This prayer is a little on the childish side in my judgmental opinion, but brings forth some good points nevertheless. Every person who either knows they are called to the married state or who does not yet know their calling should pray for their spouse and their children. Praying for him/her now helps immensely in your future happiness...not to mention their own as well. Also, when choosing a marriage partner, you are choosing the mother/father for your children as well as your own help mate. Saint Raphael has been invoked as a matchmaker for may years, and is pretty much awesome. If you don't believe me, read the book of Tobias.
Glorious Saint Raphael, Patron and lover of the young, I feel the need of calling to you and of pleading for you help. In all confidence I open my heart to you to beg your guidance and assistance in the important task of planning my future. Obtain for me through your intercession the light of God's grace so that I may decide wisely concerning the person who is to be my partner through life. Angel of happy meetings, lead us by the hand to find each other. May all our movements be guided by your light and transfigured by your joy. As you led the young Tobias to Sara and opened up a new life of happiness with her in holy marriage, lead me to such a one whom in your angelic wisdom you judge best suited to be united with me in marriage.
Saint Raphael, loving Patron of those seeking a marriage partner, help me in this supreme decision of my life. Find for me as a help mate in life the person whose character may reflect some of the traits of Jesus and Mary. May he(she) be upright, loyal, pure, sincere, and noble, so that with united efforts and with chaste and unselfish love we both may strive to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as the children it may please God to entrust to our care.
Saint Raphael, Angel of chaste courtship, bless our friendship and our love that sin may have no part in it. May our mutual love bind us so closely that our future home may ever be most like the home of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Offer your prayers to God for the both of us and obtain the blessing of God upon our marriage, as you were the herald of blessing for the marriage of Tobias and Sara.
Saint Raphael, friend of the young, be my friend, for I shall always be yours. I desire ever to invoke you in my needs. To your special care I entrust the decision I am to make as to my future husband (wife). Direct me to the person with whom I can best cooperate in doing God's holy will, with whom I can live in peace, love, and harmony in this life, and attain to eternal joy in the next. Amen.
In honor of Saint Raphael: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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