The Feast of St. Blaise and the Blessing of the Throats

Join us for this special blessing on Monday, February 3rd at the 6:30am & 9am Masses.

What is the blessing of the throat?

On February 3, the Feast Day of St. Blaise, the Church recalls a miracle cure associated with him and celebrates the blessing of the throats with candles. St. Blaise said that anyone who lit a candle in his memory would be free of infection, thus candles are used in the traditional throat blessing.



St. Blaise's feast day is celebrated with the Blessing of the Throats with the following prayer:

“Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from ailments of the throat and from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”