE OF SILVERTONE OXIDIZED METAL, THE MEDAL IS ONE INCH LONG. NEW. MADE IN ITALY. THANKS FOR LOOKING! PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS UP FOR BID ! Raphael the Archangel Also known as Azariah; Angel of Love; Angel of Joy Memorial 29 September ; formerly 24 October Profile Archangel . One of the three angels mentioned by name in Scripture, and one of the seven that stand before God's throne. Lead character in the deutero-canonical book of Tobit in which he travelled with (and guarded) Tobiah, and cured a man's blindness; hence his connection with travellers, young people, blindness, healing and healers. Traditionally considered the force behind the healing power of the sheep pool mentioned in John 5:1-4. Born wasn't Died hasn't Name Meaning God has healed or Healer of God Patronage against nightmares ; apothecaries ; blind people ; bodily ills ; doctors ; druggists ; archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa ; eye disease ; eye problems ; guardian angels ; happy meetings ; insanity ; love ; lovers ; mental illness ; mentally ill people ; nightmares, against ; nurses ; pharmacists ; physicians ; archdiocese of Seattle, Washington ; shepherdesses ; shepherds ; sick people ; sickness ; travellers ; young people Prayers Prayer I to... Prayer II to. .. Litany to... Prayer for the Protection of... Prayer to... Representation angel holding a bottle or flask; angel walking with Tobias; archangel ; young man carrying a fish; young man carrying a staff Feast of Guardian Angels Memorial 2 October ; first Sunday in September (in Germany ) Profile The term guardian angels refers to the belief that each soul has an angel who is available to shepherd the soul through life, and help bring them to God. Belief in the reality of angels , their mission as messengers of God, and man's interaction with them, goes back to the earliest times. Cherubim kept Adam and Eve from slipping back into Eden; angels saved Lot and helped destroy the cities of the plains; in Exodous Moses follows an angel , and at one point an angel is appointed leader of Israel. Michael is mentioned at several points, Raphael figures large in the story of Tobit, and Gabriel delivered the Annunciation of the coming of Christ. The concept of each soul having a personal guardian angel , is also an ancient one, and long accepted by the Church: See that you despise not one of these little ones [children]: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. - Jesus, Matthew 18:10 How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it. - Saint Jerome in his commentary on Matthew Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? - Hebrews 1:14 The feast, celebrating the angels who helped bring us to God, began in many local calendars centuries ago, and was widley known by the 16th century . Pope Paul V placed a feast venerating the angels on the general calendar on 27 September 1608 . Ferdinand of Austria requested that it be extended to all areas in the Holy Roman Empire. Initially placed after the feast of Michael the Archangel , it was seen as a kind of supplement to that date. Pope Clement X elevated the feast, celebrated 2 October , to an obligatory double for the whole Church. On 5 April 1883 , Pope Leo XIII raised the feast to the rank of a double major. Patronage diocese of Gary, Indiana , Spanish police officers Prayers ...Guardian Angel I ...for daily protection throughout life ...Guardian Angel II ...Guardian Angel III ...Guardian Angel IV ...before starting a journey ...Holy Angels read more

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