"The Shining One Who Heals." For Children Leaving Home and Travel.
One of the four Archangels sent to help Humanity. He is an angel of Compassion, Knowledge and Humor.
"Glorious Archangel Rafael, Prince of the Heavenly Court, you are illustrious for your wisdom and grace. Your name meaning 'The Shining One Who Heals', you are the source of spiritual and physical well-being. Intercede for me at the Throne of Divine Mercy, spreading your wings around me and all those who suffer, bringing healing and peace in our hour of need."
Pocket - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
About the Artist
Lynn Garlick started carving, painting, and producing her retablos in 1993. Her workshop is located in the high desert town of Taos, New Mexico, a landscape richly steeped in religious iconography and history. The retablo, or ʻboard behind the alterʼ, was originally created in New Mexico in the 1800ʼs in response to the lack of Bibles and Icons being sent from the church in Rome. The Santero (saint maker) painted retablos from pigment collected and ground from the local surroundings. The boards were hand hewed usually of ponderosa pine or tin. The practice has carried down through the generations and is still done this way today. Lynn paints her originals retablos on traditional pine boards carving and then paints them. To create her production work the images are mounted on baltic birch.
