Feast of St. Blaise - Blessing of the throats with candles.
Saint Blaise is the Patron of Throat Illnesses and much of this has to do with a legend that a boy was brought to Saint Blaise who had a fishbone caught in his throat. The boy was going to die, however Blaise was able to heal him.
An invocation to St. Blaise and a blessing of the throat remains in practice today The blessing is done by using two candles, held open slightly and then pressed against the throat.
Come to either the 6:30am or 8:30am Mass to receive the blessing.
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