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THE ARCHANGEL RAPHAEL O ERS T IAS TO DRAW OUT THE FISH
guide went alone to collect the debt. He brought Ga­ belus with him to join in the feast.
After two weeks, Tobias, his wife, and his guide set out for home. When he reached home, he remembered the remedy he had for blindness, and he placed the gall upon his father's eyes. Tobias immediately recovered
his sight.
When the old Tobias and his son wished to pay the
guide for his great services, the guide said, "The Lord sent me to you, for I am the Angel Raphael, one of the seven who stand before the Lord." In fear they fell upon their faces, but the angel said, ''Peace be to you. Fear not, for when I was with you, I was there by the will of God. Bless Him and sing praises to
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Angel mak himself own