The name Raphael is composed of interlaced letters. This version from the third volume asks for the archangel's intercession, which Julio associates with aid and protection.
Read the symbolism
The note identifies the name RAPHAËL at the center and an invocation asking Saint Raphael to pray for the person who bears the sign. The explanation of the first version refers to Tobit and develops the role of the archangel as a figure of aid.
The attributed effects
Julio refers to the applications in note no. 41: support in illnesses he describes as moral, defense in adversity, and protection from numerous dangers. This broad set of attributions belongs to his religious interpretation of Raphael.
Julio's use
The support is described as blessed and consecrated. The prayer may concern a specific ordeal or a request for guidance. The note for this version explicitly refers back to that of the second volume rather than prescribing a new rite.
A personal reading
Look for the letters in the monogram, then read the invocation surrounding it. For personal reading, formulate a request for guidance for yourself or a loved one, with an intention of gentleness and presence.
The source and variants
The reproduction comes from the third volume, plate no. 27. The classical directory groups the figures under the name Raphael; the version in Liturgical Prayers, p. 529, has a different exergue.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, Vincennes, published by the author, 1908. Explanation and application no. 75, p. 456; cross-reference p. 436. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports: pp. 462–463.
Classical directory numbering: 14 of 44. This numbering differs from the inventory of engravings in the old volumes.
Read the note in the 1908 edition
Engraving extracted from the copy digitized by the Divinity School Library, Duke University / Internet Archive, at 360 dpi. Composition, typefaces, and colors preserved.
