St. Raphael the Archangel—Offering Great Assistance Under Disguise

The archangel Raphael is presented within the beautiful story of Tobit―a biblical novella within the Old Testament. In this story, God sent Raphael down to earth to assist two distraught people, Tobit and Sarah. Tobit was a good and righteous man who had lost his eyesight, causing his small family great anguish. At the same time, many miles away, a distant young relative, Sarah, was also grief-stricken. She had attempted to marry seven different times, but each groom had been struck dead by a cruel demon.