The Angel Raphael is one of the angels mentioned among the archangels. Raphael is generally believed to be the angel who stirred the water in the healing pool at Bethsaida, as mentioned in the Gospel of John. But in the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament there is a clear reference to the angel Raphael.
 The presence of the angel Raphael can be seen in the fifth chapter of the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. It is said that Tobit, who was blind, sent Raphael to help his son Tobias. Along the way, we can see Raphael rescuing Tobias from many dangers. It is also the angel Raphael who informs Tobias about his life partner Sarah. Therefore, those who are looking for a life partner can pray to the angel Raphael and ask for intercession to find a suitable life partner.
 The Angel Raphael also tells Tobias about the gall, heart and liver of the fish as a medicine to give Tobit his eyesight. That is why this angel is called the Healer. The angel Raphael himself reveals in the Bible, “Therefore God has sent me to heal you and your daughter-in-law Sarah, and I am Raphael.”
The Hebrew name Raphael means ‘God Healed’. It is very good to seek the intercession of the angel Raphael when we need to recover the most mental and physical illness. We can ask the help of the angel Raphael In sickness and pain.
 Prayer to the Angel Raphael
 O Saint Raphael the Angel, come as a friend in all our crises. Be our guide, just as you were the guide of Tobias. Comfort us with the protection and presence of your wings when we are tired of loneliness, fatigue, sorrow and disease. Strengthen our hearts when we are mentally weak.
Amen.