St. Raphael

St. Raphael is an Archangel mentioned in the book of Tobias(Tobit). He was disguised in human form and was a compainion to Tobias. He was sent to by God to heal Tobias of his blindness and save Tobias’ daughter from the devil. The feast day of St. Raphael is September 29 along with St. Michael and St. Gabriel, both Archangel. In the Latin Rite St. Raphael’s feast day is October 24